Leanna Orr

There’s an old adage about family offices: No two are alike. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t eyeing similar opportunities. Right now, many family office investors are keen on private credit, according to Charles Cho, investor relations director at Marathon Asset Management. “This is the golden age of credit,” he said, noting that demand from his firm’s clients has shifted from hedge funds to private credit strategies.

Falling private-market valuations and a tougher fundraising environment are starting to weigh on private-equity executives — but those aren’t the only concerns driving more CEOs to seek guidance from outside coaches. Personal coaches to private-equity executives report that their clients are increasingly worried about their impact on their employees, business, and even the world. “When everything is up and to the right, everyone feels optimistic and gets along.

Despite Aflac’s buy-and-hold strategy for its $125 billion portfolio, the insurer’s new chief investment officer, Brad Dyslin, says he isn’t standing still. Dyslin, who was one of the first people to join Aflac’s 150-person investment team almost 11 years ago, stepped into the CIO role in January when Eric Kirsch retired. “I hate the term buy-and-hold because it implies a sort of lazy indifference to managing the portfolio,” Dyslin said.