CONFERENCE DETAILS
Investment Strategies for
Pension Funds
February 13, 2020
London – Le Meridien Piccadilly, London
Purpose
This event, one of the broadest in scope within the SPS calendar, aims to help pension funds to review their overall investment strategy. Presentations could take account of external regulatory and geopolitical impacts as well as scheme considerations such as cash-flow, growth and other current challenges. We aim to examine a range of both traditional and leading-edge investment strategies and ways to balance risks with expected returns to achieve scheme objectives. This will include consideration of the performance objectives of strategies as well as a range of practical issues such as governance, risk management, reporting,transparency and implementation.
Programme
Investment Strategies for Pension Funds
08.45
Registration and coffee
09.15
Welcome and opening remarks
Trevor Cook
Managing Director
Specialist Pension Services
09.20
Session 1
Global Equity Investment Specialist
Macquarie Investment Management
Investing in Global Equities at this Point in the Cycle
Bullets to be advised.
Head of UK and European Pensions Practice
Cambridge Associates
Infrastructure: Renewables Investing - Return, Sustainability, Matching and Income. Too good to miss?
Allocations to infrastructure have been attractive due to sustainability of income and outperformance in a low yield environment, whilst also offering some matching characteristics. Not surprisingly, UK pension scheme’s allocation to the sector has grown, with renewables increasingly at the centre of this. This presentation will look at the developing opportunities for pension funds to engage in renewables investment; the benefits and potential pitfalls of these investments, particularly in a post-subsidy environment, approach to access, and the key criteria for investment decision making.
11.05
Coffee/Tea
11.35
Session 2
Head of Long Only Multi Asset Credit
CQS
Multi-asset Credit: A Risk-Managed, Income-Driven Solution to Sub Investment Grade Markets
In today’s volatile markets, we believe the strong focus on secured income in Multi-Asset Credit makes it well suited to meet the increasing income needs of many institutional investors. Multi Asset Credit strategies can target a core of relatively defensive secured-income driven return streams, whilst providing asset class diversity and the flexibility for agile managers to capture the attractive relative value opportunities presented by the growing levels of dispersion which have been a key recent theme in financial markets. As always, we believe investors need to be both nimble and highly selective with respect to asset specific and geographic investments, while continuing to be mindful of geopolitical risk and its influence on markets if they are to navigate these market conditions successfully.
Fund Manager
Artemis Investment Management
Active Fixed Income as Monetary Policy Reaches its Limit (TBC)
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Fixed income markets in the current socio-economic environment
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Limitations and challenges for traditional monetary policy and its long-term implications for bond markets
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Identifying relative value and selective directional opportunities across the investable universe in order to maximise risk adjusted returns
12.50
Drinks and lunch
14.00
Session 3
Moderator:
To be confirmed
Position
Company
15.15
Coffee/Tea
15.30
Session 4: Presentation and Case Studies
A panel of pension scheme executives and trustees will talk about their pension fund’s investment strategies and experiences.
Panellists to include:
16.40
Drinks reception and close of conference
Cost
The conference is by invitation only for pension funds and other institutional investors. If you are not already receiving an invitation please contact us. A limited number of Complimentary invitations are usually available to genuine pension fund representatives (executives and trustees) and other approved institutional investors. However, to ensure we have room for as many funds as possible, we have to limit free places to 2 attendees per approved organisation thereafter a reduced rate fee is payable per delegate. Furthermore, SPS always reserves the right of admission (free or paid) and our decision is final.
Venue
Le Meridien Piccadilly Hotel, London
21 Piccadilly
London W1 0BH
Hotel Tel: 08700 400 8400
Hotel Fax: 020 7437 3574
The hotel is located on the north side of Piccadilly, close to Piccadilly Circus, only two minutes walk from Piccadilly Circus underground station.
