Fixed Income Leaders Connect USA 2024

November 12 - 13, 2024

Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale | New Haven | Connecticut

Robert Fink

Head of Buy Side Relationships Coalition Greenwich

Main Day 2 | 13th November

9:10 AM Macro Keynote Interview: Macro outlook: How are rate hikes, inflation and widening geo-political tensions impacting global bond markets and how can you adapt execution and investment strategies for success?

  • How can you best grasp the economic implications of fed rate hikes and inflation to best adjust your trading and investment strategies? 
  • How can you best analyze interest rate changes to track significant shifts and understand their impact on daily investment decisions? 
  • How can you best understand Fed policy impacts on the fixed income market, risk-taking, and investment management? 
  • How can you best monitor mortgage rate effects on market delinquencies and household debt service payments? 
  • How can you best link productivity to inflation by understanding the relationship between higher productivity, inflation, and the risks associated with additional money creation? 

9:50 AM Private Credit Spotlight Panel: How is private credit disrupting alpha generation and complementing traditional fixed income allocations?

  • What is the impact of increased competition on transparency and what are the similarities to pre-crisis subprime lending? 
  • How are banks existing lending and creating opportunities for private credit?  
  • What are the asset liability considerations in private credit?  
  • Allocator perspectives: how can you use private credit to enhance core fixed income allocation and how are lines being blurred between public and private markets?

12:00 PM Panel Discussion: Talking Talent: How have your talent needs, and recruitment approaches evolved in response to the growing prevalence of cross-asset and data-driven trading desks?

  • How can you identify new talent needs with strong quantitative skills, programming expertise, and cross-asset trading knowledge? 
  • How can you adapt recruitment strategies to shift towards targeting candidates with experience in data analytics, machine learning, and algorithmic trading? 
  • How can you enhance training programs and develop comprehensive training programs focused on data science, advanced analytics, and cross-asset strategies? 
  • How can you foster a collaborative culture to encourage collaboration between traditional traders and data scientists to integrate diverse skill sets effectively? 
  • How can you leverage technology in recruitment and utilize AI-driven recruitment tools to identify and attract top talent with the desired skill sets for cross-asset and data-driven trading desks? 

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Robert.

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