Speakers
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Bryan Carter Head of Emerging Markets Debt
Bryan is an experienced investor with 23 years in the industry and with 12 years in managing portfolios with ESG integration.
Before joining HSBC in 2020, he was the lead portfolio manager for Emerging Markets Debt at BNP Paribas Asset Management managing over $6 billion of assets under management, across hard currency, local currency, Asian bond, sukuk bond, and total return. There, he hired and managed a global team of 16 portfolio managers, analysts, and investment specialists. Prior to, Bryan managed EMD and Global Absolute Return Bond capabilities at Acadian Asset Management for 9 years and directed Acadian’s quantitative fixed income research effort including directional rates and yield curve models for over 30 countries. He was a member of Acadian’s Operating Committee and Macroeconomics Committee and represented Acadian on Bloomberg TV, MSNBC, and frequent press appearances. Bryan started his career as a Presidential Management Fellow at the US Treasury Department and an Economist at T. Rowe Price Associates.
In 2014, Bryan helped co-found the non-profit Emerging Markets Investors Alliance and has held leadership roles in this leading advocacy and social impact organization for institutional investors focused on emerging markets. Currently he chairs the organization’s Markets Advisory Committee and Labelled Bonds working group.
Bryan has held Board seats on external organizations such as the Boston South Shore Conservatory and Boston Security Analysts Association, and currently sits on ICMA’s Executive Committee of the Principles representing HSBC and the Board of HSBC Alternatives Direct Lending funds.
Bryan holds a Master’s degree in International Development from Harvard University and a double Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Spanish from Georgetown University. He is a CFA Charterholder.
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Tim Bird Head of UK Pensions
Tim joined HSBC Asset Management in August 2023 as a Business Development Director, with a focus on developing our institutional business in the United Kingdom.
Tim joined from Pictet Asset Management, prior to that he was at Allianz Global Investors where he was, Director, Institutional Business. He has also held similar roles at T. Rowe Price and-spent 12 years at Goldman Sachs Asset Management helping to build and develop their UK and Irish business.
