The Investor’s Edge: A Closer Look Into the Fixed Income Markets
Join Bloomberg and Aon for an exclusive conversation with top industry experts on the evolving fixed income landscape.
Moderated by Nick Gendron (Index Product), and featuring insights from Elijah Reese (AON Manager Research), Noel Hebert (Bloomberg Intelligence) and Vikas Jain (Bloomberg Research); this session will explore the key macroeconomic factors shaping institutional portfolio strategies in 2025 and beyond.
Speakers
Moderator: Nick Gendron
Global Head of Fixed Income Index Product
Bloomberg
Based in New York, Nick manages the global fixed income index product team at Bloomberg. The main responsibilities of his team include: new product development and research, ETF pipeline and senior relationship management, consulting with clients on development of custom index products, marketing/support of the entire suite of fixed income indices, implementation of robust governance structure and process. Nick has been with the index business since 1992 at Lehman Brothers and subsequently at Barclays since 2008. In his years at Lehman Brothers he managed the U.S. index team from 1998 – 2005 and managed the global index business from 2005 – 2008. He also worked extensively marketing the portfolio management tools PC Product and POINT. Nick began his professional career at JP Morgan working from 1987-1992 in their systems development department. He holds an M.B.A. in finance from New York University and a B.A. in computer science and mathematics from Boston College.
Elijah Reese
Co-head of Global Fixed Income Manager Research
AON
Co-head of Global Fixed Income Manager Research at AON: Elijah Reese is the Co-Head of Global Fixed Income Manager Research, where he leads a team dedicated to conducting due diligence on fixed income managers. He is also responsible for overseeing and managing Aon's U.S. Delegated Fixed Income Funds. As a partner, Eli works closely with consultants and clients to provide guidance on the structure and selection of fixed income strategies for their portfolios.
Noel Hebert
Global Head of FICC Strategy and Chief US Corporate Credit Strategist
Bloomberg Intelligence
Noel Hebert, CFA, is the Global Head of FICC Strategy and Chief US Corporate Credit Strategist for Bloomberg Intelligence, a unique research platform that provides context on markets, industries, companies, and government policy, available on the Bloomberg Professional Service at BI . Noel provides top-down perspective on the US credit market, sectors and industries with a multi-disciplined approach that utilizes fundamental, quantitative and technical analysis. Prior to joining Bloomberg, he was CIO of Concannon Wealth Management, and served in analyst positions for buy side and sell side firms after beginning his credit career at Moody’s Investors Service.
Vikas Jain
Senior Quantitative Researcher
Bloomberg
Vikas is a senior quantitative researcher for Bloomberg Index and portfolio research team. His research focuses on quantitative strategies and portfolio allocation in Fixed Income. Prior to joining Bloomberg in 2023, he was leading the Fixed income structuring team at Deutsche Bank's QIS desk. Vikas holds a masters and bachelor's degree in computer science from Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Delhi.