Investment Ideas: Debt
As nations continue to respond to crises by taking on more debt, are we kicking the can down the road on global debt sustainability?
In the second episode of Investment Ideas, Debt, Douglas Isles sits down with Simon Warner, Head of Portfolio Management at Aware Super, to explore how investors should think about debt sustainability and the factors that influence debt markets.
Key areas discussed include:
- The importance of institutional quality in debt sustainability
- The unique characteristics of Australia’s debt profile, particularly its high levels of household debt
- How European peripheral countries have reduced debt-to-GDP ratios through nominal GDP growth
- The evolution of investment grade credit and private credit markets
- The limitations of market-cap weighted indices in fixed income
About the podcasts guests
Simon Warner
Simon is the Head of Portfolio Management at Aware Super where he leads the development and delivery of the funds’ portfolio management across the Public Market Equities, Private Equity, Property and Infrastructure portfolios. He focuses on building the fund’s capability in these areas, working with the Heads of these sectors.
Simon was the Global Head of Public Markets at AMP Capital and joins from Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) post the transition of the AMP Capital Equities and Fixed Income businesses to MAM.
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