Investment and risk management in an uncertain world

Following the huge success of the 2011 National Asset-Liability Management global conference, Central Banking Publications is pleased to announce that the 2012 conference will take place on the 29th and 30th March in London.

The global crisis led to a rise in official funds re-assessing long-term goals, operational frameworks and investment and risk management strategies. Today, with the overhang of the sovereign debt crisis, the challenge remains for official funds to find the right strategies to increase yields, tackle currency imbalances and stabalise economic growth.

This conference gathers together policy makers at central banks, and asset allocators in official funds, state pension funds, treasuries and other sovereign investors to discuss the implications of current market conditions.

Our 2012 conference will re-assess best practice in investment strategy, risk management and corporate governance within the changing policy framework. The need for insight on best practice for national wealth management is now, more important than ever.

Topic highlights include:

• Update on policy responses to the eurozone debt crisis
• Pros and cons of a global approach to monetary policy
• Quantitative easing: comparison of approaches taken and how effective it is
• Current tools being used by Central Banks to ensure liquidity in the market
• Re-assessment of reserve assets and strategy for sustainable growth
• The impact of including non-traditional currencies in your portfolio
• Strategic asset allocation in a post-crisis world

Keynote speaker 2012:

Paul Fisher, Executive Director for Markets, Bank of England

Additional Speakers:

• Henner Asche, Head of Market Analyses, Portfolio Division, Deutsche Bundesbank
• François Haas, Director of Market Operations, Banque de France
• Franco Passacantando, Managing Director, Central Banking, Markets and Payment System Area, Bank of Italy
• Marco Ruiz, Head of Foreign Reserves, Central Bank of Colombia
• Javier Duclaud Gonzalez de Castialla, Head of Central Banking Operations, Central Bank of Mexico
• Isabela Ribeiro Damaso Maia, Head, Executive Office fir Corporate Risk and Benchmarks, Central Bank of Brazil
• Timo Löyttyniemi, Managing Director, The State Pension Fund (Finland)
• Isabelle Strauss Kahn, Lead Financial Officer, Sovereign Investment Partnerships, The World Bank
• Joanne Perez, Joint Head of Policy and Markets, United Kingdom Debt Management Office
• Jukka Pihlman, Asset Management Advisor, Sovereign Asset and Liability Management Division, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, International Monetary Fund
• Erich Gmuer, Head of Risk Management, Swiss National Bank

View the conference agenda here

The Central Banking Publicat editorial team covered the 2011 National Asset-Liability Management London conference and wrote a news report, the National asset conference report, based on what was discussed during the conference.