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What’s ahead for Asian fixed income markets amid China-led growth and steady credit fundamentals?

What’s ahead for Asian fixed income markets amid China-led growth and steady credit fundamentals? PineBridge Chief Economist Markus Schomer and Co-head of Emerging Markets Fixed Income Arthur Lau discuss how these dynamics could influence the bond markets, in particular.

04/02/2021

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What’s ahead for Asian fixed income markets amid China-led growth and steady credit fundamentals? PineBridge Chief Economist Markus Schomer and Co-head of Emerging Markets Fixed Income Arthur Lau discuss how these dynamics could influence the bond markets, in particular.

Speakers

MARKUS SCHOMER, CFA Managing Director, Chief Economist PineBridge Investments, New York Mr. Schomer joined the firm in 1996 and is a Managing Director and Chief Economist of PineBridge Investments. He is responsible for developing economic forecasts, analysis, and market commentary for all investment groups within the firm. As a member of various investment committees, Mr. Schomer is involved in developing the firm’s broad portfolio strategies. Mr. Schomer is a frequent contributor on CNBC, Bloomberg and other media outlets. Previously, Mr. Schomer worked at the firm’s London office, where he also managed various fixed income portfolios and as a fixed income analyst at Commerzbank in Frankfurt, Germany. He holds degrees in economics from the University of Bonn in Germany and the University of East Anglia in the UK. He also studied at the London School of Economics. He is a CFA charterholder.
ARTHUR LAU, CFA, CPA Managing Director, Co-Head of Emerging Markets Fixed Income Head of Asia ex-Japan Fixed Income, Senior Portfolio Manager PineBridge Investments, Hong Kong Mr. Lau joined PineBridge Investments in 2011 as Senior Portfolio Manager and Head of Asia ex-Japan Fixed Income. In December 2014 he was appointed Co-Head of Emerging Markets Fixed Income responsible for overseeing and expanding EM strategies at PineBridge, while maintaining his responsibilities for Asia’s portfolio management, research, trading and marketing. Mr. Lau is a member of the global bond management team participating in strategy development and execution, monitoring developments in the primary and secondary markets and portfolio monitoring. Prior to joining PineBridge, Mr. Lau was at JP Morgan Asset Management Hong Kong for more than five years where he was Senior Portfolio Manager and Head of Asian Credit. He has also held roles with Barclays Capital in Singapore as a director in Credit Research and Fitch Ratings as a director in the Greater China financial institution analyst team focusing on rating analysis for financial institutions. Mr. Lau gained extensive analysis experience working with BNP Prime Peregrine as Research Manager focusing on Hong Kong and China equities; Sassoon Securities as a regional property and banking equity analyst and Citibank NA, Canada as an equity derivatives analyst. He began his career in 1987 with HSBC as a manager focusing on corporate and commercial banking. Mr. Lau received a BBA in Business Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and an MBA from the University of Western Ontario, Canada. He is also a CFA and CPA Charterholder.
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