Andrew Hofer

Managing Director, Head Taxable Fixed Income
Brown Brothers Harriman

Mr. Hofer is head of Taxable Fixed Income and co-portfolio manager of BBH's Core Fixed Income, Credit Value, Limited Duration, Intermediate and Crossover strategies. Mr. Hofer spent his first 10 years at BBH as both a generalist banker and then a financial institutions specialist. He joined Investment Management in 1998 as Head of Insurance Asset Management, and from 2003-2006 was Investment Management's Chief Operating Officer and Head of Risk Management. From 2008-2014 he also served as Chairman of Learning Ally, a not-for-profit provider and advocate of accessible learning materials. Mr. Hofer earned a B.A. in East Asian studies from Yale, and an M.I.A. (Master of International Affairs) from Columbia University.

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Capitalising On Future Trends

Friday, March 6th, 2015

14:00 Case Study: What are the underlying factors around the lack of liquidity- and how can you overcome the drought?

Leighton serves on the trust's Risk Committee; Internal Investment Committee for alternatives, and in his role he has undertaken new and innovative strategies to help his firm overcome the liquidity crisis. Leighton also executed the transformation of the $25 billion retirement trusts fixed income assets to divided Rates & Credit mandates. Attend this session where Leighton will share:

- Determining the problem- Is the lack of liquidity solely down to dealer balance sheets or are there other factors at play?
- Can the buy side take on risk and market making roles beyond their current operations?
- How can you best overcome the volatility collapse in bond markets?
- What trading strategies can you undertake in a regime with more risk and less discretion?
- Will there be a fix to the liquidity drought or are you looking at a permanent scenario