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12 May 2023

Getting to know Challenger Investment Management – Meet Sid Kumar

Meet the team at Challenger IM; Spend 2 minutes finding out what they bring to the table, their views on current markets and more.

05 May 2023

Why this investor prepares for 7 different recession scenarios

Pete Robinson reveals that he is preparing for any one of seven recession scenarios. In this video Pete shares which scenario he is preparing for and how he is investing on behalf of clients.

05 May 2023

Dividends are not the most important metric this bank earnings season. This is.

Global banking was rocked to its core in March. But it’s still not 2008 Mark II, argues Pete Robinson of Challenger Investment Management.

What we're watching
26 Apr 2023

What We’re Watching: Market Review & Outlook – March 2023

We provide our quarterly around-the-grounds perspective on non-financial credit, financial credit, ABS & whole loans and real estate loans, highlighting patience is key.

What we're watching
24 Mar 2023

What We’re Watching: Reading the fine print – February 2023

We wade into the debate on valuations of private assets stressing the importance of understanding the background and rationale for different approaches and why transparency is critical. We also discuss recent events around Credit Suisse and US regional banks.

What we're watching
22 Feb 2023

What We’re Watching: The swing factor in house prices that no one is talking about – January 2023

We discuss the impact that house price formations during COVID had on reducing vacancy rates, even in the face of net outward migration.

26 May 2022

21 (Plus 5) Questions for your Private Lending Manager

We revisit our 2019 piece, “21 Questions for your Private Debt Manager”, adding five new questions which we think are especially relevant today as we hope to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.

What we're watching
23 May 2022

How transmission effects will shape your investing

Pete Robinson dives into the impact of rate hikes on various markets – from housing to credit and fixed income.

What we're watching
28 Apr 2022

What We’re Watching: Market Review & Outlook – March 2022

We provide our perspective on public and private credit markets covering the first major risk off event since the COVID-19 pandemic commenced in 2020 and discussing the implications of the sharpest increase in interest rates in recent memory.

25 Feb 2022

The battle between capital and labour and its crucial impact on inflation

We explore changing dynamics in labour markets, questioning whether the multi-decade decline in labour as a share of the economy is over and if so, what implications this may have for financial markets.

23 Feb 2022

Right now, it makes sense to sit on the credit fence

At the Portfolio Construction Forum Markets Summit 2022, Pete Robinson, Head of Investment Strategy, discussed why it makes sense to sit on the credit fence right now.

20 Jan 2022

Part 2: Public and private – perfecting the blend

In part two of our recent article, “Public & Private – perfecting the blend” we examine how co-mingling public and private credit in a single portfolio can be an attractive investment.