Beyond 60/40 Ep. 19: Structured Credit and Scaling Alternatives
On the latest episode of Beyond 60/40, Anastasia Amoroso explores structured credit and the higher-for-longer rates, particularlyΒ ...
CEO & Co-Founder, Libremax Capital
Search every verified Greg Lippmann interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote β each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Greg Lippmann, CEO and co-founder of LibreMax Capital, has discussed the current opportunities in structured credit, describing the market environment as favorable for structured products. In a December 2024 appearance on the podcast "Beyond 60/40," Lippmann stated that commercial real estate challenges, particularly in office space, are "in the price" and that the consumer sector is resilient, noting that 80% of U.S. mortgages have rates of 5% or lower. He also said that if unemployment remains low, defaults on securitizations will stay low, and he predicted that the next recession would be "led by the corporate sector." Lippmann described his firm's portfolio yield as being in the "low double digits." In earlier interviews, Lippmann has emphasized that his firm is not focused on finding a "next Big Short" trade, but rather on constructing a portfolio that generates returns while surviving market corrections. He has stated that structured products are unlikely to be the epicenter of a future crisis, arguing that consumers are less leveraged than before the 2008 financial crisis while corporates are more leveraged. Lippmann has also noted that higher interest rates benefit his firm's strategy, as two-thirds of its portfolio is floating rate and purchased at a discount. He has described structured-products investing as a data-intensive business that requires significant spending on analytics and scale.
“Structured products are super important for the financing of Americans. If you have a car loan or a mortgage, or you have credit card debt, almost certainly that debt is in some securitization.”
“The capital charges compared to before the great financial crisis are two and a half to five times higher than they were before. And so, that means there's permanently less demand for the product.”
“Our portfolio yield is in the low double digits.”
“Today, 95% of the mortgages in this country are fixed rate. 66% of Americans own their own home. 80% of the mortgages in America are 5% or lower today.”
On the latest episode of Beyond 60/40, Anastasia Amoroso explores structured credit and the higher-for-longer rates, particularlyΒ ...
Greg Lippmann is the co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of LibreMax, an $8 billion asset management firm specializing inΒ ...
May.02 -- Libremax Capital LLC CIO and Portfolio Manager Greg Lippmann discusses finding the next big "big short," and talks about his investment strategies. He speaks with Erik Schatzker at the Milken Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California.
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