State Street Global Advisors roundtable: Public investors in the COVID-19 world

To think ahead on key strategic issues that are impacting the investment community, the 5^th annual State Street Global Advisors-OMFIF Roundtable will this year take place in a virtual setting. By creating a platform to enable peer-to-peer sharing of investment challenges, priorities and industry benchmarking, we are bringing together senior representatives of Sovereign Wealth Funds, Central Banks, Public Pensions across the globe to discuss topics that are directly relevant to their investment challenges in the COVID-19 world.

The SSGA-OMFIF Roundtable consists of four panel discussions over two days. All participants are invited to speak, and proceedings are off-the-record to encourage interactive dialogue.

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Session I: United States, Europe and China: macroeconomic health, prospects for recovery, political implications

14:00-15:10

Topics for discussion:
– Outlook for global economic recovery and the economic cycle
– Efficacy of central bank monetary policy and fiscal stimulus
– Capital flows and disruptions in the global trading regime
– Geopolitical risks: US elections, China-US relations, and multilateralism

Speakers:
– Kartik Athreya, Executive Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
– Li Cui, Managing Director, Chief Economist and Head of Macro Research, China Construction Bank International
– Marcel Fratzscher, President, DIW Berlin
– Simona Mocuta,  Senior Economist, State Street Global Advisors

Moderator:
– Amlan Roy, Head, Global Macro Policy Research, State Street Global Advisors

Session II: Sovereign debt and debt sustainability

15:20-16:20

Topics for discussion:
• Managing commodity prices and dollar demand
• Outlook for middle income countries
• Between debt relief and re-financing
• The role of private capital

Speakers:
– Christopher Loewald, Head, Economic Research Department, South African Reserve Bank
– Miguel Fuentes, Head of International Analysis, Banco Central de Chile

Moderator:
– Elliot Hentov, Head of Policy and Research, State Street Global Advisors

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Session III: Asset allocation insights

 14:00-15:10

Topics for discussion:
– Volatility and reserve portfolio sensitivities in post Covid era
– Lower for longer investment implications
– Benefits and challenges of asset diversification
– Approaches and tools to balancing risk and reward

Speakers:
– Franz Partsch, Director Treasury Department, Oesterreichische Nationalbank
– Torbjörn Hamnmark, Head of Strategic Asset Allocation, AP-Fonden 3
– Stefan Dunatov, Executive Vice-President, Investment Strategy and Risk, British Columbia Investment Management

Moderator:
– Daniel Farley, CIO, Investment Solutions Group, State Street Global Advisors

Session IV: The transition to a low carbon economy and the risks associated with climate change

15:20-16:20

Topics for discussion:
– What policies and aspirations have public investors put in place to address climate change?
– How are public investors implementing climate risk strategies?
– Impact(s) of regulation in different regions

Speakers:
– Sevinc Acar, Investment Director, PGGM Investments
– Anne Simpson, Managing Investment Director, Board Governance & Sustainability, CalPERS
– Anne-Charlotte Hormgard, Senior Manager, Sustainability, AP-Fonden 3
– Bertrand de Mazières, Director General, Finance, European Investment Bank

Moderator:
– Nathalie Wallace, ESG Investment Strategist , State Street Global Advisors