Industry Voice: Reason for optimism

Even though markets remain fragile, Group CIO Dan Ivascyn explains why PIMCO has become more optimistic on the base case view for recovery and risk assets - and why we think private credit is a powerful opportunity.

DANIEL J. IVASCYN, DAVID FISHER @ Pimco

07 December 2020 • 1 min read

In this video PIMCO Group CIO Dan Ivascyn talks about some of the recent conversations taking place in PIMCO's investment committee (IC), and in particular, how the IC is thinking about managing portfolios in this volatile economic environment.

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