Unveiling Opportunity, Unmasking Risk: Exploring Credit Analysis
Hear from our experts on how to:
Navigate new issuance pipelines: Gain insights into new issuance pipelines and historical trends, exploring diverse markets and sectors to spot timely credit opportunities.
Unlock fresh opportunities: Utilize advanced Relative Value analysis techniques within BQuant Desktop to identify compelling investment opportunities in APAC bond markets.
Enhance risk management: Leverage Bloomberg’s sophisticated default risk models to monitor Credit Default Swap (CDS) basis spreads, strengthen your risk management processes, and optimize your investment workflow.
Speakers

Anita Daum
Fixed Income Market and Product Specialist
Bloomberg
Anita Daum, a Fixed Income Market and Product Specialist at Bloomberg, joined in May 2022, bringing over 15 years of expertise in fixed income portfolio management. In her current role, Anita provides practical guidance and training to clients and actively contributes to Bloomberg's fixed income data and tools development based on client feedback. In her short tenure, Anita has achieved several milestones, including the development of market convention enhancements for Australian and New Zealand securities and spearheaded a network of private credit investors. Before Bloomberg, she served as Head of Portfolio Management (Fixed Income) for Nikko Asset Management in Australia. Anita has also owned a business that developed self-checkout and ordering software for the fast-food industry. Anita is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), holding a bachelor's in mathematics finance with honors from the University of Wollongong and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Anita enjoys contributing to the community by participating in Bloomberg’s BOB program.

Gaurav Kapoor
Market Specialist - Derivatives & Risk
Bloomberg
Gaurav specializes in X-asset derivatives pricing and risk management at Bloomberg and leads the structured products strategy for the APAC region.
Prior to joining Bloomberg, he has worked in the corporate and investment banking industry across Asia & Europe including specializing in structuring of complex derivative products. He is passionate about quantitative finance and risk management, with a keen interest in application of machine learning techniques in finance.
He holds a Bachelor of Engineering and MBA (Finance) from the M.S. University of Baroda. Gaurav has also been awarded the Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF) and is a Financial Risk Manager (FRM).

Fatema Ali Akbar
Market and Product Specialist, India
Bloomberg
Fatema joined Bloomberg in 2019 as part of the sales team managing banking clients in India. In her current role as a Market & Product Specialist, she partners with clients in market development and integrating the Bloomberg solution suite for the financial markets community, with a key focus on derivatives and fixed income. She has treasury experience of over 10 years across banks including Bank of Baroda and IDBI Bank.