Ned Naylor-Leyland, manager of the Merian Gold & Silver Fund, will give an update on the fund, its positioning and the likely opportunities and challenges over the coming months. He will look at the qualities of gold, silver and their underlying equities, and why the advent of heightened volatility could prove a real bonus for holders of the asset class.
Participant Dial In Number(s):
+44 (0) 20 3003 2666 - Standard International Access
0808 109 0700 - UK Toll Free
1 866 966 5335 - USA Toll Free
Password: 64452
Nick Payne, head of global emerging markets, will update you on recent developments in global emerging markets equities, where headwinds faced by the asset class in 2018 have been showing signs of easing into 2019.
He will detail why he believes that emerging markets equities remain undervalued despite this year’s rally, and explain why he favours investing in higher quality companies.
As always, Nick will be happy to take your questions.
Please join Mark Nash, head of fixed income, and Nicholas Wall, portfolio manager, as they discuss the 2019 outlook for fixed income markets. They will cover fund performance, macro-economic conditions and the prospects for the dollar, yield and risk.
Participant Dial In Numbers:
+44 (0) 20 3003 2666 - Standard International Access
0808 109 0700 - UK Toll Free
1 866 966 5335 - USA Toll Free
Password - 63191
Please join us for our quarterly review call to discuss the performance of the Merian Global Equity Absolute Return Fund (GEAR) and long only funds managed by the global equities team.
Dr Ian Heslop, head of global equities, and Justin Wells, strategist, global equities, will update you on their analysis of the market environment, changes in investor sentiment and appetite for risk.
Participant Dial In Numbers:
+44 (0) 20 3003 2666 - Standard International Access
0808 109 0700 - UK Toll Free
1 866 966 5335 - USA Toll Free
Password: 63261
Please join us for our quarterly review call to discuss the performance of the Merian Global Equity Absolute Return Fund (GEAR) and long only funds managed by the global equities team.
Dr Ian Heslop, head of global equities, and Justin Wells, strategist, global equities, will update you on their analysis of the market environment, changes in investor sentiment and appetite for risk.
Participant Dial In Numbers:
+44 (0) 20 3003 2666 - Standard International Access
0808 109 0700 - UK Toll Free
1 866 966 5335 - USA Toll Free
Password: 63261
Huw Davies, investment director, fixed income, explains the reasons behind the growth of CoCos, and makes comparisons with other asset classes, including bank equities and high yield bonds.
Markets have been far more volatile in 2018 than they were in 2017. Watch some of our leading fund managers discuss the implications of this, and their views of how to position for 2019 across a range of asset classes, including equities, bonds, CoCos and gold.
Richard Buxton, head of UK equities, Mark Nash, head of fixed income, and Ian Ormiston, manager of the Merian Europe (ex UK) Smaller Companies Fund, address the reasons behind increased market volatility in 2018, and how investors can position for it.
Please join Mark Nash, head of fixed income, and Nicholas Wall, portfolio manager, for a webcast in which they will discuss the outlook for fixed income markets.
Central bankers have been turning more hawkish in recent months, and there’s good reason to suggest bond yields in developed markets outside of the US are set to rise. The discussion will cover fund performance and positioning, macro-economic conditions, the outlook for emerging market debt and yield, risk and inflation trends.
Participant Dial In Number(s):
+44 (0) 20 3003 2666 - Standard International Access
0808 109 0700 - UK Toll Free
1 866 966 5335 - USA Toll Free
Please join us on Monday 8 October for our quarterly review call to discuss the performance of the Merian Global Equity Absolute Return Fund (GEAR) and long only funds managed by the global equities team.
Dr Ian Heslop, head of global equities, and Justin Wells, strategist, global equities, will update you on their analysis of the market environment, and changes in investor sentiment and appetite for risk.
They will detail how the strategies have adapted to recent short-term market rotations in style and sectors, and as always will be happy to take your questions.
Participant Dial In Number(s):
+44 (0) 20 3003 2666 - Standard International Access
0808 109 0700 - UK Toll Free
1 866 966 5335 - USA Toll Free
Please join us on Monday 8 October for our quarterly review call to discuss the performance of the Merian Global Equity Absolute Return Fund (GEAR) and long only funds managed by the global equities team.
Dr Ian Heslop, head of global equities, and Justin Wells, strategist, global equities, will update you on their analysis of the market environment, and changes in investor sentiment and appetite for risk.
They will detail how the strategies have adapted to recent short-term market rotations in style and sectors, and as always will be happy to take your questions.
Participant Dial In Number(s):
+44 (0) 20 3003 2666 - Standard International Access
0808 109 0700 - UK Toll Free
1 866 966 5335 - USA Toll Free
Please join us on Thursday 5 July for our quarterly review call to discuss the performance of the Old Mutual Global Equity Absolute Return Fund (GEAR) and long only funds managed by the global equities team, including the Global Equity, North American Equity and Asia Pacific Funds.
Dr Ian Heslop, head of global equities, and Justin Wells, strategist, global equities, will update you on their analysis of the market environment, including recent political uncertainty, and changes in investor sentiment and appetite for risk.
They will detail how the funds have been navigating these conditions over the last quarter, and as always will be happy to take your questions.
Participant Dial In Number(s):
+44 (0) 20 3003 2666 - Standard International Access
0808 109 0700 - UK Toll Free
1 866 966 5335 - USA Toll Free
Please join us on Thursday 5 July for our quarterly review call to discuss the performance of the Old Mutual Global Equity Absolute Return Fund (GEAR) and long only funds managed by the global equities team, including the Global Equity, North American Equity and Asia Pacific Funds.
Dr Ian Heslop, head of global equities, and Justin Wells, strategist, global equities, will update you on their analysis of the market environment, including recent political uncertainty, and changes in investor sentiment and appetite for risk.
They will detail how the funds have been navigating these conditions over the last quarter, and as always will be happy to take your questions.
Participant Dial In Number(s):
+44 (0) 20 3003 2666 - Standard International Access
0808 109 0700 - UK Toll Free
1 866 966 5335 - USA Toll Free
Please join Mark Nash, head of fixed income, and Nicholas Wall, portfolio manager, for a webcast in which they will discuss the outlook for fixed income markets.
During the call, Mark and Nicholas will discuss:
•Why they think the move higher in bond yields is over for now, and what this means for other assets
•The opportunities available from the pockets of value created on parts of the US curve and in certain riskier bond assets
•Whether a period of higher volatility is really set to persist for the rest of 2018 or if expectations of this are being overplayed
•The performance and positioning within the Old Mutual Global Strategic Bond Fund and the Old Mutual Strategic Absolute Return Bond Fund year to date
As always, Mark and Nicholas will be happy to take your questions.
Participant Dial In Number(s):
+44 (0) 20 3003 2666 - Standard International Access
0808 109 0700 - UK Toll Free
1 866 966 5335 - USA Toll Free
Please join us on Wednesday 25 April for our quarterly review call to discuss the performance of the Old Mutual Absolute Return Government Bond Fund (ARGBF) over the first three months of 2018.
Paul Shanta, senior portfolio manager, and Huw Davies, investment director, will update you on their analysis of the market environment, changes in investor sentiment and appetite for sovereign debt across the globe.
They will detail how the fund has navigated the last quarter, their outlook for the coming three months, and as always will be happy to take your questions.
Participant Dial In Number(s):
+44 (0) 20 3003 2666 - Standard International Access
0808 109 0700 - UK Toll Free
1 866 966 5335 - USA Toll Free
Please join Richard Buxton, head of UK equities, for his monthly webcast.
Can UK equities recover from their low-ranking position on the global equity leaderboard? During the call, Richard Buxton will take a look at what could typically drive sector and stock leadership going into the second quarter.
As always, Richard will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Participant Dial In Number(s):
+44 (0) 20 3003 2666 - Standard International Access
0808 109 0700 - UK Toll Free
1 866 966 5335 - USA Toll Free
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