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Matthew James Chief Strategist & Head of Research - CQS
Matthew is Chief Strategist and Head of Research at CQS and is responsible for fundamental company research to support trading and investment strategies across CQS’ funds. He manages the team of sector specialists based in London, New York and Hong Kong and has extensive experience across multiple credit research sectors. Matthew is a member of the CQS Executive Committee. Prior to joining CQS in 2015, Matthew was a Senior Credit Strategist at Brevan Howard Asset Management, having joined in 2006 and being promoted to Partner in 2011. Before this, he served as an Executive Director in the Fixed Income Division (Credit Products Group) at Morgan Stanley in London for over six years, where he was highly ranked by both Institutional Investor and Euromoney. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Matthew held senior research analyst roles at JP Morgan Securities in both New York and London between 1995 and the end of 1999. Matthew began his career at Goldman Sachs in the firm’s New York and Los Angeles offices. Matthew holds a BA degree (cum laude) from Georgetown University, College of Arts and Sciences and an MBA degree (with honours) from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business.
FUTURE
CONFERENCES
Nordic Institutional Investors' Conference
March 7, 2019 Copenhagen Marriott
Local Authority Pension Fund Investment Issues
March 13, 2019 Le Meridien Piccadilly, London
Annual Investment Strategies for Dutch Pension Funds
March 21, 2019 Apollo Hotel, Amsterdam
Fiduciary Management & Investment Governance for Pension Funds
April 10, 2019 Le Meridien Piccadilly, London
Annual DC Pension Investment Developments & Current Issues
April 17, 2019 Le Meridien Piccadilly, London
ESG & Sustainable Investment Strategies for Pension Funds
May 9, 2019 Le Meridien Piccadilly, London
Irish Pension Fund Investment & Current Issues
June 11, 2019 Dublin
Infrastructure & Real Asset Investment Strategies for Pension Funds
June 18, 2019 Le Meridien Piccadilly, London
Investment Strategies & Cash Flow Management for Maturing Pension Funds
July 11, 2019 Le Meridien Piccadilly, London
Credit & Private Debt Investing for Pension Funds
September 5, 2019 Le Meridien Piccadilly, London
Alternative & Innovative Investment Strategies Conference for Pension Funds
September 12, 2019 Le Meridien Piccadilly, London
ESG Investments & Issues for Dutch Pension Funds
September 24, 2019 Apollo Hotel, Amsterdam
Nordic Institutional Investors' Conference
October 3, 2019 7A Strandvägen, Stockholm
Property & Infrastructure Investment Strategies for Pension Funds
October 10, 2019 Le Meridien Piccadilly, London
Current Investment Issues for Pension Funds
November 7, 2019 Le Meridien Piccadilly, London
ESG & Topical Investment Issues for Local Authority Pension Investors
November 14, 2019 Le Meridien Piccadilly, London
Annual Northern Investment Conference for Pension Funds
November 21, 2019 The Met Hotel, Leeds
Private Equity & Debt Investors' Annual Seminar
December 5, 2019 Le Meridien Piccadilly, London

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