Agenda
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Managing FX reserves in a post Covid-19 world - Alternative portfolios for central banks
The rise of alternative asset classes among institutional investors has been one of the most notable investment trends in recent years. But while alternative asset classes can provide additional and uncorrelated returns in the current low yield environment, the adoption by more conservative sovereign investors, in particular central banks, is still lagging behind. What is the role of alternative asset classes in the portfolio especially of fixed-income heavy investors in a lower-for-longer post-Covid-19 world? How can traditional reserve management portfolios innovate?
Timings
11.00 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. CET
5.00 a.m. – 5.45 a.m. EDT
5.00 p.m. – 5.45 p.m. HKT
Durations
45 minutes
Raivo Vanags
Member of the Board, Head of Market Operations, Latvijas Banka
Willem van Breugel
Head of Global Sovereign Markets, UBS Asset Management
Massimiliano Castelli
Head of Strategy, Sovereign Institutions, UBS Asset Management
Digital currencies: technological innovation in global payment systems and central banks
Central banks from different parts of the world have started pilots on so called central bank digital currencies (CBDC). Following the mixed results from private sector initiative such as Libra central banks have taken the lead as global payment systems undergo a massive technological change. What are the implications for reserve managers? How will CBDC impact reserve management? What are the implications for leading reserve currencies? How the rise of CBDC impact gold?
Timings
1.00 p.m. – 2.00 p.m. CET
7.00 a.m. – 8.00 a.m. EDT
7.00 p.m. – 8.00 p.m. HKT
Durations
60 minutes
Huw van Steenis
Senior Adviser to the CEO and Chair of Sustainable Finance Committee, UBS Group AG
Nobel Perspective on the post-Covid World
Timings
3.00 p.m. – 4.00 p.m. CET
9.00 a.m. – 10.00 a.m. EDT
9.00 p.m. – 10.00 p.m. HKT
Durations
60 minutes
Jean Tirole
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 2014
Massimiliano Castelli
Head of Strategy, Sovereign Institutions, UBS Asset Management
Closing Remarks
Timings
4.00 p.m. – 4.10 p.m. CET
10.00 a.m. – 10.10 a.m. EDT
10.00 p.m. – 10.10 p.m. HKT
Durations
10 minutes
Massimiliano Castelli
Head of Strategy, Sovereign Institutions, UBS Asset Management
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