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Markets in Focus: Regions, Credit, and Cash on the Move

 
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Date

April 23, 2024
 

Time

8:00 a.m. PDT San Francisco
11:00 a.m. EDT New York
4:00 p.m. BST London
 

Location

Virtual Platform
 
Overview
Global equities continued their rally in Q1 2024, while developed government bonds declined. Potential shifts from cash and money market funds into riskier market segments could influence asset allocation in the year ahead. With uncertainty around interest rates and substantial capital remaining “on the sidelines” in money market funds, we are watching a potential shift of cash into riskier assets such as duration, corporate credit, and equity throughout the year.
 
Join this webinar where we explore the relationship between corporate bonds and equities. In light of the ongoing bull market in stocks, we also examine the prevailing risks in the US market and their implications for those investors moving out of cash positions in 2024.
 
Given the current global landscape, distinguished by a dynamic geopolitical map and the rewiring of economies‘ supply chains, we will also discuss the risks and opportunities involved in single country investing.
 
Agenda topics
  • Shifts in credit market dynamics since 2020
  • Equity market view - marked by regional divergence in style
  • Reimagining country investing

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Speaker

Mark Carver

Managing Director, Global Head of Equity Factor Products and Equity Portfolio Management

MSCI

Anil Rao

Executive Director, Head of Markets and Investment Insights

MSCI

Rohit Gupta

Vice President, Markets and Investment Insights

MSCI

 

Mark Carver

Managing Director, Global Head of Equity Factor Products and Equity Portfolio Management

MSCI

Mark is Managing Director and Global Head of Equity Factor Products and Equity Portfolio Management at MSCI. In these roles, he acts as the general manager driving commercial strategy and product development initiatives, for these product lines, across the firm.

Prior to joining MSCI, Mark was a member of the Global Alternative Premia group at AQR Capital Management. He joined AQR from BlackRock where he spent ten years, most recently as a regional executive and Head of Factors for US iShares. In this position Mark was responsible for commercial strategy, client support, product development and marketing activities for a suite of active and index-based ETFs. Before BlackRock, he served as Vice President and Client Portfolio Manager for fundamental growth strategies at Columbia Management Group. Mark began his career at Fidelity Investments in Boston.

Mark is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and in the financial press and has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Hedge Fund Alert, The Financial Times among other outlets.

Mark earned an MBA from University of New Hampshire and an ALM with a concentration in Finance from Harvard.

Anil Rao

Executive Director, Head of Markets and Investment Insights

MSCI

Anil Rao leads the Markets and Investment Insights Group at MSCI. He has been with the firm since 2010 in both client-coverage and research roles. He previously worked in sell-side equity research, beginning his career at Arthur Andersen. Anil has an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley and an M.S. from Columbia University. He holds a B.S. from the University of California at Los Angeles and is a CFA® charterholder.

Rohit Gupta

Vice President, Markets and Investment Insights

MSCI

Rohit Gupta is a member of the MSCI research team, specializing in Markets and Investment Insights. His role involves providing quantitative insights that are key to driving investment outcomes across a diverse range of asset classes, including equities, fixed income, and listed futures and options. Previously, he worked as a client portfolio manager within the quantitative-investment-strategies team at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Rohit holds an MBA from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai, and is a CFA® charterholder.

 
 
 
 
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