Chris Lyons, head of private fixed income and alternatives, recently sat down with Stewart Foley on the InsuranceAUM podcast to discuss his insights on managing private credit risks, the evolving liquidity in private placements, the impact of higher interest rates on portfolio companies and the strategies Voya employs to manage these challenges.

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