Apollo CEO Rowan warns of market correction, slams ‘egregious’ practices at rival insurers

Cnbc · May 06, 2026 · 626 words · By Hugh Son

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Apollo Global Management CEO Marc Rowan on Wednesday warned investors that he was preparing his giant asset management firm for a potential market downturn and sharply criticized what he called the "egregious" practices of some rival insurers.

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The current solid economic backdrop — which helped Apollo report a banner quarter, in which the firm reached $1 trillion in assets under management and record fee-related earnings — is masking a growing risk of what he called "out of the box" shocks.

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"Everything we see in front of us is actually quite strong," Rowan said.

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Claim 1: “The firm has moved up the credit quality of its fixed income investments, cut exposure to riskier sectors like software, and stockpiled about $40 billion of cash in its insurance business.”

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While web results confirm Apollo's financial results and general business activities, none of the provided evidence snippets explicitly mention moving up credit quality, cutting software exposure, or stockpiling $40 billion in cash.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Apollo Global Management, Inc. is an American asset management firm that primarily invests in alternative assets. As of 2025, the company had $840 billion of assets under management, including $392 bi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Global_Management

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Claim 2: “Rowan — who transformed Apollo by expanding into insurance in 2009 through Athene, a seller of annuities and retirement products”

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Multiple web search results, including Apollo's own site and business analysis, confirm that Athene was created/expanded into in 2009 to provide retirement and annuity products, transforming the firm's business model.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Challenger Limited (Challenger) is an Australian investment management company. It is publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange and is a constituent member of the S&P/ASX 200 and S&P/ASX 3…
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Claim 3: “Apollo report a banner quarter, in which the firm reached $1 trillion in assets under management and record fee-related earnings”

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Three independent web search results (including Reuters and MSN) confirm that Apollo Global Management surpassed $1 trillion in assets under management and reported record quarterly fee-related earnings.

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Claim 4: “Rowan put the odds of an exogenous shock at somewhere between 30% and 35%”

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The specific probability estimate of 30% to 35% for an exogenous shock is reported by CNBC. Other search results mention earnings calls or general recession risk but do not independently corroborate this specific numerical range.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marc Jeffrey Rowan (born 1962) is an American billionaire businessman who is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Apollo Global Management. He co-founded the firm in 1990, with Josh Harris and Leon Bl…
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Claim 5: “Rowan, who co-founded Apollo in 1990”

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Wikipedia entries for both Marc Rowan and Tony Ressler explicitly state that Marc Rowan co-founded Apollo Global Management in 1990.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Antony P. Ressler (born October 12, 1960) is an American businessman. He co-founded the private equity firms Apollo Global Management in 1990, and Ares Management in 1997. Ressler is also owner of the…
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