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Now On Demand
Market volatility is challenging investors to better understand the relationship between market performance and the increasing correlation of equities and fixed income. This volatility presents an opportunity for investors to consider high yield fixed income as we believe the current environment favors credit when considering not only the return stream, but the associated volatility of that return.
Please join us as we cover:
- The current market environment
- Measuring sources of compensated risk in high yield
- The importance of credit selection and positioning to isolate idiosyncratic from systematic risk
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Speakers:
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Christopher Shipley
Chief Investment Strategist – North America
Northern Trust Asset Management
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Christopher Shipley is chief investment strategist for North America, responsible for the strategic and tactical asset allocation policy for our institutional and wealth management clients. Christopher chairs the Northern Trust Tactical Asset Allocation Committee and is a voting member of the Investment Policy Committee.
Previously at Northern Trust, Christopher was head of fundamental equities, director of equity research, and lead analyst in the financial services sector. Prior to joining Northern Trust in 2000, he was an investment associate in the equity investments division at Allstate Insurance Company in Northbrook, Illinois.
Christopher earned an MBA from the University of Notre Dame and a bachelor’s degree in finance from Northern Illinois University. |
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Eric Williams
Head of Capital Structure
Northern Trust Asset Management
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Eric Williams is the Head of Capital Structure at Northern Trust Asset Management. In this capacity, Eric has broad oversight of our actively managed credit platform as well as business management and portfolio management responsibilities. As Head of Capital Structure, Eric serves as the chair of the Credit Strategy Committee and Capital Structure Committee, groups that formulate the fixed income platform’s capital structure asset allocation decisions. Eric is also a voting member in the firm’s Investment Policy Committee, which sets investment policy for all Northern Trust groups in all asset classes. Prior to assuming his responsibilities, Eric managed the Northern Trust High Yield funds. Eric got his start at Northern Trust in the management training program, where he focused on asset management. Eric holds a M.B.A. with a concentration in finance and economics from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
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