Speakers
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Lee Sanders Head of FX and Fixed Income Trading, London Lee is responsible for foreign exchange execution globally and also oversees fixed income trading in the UK and Asia.
In 1991 Lee joined Sun Life Investment Management (which became part of AXA IM) as a member of the US equities team, moving into the fixed income team in 1992 as an analyst and from 1996 as an investment manager. In 2002, he moved to Trading & Securities Financing (TSF) to help establish fixed income, foreign exchange and money market dealing. In 2006, all pan-European FX trading was incorporated into TSF. Lee also worked with the business to develop electronic systems and oversee transaction cost analysis activities. In 2010, TSF created a desk to handle our global money markets business and in 2012 Lee was given responsibility for fixed income execution in the UK and Asia.
Lee is Chair of the Investment Association’s FX Working Group and a member of their Fixed Income Trading Stream. He is also a member of the Bank of England’s FX Joint Standing Committee on FX and a member of the Quorum15 Board. Additionally, Lee sits on three International Capital Market Association (ICMA) boards for secondary and primary fixed income market structure.
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Herschel Pant Senior Client Solutions Herschel is responsible for building AXA IM’s UK institutional presence, with a primary focus on consultants and pension schemes. In recent years, he has focussed on developing Cashflow Driven Investment (CDI) solutions across the asset spectrum and establishing AXA IM’s capabilities in this space.
Prior to AXA IM, Herschel worked at Willis Towers Watson across their advisory and fiduciary clients. He also helped setup their fiduciary management business.
Herschel holds a BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science and is a CFA Charterholder.
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Robert Price, FIA Portfolio Manager, Buy & Maintain Credit Robert is a portfolio manager within the London Buy and Maintain Credit team in Fixed Income, involved in all aspects of portfolio management and solution design. Rob is heavily involved in AXA IM’s CDI strategy, working with UK defined benefit pension schemes on cashflow based solutions. Robert’s previous role was as Head of UK LDI Solutions Management, having initially joined AXA IM in 2014 as an LDI Solutions Manager, working closely with pension schemes and their advisors to implement hedging and derivative overlay investment strategies.
Prior to AXA IM, Rob worked at KPMG Investment Advisory as an Investment Consultant, advising trustees and sponsors of UK defined benefits pension plans on investment strategy with a focus on ALM, derivatives and LDI.
Robert holds a degree in mathematics from the University of Cambridge and is a qualified actuary.
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Sebastien Proffit Head of Fixed Income Portfolio Solutions Sebastien is responsible for AXA IM’s fixed income portfolio solutions globally. He leads a dedicated team of strategists embedded within local investment teams which partners with institutional clients to design, optimise and manage bespoke solutions tailored to their needs.
Sebastien plays an integral role at every stage of the Buy and Maintain investment process: portfolio construction and calibration, ongoing re-balancing, risk monitoring and performance attribution.
He has been with AXA IM for 11 years and holds an MSc in Mathematics & Finance from Paris-Dauphine University. Sebastien is a CFA charterholder.
