M&G will present its M&G (LUX) Episode Macro Fund strategy at the X Funds Society Investment Summit in Palm Beach.
During the event, to be held April 11-12 at the PGA National Resort in Palm Beach, Gautam Samarth, CFA, head of Systematic Investment Strategies at M&G will discuss the investment virtues of its offering.
“The Fund has a very flexible investment approach, with freedom to invest in fixed income securities, equities, convertible bonds, asset-backed securities, currencies, cash, near cash and deposits,” says information provided by the firm.
Furthermore, M&G adds that these assets can be “issued anywhere in the world, including emerging markets, and denominated in any currency”.
Finally, the fund manager clarifies that the fund “will gain exposure to these assets primarily by taking investment positions at index or sector level through derivative instruments, but may also invest directly.”
About Gautman Samarth
Gautman Samarth is head of Systematic Investment Strategies at M&G. With more than seven years of experience in quantitative strategies, he started managing systematic equity strategies in August 2018.
He joined M&G in 2014 as a specialist analyst in the M&G Leaders team. Previously, Gautam worked for five years at Credit Suisse in New York, where his last position was in the HOLT investment strategy team.
He graduated from Trinity College (Hartford, Connecticut) in 2009 with a B.A. in economics and a minor in Chinese, and is CFA certified.