CVC Credit Partners' Pieter Staelens: Rising concerns about defaults are overblown and inflation is here to stay

'Hard to draw clear conclusions'

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As the world navigates a period of disruption, volatility and uncertainty, the like of which has not been seen for many years, advisers and investors must battle through geopolitical turbulence and inflationary pressures to deliver income and growth for clients.

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