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This ETF Stream seminar took place at the London Stock Exchange’s auditorium on 23 September 2019. This LIVE broadcast was facilitated by London Stock Exchange’s studio, courtesy of index provider FTSE Russell.

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Keynote: Developed and emerging market bonds in a low interest rate world
ETF Stream Big Call: Fixed Income (23 September 2019) Re-recorded presentation by Robin Marshall FTSE Russell Global Markets Research, Global Macroeconomic and Asset Allocation Insights – Developed and emerging market bonds in a low interest rate
Panel 1: Central banks and trade wars: What fundamentals are driving fixed income
Bonds have bounced back in terrific fashion this year as central banks turned away from their hawkish policies following the wobble in Q4 2018. As the Federal Reserve continues to release dovish signals to the market, investor appetite is increasing for riskier parts of the market. However, is this a wise idea…
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Panel 4: Fixed income ETFs 2.0: What do the new breed of products look like?
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Keynote: The Development of Passive Investment in Europe
Presentation of the results of the EDHEC-Risk European ETF Survey 2019 Panelists: Riccardo Rebonato, PHD, Professor of Finance, EDHEC Business School Ashley Fagan, Global Head of ETF, Indexing & Smart Beta Strategic Clients & UK/IE Strategy & Distribution, Amundi Tom Eckett, Senior Writer, ETF Stream
Session ONE:
08-30 – 10:25 BST
Big Call: Fixed Income Session One
08:30 – 08:55 BST
Opening Keynote: FTSE Russell Global Markets Research – Developed and emerging Market bonds in a low interest world (Robin Marshall, Director, Bond Research, FTSE Russell)
08:55 – 09:30 BST
Panel 1: Central banks and trade wars: What fundamentals are driving fixed income markets?
Moderator: Ed Bowsher, Senior Writer, ETF Stream
Panelists: Chris Peel, CIO, Tavistock Wealth; Jean-Paul Jaegers, Head of Asset Allocation, Barclays Investment Solutions
09:30 – 10:05 BST
Panel 2: New ideas in the search for yield
Moderator: Jeffrey Sacks, Citi Private Bank, Head – EMEA Investment Strategy
Panelists: Henry Cobbe, Head of Research, Elston Consulting; Paul Syms, Head of EMEA ETF Fixed Income Product Management, Invesco; Stephen Isaacs, Chairman of the Investment Committee, Alvine Capital
10:05 – 10:25 BST
Fireside chat
David Stevenson, Editor-in-Chief, ETF Stream & Jim Leaviss, Head of Fixed Income (Mutual Funds), Fund Manager M&G Global Macro Bond Fund
Session TWO:
10:55 – 12:35 BST
Big Call Fixed Income Session Two
10:55 – 11:30 BST
Panel 3: Fixed income ETFs: Investigating the increasing demand
Moderator: Tom Eckett, Senior Writer ETF Stream
Panelists: Jose Garcia-Zarate, Associate Director, Passive Strategies Research, Morningstar Europe; James McManus, Head of ETF Research, Nutmeg; Jessica Singleton, Fixed Income Index Product Development & Strategy, DWS
11:30 – 12:05 BST
Panel 4: Fixed income ETFs 2.0: What do the new breed of products look like?
Moderator: David Stevenson, Editor-in-Chief, ETF Stream
Panelists: Irene Bauer, CIO Twenty20 Investments, Co-Founder Algo-Chain; Matt Brennan, Fund Manager, AJ Bell; Silvia Bosoni, Head of Italy ETFs, ETPs and open-end Funds, Listing and Market Development, Capital Markets, London Stock Exchange Group
12:05 – 12:35 BST
Keynote: The Development of Passive Investment in Europe: presentation of the results of the EDHEC-Risk European ETF Survey 2019 (Riccardo Rebonato, PHD, Professor of Finance, EDHEC Business School); Ashley Fagan, Global Head of ETF, Indexing & Smart Beta Strategic Clients & UK/IE Strategy & Distribution, Amundi
12:35 BST
Closing Remarks
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Speakers for this event:

Christopher Peel
Chief Investment Officer
Tavistock Wealth

David Stevenson
Editor-in-chief
ETF Stream

Ed Bowsher
Senior Writer
ETF Stream

Henry Cobbe
Head Of Research
Elston Consulting

Irene Bauer
Founder, CIO and advocate of ETFs
Twenty20 Investments

James McManus
Head of ETF Research
Nutmeg

Jean-Paul Jaegers
Head of Asset Allocation
Barclays Investment Solutions

Jeffrey Sacks
Head – EMEA Investment Strategy
Citi Private Bank

Jessica Singleton
Fixed Income Index Product Development & Strategy
DWS Xtrackers

Jim Leaviss
Head of Fixed Income (Mutual Funds), Fund Manager M&G Global Macro
M&G Investments

Jose Garcia-Zarate
Associate Director of ETF Research
Morningstar

Paul Syms
Head of EMEA ETF Fixed Income Product Management
Invesco

Riccardo Rebonato
Professor of Finance
EDHEC-Risk Institute

Robin Marshall
Director of Fixed Income Research
FTSE Russell

Stephen Isaacs
Chairman of the Investment Committee
Alvine Capital

Tom Eckett
Senior Writer
ETF Stream

Silvia Bosoni
Head of Italy ETFs, ETPs and Open end Funds, Listing and Market Development
London Stock Exchange Group

Matt Brennan
Fund Manager
AJ Bell

Ashley Fagan
Global Head of ETF, Indexing & Smart Beta Strategic Clients & UK/Ireland Strategy & Distribution
Amundi