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  1. Milken Institute1h 1m

    Undercapitalization: Closing the Gender Growth Gap Across Industries

    Katie O'Reilly, Jesse Draper, David Jeffrey, Megan McDonald, Mina Pacheco Nazemi, David Warren, Mindy Silverstein, Tracy Briscoe Monroe

    Executives from Standard Bank Group, Halogen Ventures, and DW Partners discussed the critical need to accelerate gender diversity in finance, citing a persistent global pay gap and a projected 30–50 year timeline to parity without intervention. Panelists highlighted that diverse, female-led funds generate significant alpha while noting that retention challenges, particularly for women in their 30s, require shifting from mentorship to active sponsorship by male leaders. The dialogue concluded with a consensus that Limited Partners and institutional investors must mandate accountability through data-driven policies rather than relying on marketing claims to drive systemic change.

  2. Milken Institute55 min

    Trends Shaping Global Credit Markets

    Tracy Alloway, Sir Michael Hintze, Paul Horvath, Steven Shapiro, David Warren, Michael Hintze

    Senior secured floating-rate managers and credit strategists navigated a market characterized by a mid-to-late cycle risk profile and diverging equity-bond valuations by pivoting away from generic high-yield exposure toward distressed special situations and hard assets. Despite warnings that rising rates and thin subordination could stress lower-rated issuers, panelists identified attractive dislocations in emerging markets and complex restructurings while utilizing options to hedge systemic risk cheaply. These strategic shifts reflect a calculated approach to capitalizing on liquidity mismatches and negative convexity in an environment where quantitative tightening is increasing default probabilities.

  3. Milken Institute1h 1m

    Credit Markets: What's Next?

    Mike Milken, Rich Byrne, David Warren, Tom, Steve, Michael

    Regulatory constraints have forced banks to retreat from middle-market lending, creating a liquidity vacuum now filled by alternative capital providers such as Business Development Companies and institutional investors actively engaging in bespoke direct origination. This structural shift compels pension funds and credit managers to abandon passive index strategies in favor of deep fundamental analysis and flexible capital deployment across complex assets like legacy CMBS and emerging market debt to achieve realistic returns. By acting as both lenders and equity partners in distressed or restructuring scenarios, these active managers are capitalizing on a sustained "golden era" of institutional credit investment driven by regulatory disintermediation.

  4. Milken Institute1h 3m

    Credit Markets: What's Next?

    Maria Boyazny, Richard Cantor, Joshua Friedman, Tony Ressler, Steven Tananbaum, David Warren, Michael Milken, Steve Tannenbaum, Maria Boiasni, Mike Milken

    Six prominent credit executives from firms like Ares, GoldenTree, and Moody's convened to analyze the current credit market cycle, balancing optimistic views on RMBS and European bank debt against warnings of rising leverage and potential defaults. The panelists identified specific undervalued opportunities in structured products and illiquid assets while debating the structural risks posed by re-leveraging and the Federal Reserve's balance sheet expansion. Ultimately, the discussion emphasized a shift toward dynamic tactical asset allocation to navigate an environment where investors face a trade-off between immediate compensation and anticipated market corrections.