Speaking of Alternatives

Nov 20 2024 7 ep. 18 mins 11

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Speaking of Alternatives is an original podcast from PGIM, providing a global perspective on the rich and diverse landscape of alternative investments. Each month, leading experts join host Keshav Rajagopalan, Managing Director, Head of Product & Strategy at PGIM Multi-Asset Solutions, to cut through the complexities and get to the heart of alternative investing. Together they look beyond the headlines and scrutinise the latest trends and strategies driving this important asset class.

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...Let’s Talk Emerging Market Trends with Mariusz Banasiak

Nov 20 2024 20 mins

Mariusz Banasiak, CFA, a Managing Director and Head of Local Currency Rates and FX for PGIM Fixed Income’s Emerging Markets Debt Team discusses the opportunities and challenges of this rapidly changing field. Emerging market debt is highly volatile, influenced by macroeconomic, geopolitical, and local currency factors. This creates both significant risk and potential reward. Kesh

...Let’s Talk Data Centers with Jim Footh

Oct 29 2024 22 mins

Jim Footh, Managing Director, Data Center Investments & Portfolio Management at PGIM real estate, discusses the fast-growing investment potential of data centers, and how AI is further fueling this trend. Data centers are one of the fastest-growing areas within real estate investing. Growth is driven by the increasing digitization of our lives and the evolution of AI. Demand for da

...Let’s Talk Affordable US Housing with Soultana Reigle

Aug 19 2024 21 mins

Soultana Reigle, Head of U.S. Equity and Senior Portfolio Manager for U.S. Value-Add Strategies at PGIM Real Estate, traverses one of the great societal challenges in the U.S. and globally, the affordable housing market and its complex economic challenges. This conversation traverses one of the great societal challenges in the U.S. and globally; the affordable housing market. Ident

…Let’s Talk Agriculture with Jamie Shen

Jul 15 2024 21 mins

Jamie Shen, Managing Director and Head of Agriculture at PGIM Real Estate, explores the transforming landscape of agricultural debt and equity, examine the mitigation of climate risk for investors and explore the balance of labor and mechanization in agriculture. This conversation provides the foundational principles at the core of agricultural investing and the challenges and op

...Let's Talk Direct Lending with Matt Harvey

Jun 16 2024 21 mins

Matthew Harvey, Head of the Direct Lending business for PGIM Private Capital, highlights the importance of experienced asset managers in navigating the direct lending landscape and sheds light on the steady increase of capital flowing into this evolving credit market. Subscribe to Speaking of Alternatives on your favourite podcast platform. Key Takeaways: ● Opportunities in Dire

…Let’s Talk Private Equity Secondaries with Dr. Marco Wulff

May 13 2024 19 mins

Dr. Marco Wulff, CEO, Managing Partner, and co-founder of Montana Capital Partners AG, discusses the advantages and challenges of the private equity secondary market, global prospects, and the recent explosive growth of this private investment strategy. Subscribe to Speaking of Alternatives on your favorite podcast platform. Key Takeaways: Diverse Opportunities of Secondari

…Let’s Talk Value-Add Equity Real Estate Investing with Sebastiano Ferrante

Apr 14 2024 19 mins

Sebastiano Ferrante, Head of Europe at PGIM Real Estate, discusses Europe’s alternative investment landscape, prevailing market dynamics currently influencing institutional investing, and the risk-reward trade-off in value-add equity real estate investing. Subscribe to Speaking of Alternatives on your favorite podcast platform. Key Takeaways: The Art of Being a Great Real

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Speaking of Alternatives is an original podcast from PGIM, providing a global perspective on the rich and diverse landscape of alternative investments. Each month, guests join host Eric Adler, President and CEO of PGIM Private Alternatives, to cut through the complexities and get to the heart of alternative investing. Together they look beyond the headlines and scrutinise the lates