Perspectives: Episode 59 – The paradox of low unemployment

In this episode, Escala Partners Investment Analyst Stephen Dickinson talks to Craig Balenzuela, Managing Director within Goldman Sachs Asset Management Alternatives and Private Markets Client Solution Group. Craig discusses the growth in the private credit landscape, the implications of the changing macro environment for private credit and why not all private credit is made equally.

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In this episode, Investment Analyst Darragh Kennelly talks to James Tsinidis of Munro Partners to discuss the role of nuclear power in the energy transition and the growing demand for reliable baseload power especially from some of the worlds largest tech companies. They also discussed the benefits of nuclear power and the key components of the nuclear sector to consider.

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This week Escala Partners CIO, Tracey McNaughton, reflects on playing the long game with Carol Geremia, President of MFS Investment Management. Passive investing has gone from 6 to 60% in the past 30 years. Investment horizons have fallen from 5 years to 5 months. What are the consequences for investors, fund managers and corporations alike? And what is the one thing a good leader must have?

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