# Credit Crunch: Barings’ Yan on Outlook for Portfolio Finance

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Podcast: [FICC Focus](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ficc-focus-4513680)
Published: 2026-08-14T10:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

“The pace and trajectory of private-market growth has simply outpaced the growth of bank balance sheets,” says Dadong Yan, head of Barings Portfolio Finance, explaining the success of the asset class and the opportunities that lie ahead. In this episode of Credit Crunch, Yan joins Bloomberg Intelligence’s Noel Hebert to discuss the evolution of portfolio finance from a bank-dominated lending business to an institutional investment opportunity, and how institutional capital helps to fill the financing gap created in private markets. The two talk about the importance of disciplined underwriting, diversification and structural protections, while Yan argues that controlling lender positions, proprietary data and rigorous risk management — not simply yield — will determine long-term success in the asset class. The Credit Crunch podcast is part of BI’s FICC Focus series.

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