Here’s what the speakers at the Investing in Fixed Income Summit Australasia 2008 are saying:
"Recent changes in fixed income markets will have a far-reaching impact. This will be an excellent opportunity to pull in views on the impacts from strong bond managers from around the world."
Sean Rogister, Senior Vice President, Fixed Income and Tactical Asset Allocation, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (Canada)
“With global inflation and economic risk rising, there are ways of constructing portfolios with greater protection against these key risks. At QIC this is one of our areas of focus for clients in 2008 and we look forward to contributing to this timely conference.”
Susan Buckley, General Manager Fixed Income, Queensland Investment Corporation
“With the global economy uncertainty and financial markets volatility at the highest levels in many years, fixed interest is suddenly interesting again. This conference will provide an excellent forum to discuss the latest thoughts and approaches in the fixed interest sector.”
Andrew Korbel, Head of Fixed Income & Currency, Intech Investment Consultants
“With the significant market changes occurring over the past six months, there should be some interesting and active debate.”
Jeff Bresnahan, Managing Director, SuperRatings
"Given the turmoil in global credit markets, this conference provides an opportunity to discuss a variety of issues that are important to a fixed income investor"
Stephen Knight, CEO, NSW Treasury Corporation
"In a financial market environment of increasing illiquidity the role of the State Governments Borrowing Authorities as providers of risk free debt, gains significance."
Bill Whitford, Managing Director, Treasury Corporation of Victoria
"The credit markets have changed dramatically. This will be a great forum to hear current views from a range of practitioners."
John te Wechel, General Manager, Group Funding, CBA
“I am fascinated at the repricing of risk we are seeing today. It is perhaps also timely to focus on how that underlying risk is being assessed.”
Maurice O'Connell, Director, Fitch Ratings Australia
“We see this forum as a further opportunity to enhance market transparency
which is critically important to QTC.”
Richard Jackson, General Manager, Financial Markets, Queensland Treasury Corporation
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