Webinar

Ausbond & Nzbond Indices Are Migrating Platforms

Following the Bloomberg 2023 AusBond/NZBond Index Governance Review, we'll be transitioning the production of our AusBond and NZBond indices to a new platform—facilitating the integration of new index data and calculations and increasing operational resiliency and customisation capability.

Please join us for a review of our recent AusBond consultation, where we'll also cover proposed changes to the index methodology and the index production process due to the migration.

Discussion Topics:
  • Background for AusBond Enhancements and Methodology Changes
  • Bond Level Data Changes
  • Index Level Calculation Changes
  • Other Methodology Changes
  • Items for Consultation
  • New Reporting Capability
  • Terminal / PORT Impacts
  • Q&A

Speakers

William Lim

Index Product Manager

Bloomberg

William Lim is a Product Manager at Bloomberg, leading cross-asset index product development in APAC. With over a decade of experience, he has worked closely with various financial institutions, delivering indexing and portfolio analytics solutions to meet their evolving needs. A CFA® charterholder and certified FRM, William collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful development and commercialization of Bloomberg's index products in APAC.

James Shao

Index Product Manager, APAC

Bloomberg

James Shao is an Index Product Manager at Bloomberg. In this role he is responsible for formulating and executing the firm's APAC index business strategy across index solutions in all asset classes. He also works with clients to implement custom index requests and co-develop custom index solutions, with the goal of developing a sustainable pipeline from clients for innovative solutions. Previously, he worked in various roles at Lehman Brothers, Citigroup and FTSE Russell. He has more than 10 years of experience in assisting Asian institutional clients with fixed income portfolio risk and performance analysis, as well as creating custom indices for client benchmarking purpose or for launching fixed income ETFs and funds.

James holds a M.S. in finance and B.S. in finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a CFA Charterholder.

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