Investors

Francesco Martorana will start at the Swiss insurer this week after around 13 years at Italian rival Generali, with his predecessor at Zurich taking up a new role.

The UK insurer has appointed an industry veteran to succeed Rob Groves for the time being, ahead of the arrival of new CEO Mike Eakins.

We noted key takeaways from this week’s Private Debt Investor APAC Forum in Singapore.

In this episode of The Private Debt Investor Podcast, Barings’ Dadong Yan and Matt Hansford explain why the flexibility afforded by the strategy is a boon to investors looking to balance diversification with long-term stability.

Investor enthusiasm for private credit may be waning, with many taking a ‘wait and see’ approach.

Speaking at the PDI Network APAC Forum in Singapore, Samyoung Chung said his organisations were being more selective and examining different strategies in the asset class.

Apollo Debt Solutions saw gross outflows of $400m for the second quarter of 2026.

The fund is the third vintage to target mid-market private credit opportunities across the region.

Sweden’s LF, the Netherlands’ NN Group and UK firms Pension Insurance Corporation and Foresters Friendly Society are exploring new opportunities in illiquid credit.

Staff at the $620bn California pension expect the new and increasingly diversified program to perform well amid software exposure concerns and redemption pressure headlines.