Think-Tank investment conference

James Klempster and Jeanette Marais

Intro and update

James Klempster, director of investment management at Momentum Global Investment Management, set the scene. Jeanette Marais, chief executive officer of Momentum Investments, gave a brief overview of what has been happening within Momentum Metropolitan.

Steven Bell

Can the bull market continue?

Steven Bell, director of multi-strategy investments at BMO Global Asset Management, gave us some worldwide economic, financial and political context on whether he thinks the bull market can continue.

Drew Beja

Desert island investments among US small and mid-caps

Drew Beja, senior vice president and managing director of Granahan Investment Management, explained how he seeks desert island investments among US small and mid caps.

Ned Naylor-Leyland

Shine on: Gold’s lustre

Ned Naylor-Leyland, fund manager at Jupiter Asset Management, spoke about gold’s ongoing lustre.

Joe McDonnell

Playbook: Navigating new waters: what lies ahead

Joe McDonnell, managing director and head of portfolio solutions at Neuberger Berman, summarised his team’s outlook, investment views and thoughts on how to navigate these new waters we all find ourselves in.

Jean Marie Dumas

Finding factors in fixed income

Jean Marie Dumas, global head of fixed income solutions at Amundi Asset Management, spoke about their approach to factor investing within fixed income.

Jan De Koning

Integrating ESG into Factor Investing

Jan de Koning, senior portfolio manager in the core quants equities team at Robeco, explained how they integrate environmental, social and governance aspects into their factor investing approach.

Brian Christiansen

Capturing sustainable growth in emerging markets

Brian Christiansen, senior portfolio manager at Sands Capital, unpacked what he expects to be the opportunities of tomorrow.

Think-Tank virtual wine experience

Highlights of our exclusively curated virtual wine experience held on 22 September 2020 at 19:00 with Wijn – a unique wine

Alex Harvey

Pandemics, portfolios and potential

Alex Harvey, co-head of research and a portfolio manager, at Momentum Global Investment Management, spoke about pandemics, portfolios and potential.

Andrew Wellington

Value Investing: Poking Holes in the Popular Narrative

Andrew Wellington, founder and CIO of Lyrical Asset Management, explained why their approach to value investing will poke holes in the popular narrative.

Mark Baribeau

Can secular growth stocks sustain current valuations?

Mark Baribeau, managing director and head of global equity at Jennison Associates, talked about growth investing as well as the role of disruptive technology and innovation in global equity markets.

Glyn Owen

Round up

Glyn Owen, investment director at Momentum Global Investment Management, summarised and drew some conclusions from the presentations during the past three days.