Agenda

11:15am Registration & Coffee
11:45am Welcome from Ken Rayner, CEO
12:00pm 3 x 15 mins presentations:
  • Goldman Sachs Asset Management - Luke Barrs, Head of the Fundamental Equity Client Portfolio Management
  • BNY Mellon Investment Management - Jon Bell, Portfolio manager, Equity Income team
  • Ninety One - Deirdre Cooper, Head of Sustainable Equity
12:45pm Panel debate 1: Asia/EM - Will Asia and emerging markets take over the mantel of the US in terms of market leadership?
  • T. Rowe Price - Rob Secker, Portfolio Specialist
  • M&G - Carl Vine, Portfolio Manager
  • J.P. Morgan - Omar Negyal, Portfolio Manager
  • J O Hambro Capital Management - James Syme, Senior Fund Manager
1:15pm Lunch
2:10pm 3 x 15 mins presentations:
  • Fidelity - Kris Atkinson, Portfolio Manager
  • Columbia Threadneedle Investments - Paul Niven, Head of Asset Allocation
  • Baillie Gifford - James Dow, Head of Global Income Growth
2:55pm Panel debate 2: Bonds - Inflated interest in fixed income. Will the inflation debate be resolved in 2023?
  • Royal London Asset Management - Shalin Shah, Senior Fund Manager
  • Janus Henderson - Nick Ware, Portfolio Manager
  • Artemis - Juan Valenzuela, Fund manager
  • Franklin Templeton - Will Vaughan, Portfolio Manager
3:25pm Break
3:45pm 2 x 15 mins presentations:
  • Invesco - Stewart Edwards, Fund Manager
  • Aviva Investors - Jess Foulds, Senior Manager, Global Responsible Investment
4:15pm Panel debate 3: Asset Allocation – Correlated or uncorrelated, that is the question?
  • Legal & General Investment Management - Andrzej Pioch, Fund Manager
  • abrdn - Katie Trowsdale, Head of Multi-Manager Strategies
  • Aegon Asset Management - Vincent McEntegart, Investment Manager
  • Jupiter - George Fox, Investment Manager
4:45pm Closing comments from Ken Rayner, CEO
5:00pm Networking drinks

Welcome to the 5th RSMR 
London Conference 2023

On behalf of the RSMR team I would very much like to welcome you to our 5th annual London Investment Conference.

The last time we were here we were having our first post pandemic London conference after two aborted attempts. The bulk of the immediate issues caused by the pandemic appear to have subsided but there have of course been a number of more longer lasting effects, not least of which is the amount of time we now spend on products such as Teams and Zoom when engaging with each other. That’s one of the reasons why we feel a conference like this is so important as it allows us to come together, face to face, to engage with the investment managers who run our clients’ assets, as well as clients and colleagues in the industry. We are grateful that we can return to London today to listen to the views of leading investors and to network with colleagues and friends. We’re delighted you have taken the time to join us and hope you find the RSMR conference a truly worthwhile experience.

We will hear from 20 industry leading fund managers and investment specialists who will discuss topical issues facing each of us in our day-to-day roles, providing a challenging and engaging insight, which will be relevant to your business during the coming year. We do hope you’ll be able to join us for the drinks reception after the presentations.

We have been supporting and helping advisers in the provision of advice to their clients through reliable investment research and analysis since 2004 and we know that advisers derive a great amount of value from the discussions, debates and networking opportunities provided by this event. Thank you for joining us today and for your support over recent years, we look forward to working with you for many more to come.

Ken Rayner, CEO

Very best wishes,
Ken Rayner
CEO

Moderator

Dominic O'Connell | Moderator

All sessions will be moderated by

Dominic O'Connell

Our moderator for the day is Dominic O'Connell. Dominic is the business presenter of the Radio 4 Today Programme. He was formerly Business Editor of The Sunday Times, since 2010, and joined the paper in 2001. Before that, he was part of the launch team of Sunday Business. Under his editorship, the paper broke a series of big business stories including the news of BHS's pending administration, and previously the Pfizer bid for Astra Zeneca, the largest ever attempted takeover of a British company. As well as his role on the Today Programme, Dominic also appears regularly on Business Live on BBC World News and the News Channel, on World Service Radio business output, and contributes to the online business pages.

Speakers

Andrzej Pioch | Legal & General Investment Management

Andrzej Pioch
Fund Manager, Legal & General Investment Management

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Carl Vine

Carl Vine
Portfolio Manager - M&G Investments

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Deirdre Cooper

Deirdre Cooper
Head of Sustainable Equity - Ninety One

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George Fox | Jupiter

George Fox
Investment Manager - Jupiter

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James Dow | Baillie Gifford

James Dow
Head of Global Income Growth – Baillie Gifford

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James Syme | J O Hambro Capital Management

James Syme
Senior Fund Manager - J O Hambro Capital Management

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Jess Foulds | Aviva Investors

Jess Foulds
Senior Manager, Global Responsible Investment - Aviva Investors

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Jon Bell | BNY Mellon

Jon Bell
Portfolio Manager, Equity Income team - BNY Mellon Investment Management

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Juan Valenzuela | Artemis

Juan Valenzuela
Fund Manager - Artemis

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Katie Trowsdale | abrdn

Katie Trowsdale
Head of Multi-Manager Strategies - abrdn

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Luke Barrs

Luke Barrs
Head of the Fundamental Equity Client Portfolio Management - Goldman Sachs Asset Management

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Nicholas Ware

Nicholas Ware
Portfolio Manager - Janus Henderson,

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Omar Negyal | J.P. Morgan

Omar Negyal
Portfolio Manager - J.P. Morgan

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Paul Niven | Columbia Threadneedle Investments

Paul Niven
Head of Asset Allocation - Columbia Threadneedle Investments

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Robert Secker

Robert Secker
Portfolio Specialist, T. Rowe Price

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Shalin Shah

Shalin Shah
Senior Fund Manager, Royal London Asset Management

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Stuart Edwards | Invesco

Stuart Edwards
Fund Manager - Invesco

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Vincent McEntegart | Aegon Asset Management

Vincent McEntegart
Investment Manager, Aegon Asset Management

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Will Vaughan | Franklin Templeton

Will Vaughan
Portfolio Manager - Franklin Templeton

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