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Mr Colin O'Shea | Head of Commodities Hermes Fund Managers | United Kingdom
Mr. Colin O’Shea joined the firm in April 2008. He is responsible for managing the Hermes suite of commodity funds and for driving the business forward into the third party asset management space. He has also implemented a commodity hedge fund manager program for the British Telecom Pension Scheme.
Prior to Hermes, Mr. O’Shea worked as an Investment Manager with Railpen Investments (investment manager to the £20bn Railways Pension Scheme), as an Investment Consultant at Mellon and he began his career at HSBC Actuaries & Consultants Ltd where he worked in pension’s consultancy.
Mr. O’Shea is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries. He studied Actuarial Mathematics & Statistics at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh and graduated with 1st Class Honours. Mr. O’Shea is also a Trustee Director of the Hermes Group Pension Scheme.
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Appearances at this years' conference:
Day One: 27 March 2012
@ 09.00
Opening panel discussion: Inflation and its impact on the pensioner - Insights for Asia from global pension funds
Impact of inflation and rising life expectancy on defined benefit pension funds
Tools available to pension funds to ensure positive real returns
Do commodities have a role in a pension’s investment portfolio?
› Mr Colin O'Shea, Head of Commodities, Hermes Fund Managers
@ 16.30
Panel discussion: Maximising ROI in commodities over different time periods
Understanding commodities as an asset class - what are the benefits and pitfalls?
Exploring effective strategies in allocating commodities to your portfolio
Commodity picks for best returns in the short, medium and long term
› Mr Colin O'Shea, Head of Commodities, Hermes Fund Managers