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The latest insights and opportunity set in global credit markets.
28 July 2025
Livewire: The income fund that beat the chaos and where it’s heading next
No defaults or missed payments – Sam Milner on how Ares delivered income through crises and where it’s finding opportunities now.
22 May 2025
Livewire: One way to navigate trade-induced volatility is to avoid it altogether
Ares reveals how focusing on the US mid market and leaning on its experience has helped it largely avoid the trade-induced volatility. Despite the announcement over the weekend of progress in trade talks between China and the US, there is no doubt that the tariff escalation has had a negative impact on international trade, supply
14 May 2025
Livewire: Real estate values have bottomed and the market recovery is on
Today presents an important opportunity to rebuild allocations to core commercial real estate at what we believe is one of the best entry points for commercial real estate since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). This is particularly true for sectors related to the interconnected new technologies all around us—what we at Ares call the “New
7 May 2025
Livewire: Ares’ private credit boss unpacks how its funds target big yields and diversification from shares
The Private Credit Group of US-based asset manager Ares Management has around US$349 billion of assets under management (as at 31 December 2024), run on behalf of investors and its funds typically target yields in a range between 8% and 10%. On a recent trip to Australia, Michael Smith, Ares co-head of Private Credit said
29 April 2025
Livewire: Ares Management targets high yields and capital growth from private markets
Investing in private markets is increasingly popular and Livewire recently sat down with Teiki Benveniste, Ares Wealth Management Solutions Head of Australia and New Zealand, to unpack what’s behind their rise and some different ways to get exposure to a complex space. Related Insights