Vlad Barbalat
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first heard Jun 2026
last heard 23 Jun
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And we already know that.
If something falls outside the waterfront, there's obviously going to be a higher burden of proof on that.
We may not have the expertise.
We may not be able to assess or find a fit in the book, but that's more rare.
What is more interesting is what's the unique proposition that is being brought forward.
By the way, those are not frequent.
It's not easy to be original in many of these industries and sub-industries.
But we're willing to back people.
We're willing to take a risk on people we believe in.
If we see integrity, if we see an idea that makes sense, and if we can find a true partnership that has the ability to serve both the originator in this case and liberty for the long run.
That links to something very important to me in my time in this role, which is to say, what possesses a professional sitting at a stable, large company
insurance asset manager to take entrepreneurial risk that's a cultural dynamic and one that shouldn't be taken for granted because the easy answer is this falls outside my area of comfort why in the world would i take the risk we have been incredibly purposeful in developing a culture where people have the incentive the types of people that would be curious and interested
and have the governance structure in place to actually take those risks.
And I view that component of the organization as one of the largest and most important responsibilities I have to make sure that we have the people that will actually engage the right way, because the first time someone turns that call away or behaves in a manner which
doesn't demonstrate curiosity and entrepreneurial spirit.
Those referrals that I talked about earlier, they'll dry up because the reputation is built on that entrepreneurial spirit.
I really do believe what I described before, which is really unique place to sit in the financial system, in the fabric of the economy.
You sit and you support the economy in two different ways.
But specifically, why not just invest the whole thing in the bond portfolio and go away?
That would prevent you from ultimately being a balance sheet that can adapt to
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