Podcast Center
Podcast Center
Tune in to the InsuranceAUM.com Podcast, hosted by our Managing Partner, Stewart Foley, CFA. Our podcast features insightful conversations with CIOs, asset managers, and other distinguished professionals in the insurance asset management industry. Each episode delves into the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities, providing listeners with valuable perspectives and practical advice. Our podcasts are available in the Podcast Center and through popular distribution channels like Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. Don’t miss out on these engaging discussions that are essential for insurance investors and asset managers.
Securitized Credit 101: Understanding the Balance Sheet Behind Structured Finance
In this episode of Perspectives, Client Portfolio Manager Phil Gioia sits down with Portfolio Manager Andrew Hsu to demystify the securitization process and address common misconceptions around transparency in securitized markets.
Asset-Based Finance: A Day in the Life
In this animated video, we explore a “Day in the Life” of the average person through the lens of Asset-Based Finance (ABF). Nearly everything you encounter—from the time you wake up to the time you go to sleep—is connected to ABF.
The Different Types of Strategies in Private Infrastructure
Private infrastructure strategies span a spectrum of risk and return.
2026 Credit Market Outlook: Boring, Choppy or Hot?
In this 2026 Credit Market Outlook round table, DoubleLine’s Phil Gioia moderates a wide-ranging discussion with Portfolio Managers Robert Cohen, Ken Shinoda and Morris Chen, exploring how shifting macroeconomic dynamics, valuations and emerging structural themes – most notably AI-driven capital investment – are shaping today’s credit landscape.
Building Resilient Portfolios for Insurers: DoubleLine’s Long-History Insights on ABS and ABF
DoubleLine’s Andrew Hsu and Fifi Wong join the InsuranceAUM Podcast to explore how insurers can build resilient portfolios through structured credit, ABS, and asset-based finance.
Backstage with Ares: Private Credit, Platforms & People
Ryan Brauns, Partner at Ares US Direct Lending, joins the podcast to break down how Ares approaches private credit, underwriting discipline, and the evolving opportunity set for insurers.
Looking at Possibility for a Steeper Yield Curve, Says Jeffrey Gundlach
DoubleLine founder and CEO Jeffrey Gundlach joins CNBC's "Closing Bell" to discuss Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell's remarks after the central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee lowered its benchmark overnight borrowing rate to a range of 3.75%-4%.
Perspectives: Matching Liabilities With Opportunity: Fixed Income Strategies for Insurers
DoubleLine’s Phil Gioia, Client Portfolio Manager, sits down with Paul Schroeder, Relationship Manager for Insurance Clients, to discuss the evolving landscape of insurance asset management.
Ken Shinoda: Bond Positioning in a Cautious Fed Era
DoubleLine Portfolio Manager Ken Shinoda joins Bloomberg TV following the FOMC’s 25-basis-point rate cut to share insights on the Fed’s cautious approach, the outlook for rate cuts and how fiscal risks are shaping the Treasury curve. Shinoda highlights opportunities on the short end of the curve, warns against reaching for yield amid tight credit spreads, and underscores the value of high-quality assets like agency MBS. He also discusses systemic risk concerns, private credit vulnerabilities, and the potential impact of an end to quantitative tightening.
Real Asset Credit: Opportunities for Insurers in Real Estate and Infrastructure Debt Investing
Bryan Donohoe and Brent Canada of Ares Management discuss real asset credit opportunities for insurers, from resilient infrastructure debt to durable real estate credit strategies.
Insurance and ABF – What’s All the Hype About?
Keith Ashton and David Ells, portfolio managers in Alternative Credit at Ares Management, break down asset-based finance (ABF), explore why insurers are leaning into private credit, and share how to access opportunities in today’s evolving structured credit landscape.
Understanding Secondary Markets: A Conversation with Nate Walton of Ares
Join host Stewart Foley, CFA, on the InsuranceAUM.com Podcast as he explores private equity secondaries, liquidity solutions, and key market trends shaping private markets in 2025.