The discussion will be centered on the “brave new world” of fixed income investing, where Central Banks now have their fingers in the cookie jar and monetary policy seems to have expanded beyond the typical mandates of full employment and stable inflation.

With the challenging environment of “lower for longer” interest rates greatly impacting asset allocation and little expected upside remaining in most fixed income assets, where can investors turn for alternative sources of yield, stability and diversification? Niche alternative strategies uncorrelated to traditional equity or fixed income markets can help meet those investment objectives. With equity markets peaking, the time to address head-on is now. Please join us for an enlightening discussion on ways investors can achieve their investment objectives outside of traditional asset classes.

The Federal Reserve’s policy response to the 2020 Covid crisis has been to drive interest rates down to zero, monetize government deficits, buy credit assets regardless of quality and add permanent liquidity support. This leaves world private investors now with limited places to go to for yield returns. The ‘Junk Bond’ space is looking more fragile as defaults rise. The ‘Emerging Bond’ space is under pressure from low commodity prices and a rising US Dollar. Dividend yielding funds are under pressure as the profits of corporations are reduced. Leveraged Fixed Income solutions require a lot more leverage to maintain returns. On the other hand, the subordinated bond space, notably the instruments of blue chip corporations more likely to survive the current crisis, continue to provide decent yields