2020 Outlook: Volatility and More Mini Bond Cycles – SS&C I ALPS Advisors Inc. and Smith Capital Investors – 1.22.20
Summary:
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In a world with negative yields, tight spreads, and an index that is getting riskier, successfully managing through the volatility and up and down market cycles is critical. Within this volatile backdrop we see six themes emerging that could significantly impact the market.
Please join us for an educational webcast where we will discuss our themes for 2020 and the potential opportunities for fixed income investors. We are focused on politics, inflation, interest rates, credit spreads, cost of capital and the importance of active management.
Finally, we will focus on the increased risk in the fixed income market, particularly around credit spreads, negative convexity and correlations to equities.
Agenda:
Themes for 2020
Politics
Inflation and inflation expectations
Interest Rates: Volatility and uncertainty
Credit: The haves and have nots
Cost of Capital: Value creation and creativity
Active Management – The great debate will continue
Risks create opportunities for bond investors
Duration of aggregate index is getting longer
More duration could be coming from the securitized sleeves
Active management is needed to respond to these risks
Fund updates on the ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund (Ticker: SMTHX) and the ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund (Ticker: SMDSX)
Q&A Session
Sponsors of this webcast may contact registrants.
Speakers:
Gibson Smith* Founder Smith Capital Investors
Founder of Smith Capital Investors. Mr. Smith founded the firm in a desire to bring outstanding people together to build a business that focuses on people and investing. He founded the firm on the belief that we are investors first and foremost and seek to be the best. Underlying the pursuit is hard work, dedication, and persistence. The firm centers around three key drivers – investing, people, and culture. Everything we do, say, and pursue will have to pass the test of these key drivers.
Gibson has 28 years of investment experience. He previously served as Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, of Janus Capital Management LLC, a position he had held from January 2006 through March 2016. In that position, Gibson was also a member of the Janus Executive Committee and Portfolio Manager of Janus Fixed Income strategies.
As Chief Investment Officer, Gibson was responsible for Janus’ investment process within the firm’s fixed income division and served as Portfolio Manager on most of Janus’ fixed income strategies and funds.
Gibson joined Janus in 2001 after spending the first 10 years of his career at Morgan Stanley in Manhattan and San Francisco.
He is actively engaged with the University of Colorado at Boulder (graduated in 1991 with a degree in Economics). He chairs the Burridge Center at the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado, Boulder, sits on the Leeds School of Business Alumni and Friends Board, the University of Colorado Foundation Trustee Board, and the Investment Advisory Committee for the University of Colorado Treasury. He serves as the President of the Board at Country Club of the Rockies and previously served on the Board of Colorado Golf Club.
Gibson has a passion for investment management, leadership, security analysis, economics, the financial markets, and golf.
Colleen Denzler*, CFA Investor Smith Capital Investors
Colleen Denzler is an Investor at Smith Capital Investors, a position she has held since March 2019. Prior to joining the team, she served as Founder and Lead Consultant at Colleen Denzler Strategy Partners. As an entrepreneur, Ms. Denzler dedicated herself to helping the best and most ethical asset managers define and communicate their investment process to potential and existing clients.
Colleen also served as Chief Investment Officer (designee), First Affirmative Financial Network, a $1 billion RIA, as well as President of the SRI Conference. Prior to that Colleen was with Janus Capital Management LLC as the Global Head of Fixed Income Strategy. In this role, she created and led the business strategy of Janus Fixed Income, in conjunction with the Chief Investment Officer. She delivered market insight, investment process and performance to clients all over the world. During her tenure at Janus, Colleen wrote a suite of client focused thought leadership. Colleen has spent over 15 years as a Fixed Income Portfolio Manager and led a team of Portfolio Managers, overseeing $6 billion in assets. Additionally, she has experience managing assets utilizing ESG methodology.
Colleen earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Radford University. She earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the CFA Society of Colorado. Colleen volunteers her time to the University of Colorado, Boulder, Leeds School of Business to help current and prospective female students learn more about career opportunities in finance. She also gives her time to Community Food Share, which helps people in need of food in Boulder and Broomfield County.
Overview:
Title: 2020 Outlook: Volatility and More Mini Bond Cycles
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Fixed Income Securities Risk. A rise in interest rates typically causes bond prices to fall. The longer the duration of the bonds held by a fund, the more sensitive it will likely be to interest rate fluctuations. Duration measures the weighted average term to maturity of a bond’s expected cash flows. Duration also represents the approximate percentage change that the price of a bond would experience for a 1% change in yield. For example: the price of a bond with a duration of 5 years would change approximately 5% for a 1% change in yield. The price of a bond with a duration of 10 years would be expected to decline by approximately 10% if its yield was to rise by +1%. Bond yields tend to fluctuate in response to changes in market levels of interest rates. Generally, if interest rates rise, a bond’s yield will also rise in response; the duration of the bond will determine how much the price of the bond will change in response to the change in yield. The Fund’s investments in fixed-income securities and positions in fixed- income derivatives may decline in value because of changes in interest rates. As nominal interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities and any long positions in fixed income derivatives held by the Fund are likely to decrease, whereas the value of its short positions in fixed-income derivatives is likely to increase.
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