Luis Carvalho

Head of Investments
Credito Agricola Gest

As Head of Investments, Luis actively contributes on the formulation of the company's Investment Policy at the Investment Committee at Credito Agricola Gest. Luis is responsible to set up the strategy to implement the Investment Policy in order to maximize returns assuring that all portfolio managers do comply with the risk limits and guidelines defined by the Committee. He closely work with the Institutional Clients department giving market insights to help drawing the Investment Policy and the development of new products for institutional clients: insurance portfolios and pension funds. With European Quantative Easing coming into force in early 2015, Luis will be providing the prose and cons of the new monetary policy, as well as providing insights on how you can reduce the impact of European QE.

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Embracing The New Fixed Income World

Sunday, January 10th, 2016

11:45 Oxford Style Debate: Will Quantative Easing have a positive or negative effect on your fixed income trading?

Quantative Easing (QE) is nothing new to global markets; similar regimes have already ended in the US and are running in other locations such as Japan. However, with QE commencing in the Eurozone, does this represent a positive change, or will this negatively impact your fixed income portfolio. Attend this session to find out:

Are there more pros than cons to QE in Europe for the economy?
Will QE bring more opportunities or challenges to the fixed income industry?
Will the impact of QE have the intended consequences on interest rates?
End of QE in US and beginning of QE in Europe- Is this good or bad for firms based in Europe?