The Year of the Bond – Top 5 Fixed Income Market Insights for 2023 – New York Life Investments – 1.25.23

Summary:

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Investment opportunities in fixed income may potentially exceed the risks of sitting on the sidelines despite the headwinds. Learn how the bond’s income component of total return and attractive price appreciation potential, banking sector potential outperformance, low dollar priced investment grade credit and agency mortgage-backed securities sectors as likely beneficiaries of elevated market volatility, disinflationary process, and quantitative tightening contribute to the fixed income investment landscape.

Join the webcast for insight from MacKay Global Fixed Income on why they believe 2023 will be the “Year of the Bond.”

Speakers:

Neil Moriarty is Co-Head of the Global Fixed Income team and a Senior Portfolio Manager. Neil is responsible for managing all Multi-Sector and related strategies. Prior to joining MacKay Shields in January 2018, he was with Aberdeen via the 2005 acquisition of Deutsche Asset Management’s London and Philadelphia fixed income businesses. While at Aberdeen, his responsibilities included Head of USCore, Structured Products and Co-Head of US Core Short Duration. Neil joined Deutsche in 2002 from Swathmore/Cypress Capital Management where he worked in fixed income portfolio management. Previously, he worked for Chase Securities in fixed income trading and research. Prior to that, Neil worked for Paine Webber in fixed income trading and research.

Neil graduated with a BA from University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He has been working in the investment industry since 1987.

Lesya Paisley, CFA is a Portfolio Manager on the Global Fixed Income team. She is responsible for managing Multi-Sector strategies at MacKay Shields. Prior to joining MacKay Shields, Lesya served as Investment Director and ESG Portfolio Manager, North America at Aberdeen Standard Investments. She was responsible for managing US dollar strategies including Credit, Corporates, and Core/Core+ strategies and was instrumental in the firm’s ESG policy and product development including Sustainable and Responsible Investment and Climate Transition Fund.

Before Aberdeen, she worked at Deutsche Asset Management as a Credit Research Analyst. Combined, Lesya spent well over a decade in Credit Research covering a variety of sectors including Emerging Markets, High Yield, Investment Grade, and Municipals. Lesya is a CFA charter holder and earned a BSc degree in Finance and Accounting from the University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce. She has been in the investment industry since 2003.