Key Takeaways & Market Trends From The Inside Network's Income & Defensive Assets Symposium

The Income & Defensive Assets Symposium of the Inside Network is hosted annually across Sydney and Melbourne. It serves as the core platform for wealth managers to refine their strategies for fostering defensive profiles to attain resilient income streams. This year, the event concentrated on asset repositioning in an evolving income landscape. Also, it highlighted part of those opportunities as setting themselves up for the rise of private credit opportunities that lie ahead of Australia. One of the best presenters was Craig Bannister, Executive Director of Pallas Capital , who explained his market views on commercial real estate (CRE) debt. Growth Of Private Credit And CRE Debt Bannister highlighted Australia's growing private credit sector during his fireside chat. While it is a long way behind the more mature markets of the USA and Europe, private credit in Australia has been picking up steam due to an increased appetite for non-traditional investments. CRE debt is evolving...