ESG Corporate Bonds: Making the Switch, Naturally
Join our experts from Bloomberg and Lyxor ETF as they discuss the U.S. credit market outlook, ESG factors in corporate bonds, and where investors should focus their attention in the months ahead.
Discussion topics
- U.S. credit market outlook
- Reducing risk responsibly: The ESG factor in corporate bonds
- Switching to ESG credit: A natural choice
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Speakers
Philippe Bache
Head of Lyxor ETF Fixed Income Product
Lyxor
Philippe Baché is Head of Lyxor ETF Fixed Income Product. With fifteen years of experience in financial engineering and asset management, he has held positions in structuring teams at investment banks in Europe and the United States. Since he joined Lyxor in 2016, Philippe Baché has been in charge of financial engineering, then product development of the range of Fixed Income ETF Product. Philippe Baché is an alumni of the London School of Economics (MSc Finance & Economics, 2004).
Christopher Friese
Head of Lyxor Hong Kong & Head of Lyxor ETF Asia Pacific
Societe Generale
Christopher Friese is Head of Lyxor Hong Kong & Head of Lyxor ETF Asia Pacific for Société Générale. He is based in Hong Kong since February 2017. Christopher joined Société Générale in 2013 as Lyxor ETF Institutional Sales for Germany, Austria and Eastern Europe. He headed the Eastern European expansion for Lyxor ETF and also covered Institutional Accounts in Germany including Asset Managers, Corporates and Pension accounts. Prior to joining Société Générale, he worked for Royal Bank of Scotland where Christopher was part to the Institutional Sales team of the RBS Market Access ETF range promoting ETFs in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He also worked for Barclays Global Investors and BlackRock Asset Management, as an essential part of the iShares Product Development Team and iShares Institutional Sales Team for Germany and Austria. Christopher holds a Bachelor of Science in International Business Administration from RSM/ Erasmus University and a Master of Business Admin. degree from Munich Business School.
Noel Hebert
Director of FICC Strategy & US Credit Strategist
Bloomberg Intelligence
Noel Hebert is global director of fixed income, currency and commodity strategy for Bloomberg Intelligence. He specializes in U.S. investment grade and high yield corporate credit strategy. Before joining Bloomberg, Noel was chief investment officer for Concannon Wealth Management, an adviser for high net worth clients. Before that, he held a variety of roles, including senior analyst for credit-related hedge funds at HSBC and Palisade Capital. He began his credit career at Moody's Investors Service, where he covered the technology and media sectors as a senior associate. Noel earned his bachelor’s of arts in mathematics from St. Anselm College and is a CFA charterholder.
David Mendez Vives
Senior Quantitative Analyst, Index Product EMEA
Bloomberg L.P.
David is a Senior Quantitative Analyst at Bloomberg, specialising in Fixed Income index research. He has done extensive work on the application of ESG to Corporate Bond indices (both IG and HY), and on smart beta in bond space. His current research is focused on ESG for Sovereigns, both building the scores and the corresponding ESG Treasury bond indices. David holds a PhD in Economics by the LSE and has worked in Fixed Income Research in a number of investment banks, including Lehman Brothers, Deutsche Bank and Societe Generale.