{"id":13098,"date":"2026-08-05T11:38:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T03:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwma.org.hk\/?post_type=events&#038;p=13098"},"modified":"2026-08-28T11:41:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T03:41:04","slug":"private-markets-perspectives-webinar-private-credit-today","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.pwma.org.hk\/tc\/events\/private-markets-perspectives-webinar-private-credit-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Private Markets Perspectives Webinar: Private Credit Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We were delighted to partner with Blackstone for another session in our Private Markets Perspectives series, featuring Carlos Whitaker, Senior Managing Director at Blackstone and President of Blackstone Private Credit Fund (BCRED), and Karen Ting, Vice President in Blackstone Private Wealth.<br><br>Carlos opened the session with an overview of today\u2019s private credit landscape, including how direct lending differs from public credit and the potential role of the asset class in diversified portfolios.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The discussion continued with an engaging fireside chat, where the speakers explored:<br>&#8211; How investors can think about private credit amid a shifting interest rate environment<br>&#8211; Key considerations for this asset class such when navigating different market cycles such as credit quality, capital structure and portfolio diversification<br>&#8211; The importance of ongoing monitoring, risk management and disciplined portfolio construction in pursuing long-term investment objectives<br><br>Our sincere thanks to Blackstone, Carlos Whitaker, Karen Ting, and all participants for contributing to such an insightful discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1492\" height=\"834\" data-id=\"13099\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.pwma.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/blackstone-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13099\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1490\" height=\"843\" data-id=\"13101\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.pwma.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13101\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwma.org.hk\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events\/13098"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwma.org.hk\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwma.org.hk\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/events"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwma.org.hk\/tc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}