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CAIA Geneva: Why, and how, to invest in Commodities?

Date(s):
September 14, 2021
Note:
All times listed are in local time
Venue:
Webinar
 
Fee(s):
Free Event
Description:
CAIA Geneva: Why, and how, to invest in Commodities?
 
In a portfolio context, investing in Commodities offers several advantages such as attractive potential returns, diversification, and a hedge against inflation, to name a few. But what are the differences between Commodities and traditional investment categories, and which are the different options available for investing in this exciting asset class?
 
Date and Time:
Tuesday, Sept. 14th, 2021
16:00 - 17:00 PM CET 
 
Keyote speaker
 
Eliot Geller
Partner at CoreCommodity Management, LLC
Eliot H. Geller is a Partner at CoreCommodity Management, LLC, where he provides professional commodity management services for the firm's approximately $5 billion in assets under management on behalf of a global investor base that has included sovereign wealth funds, corporate and public pensions, endowments and foundations, asset managers as well as other prominent investors. Previously, Mr. Geller served as a Managing Director and Commodity Product Manager at Jefferies Asset Management, LLC and oversaw global commodity product development, sales and trading at Jefferies Financial Products, LLC. In that capacity, Mr. Geller was involved in the design, launch and/or marketing of several notable commodity products including the Thomson Reuters/CoreCommodity CRB Index. Prior to joining Jefferies, Mr. Geller worked in the commodity department at AIG Trading Group. He holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University. Mr. Geller also holds the CAIA designation. 
 
Frederic Guibaud, CAIA, CFA
Analyst, AlphaBee Asset Management Sarl

Frederic began his career in 1997 in banking. In 2003 he joined Cushman & Wakefield as
analyst in corporate finance commercial real estate and NPL transactions on the German and
Austrian real estate markets. In 2007 he prepared the launch of a commercial real estate
investment fund in Geneva before joining Candriam covering all liquid asset classes as relationship manager. In 2012 he became country head Switzerland for DPAM. In 2016 he co-founded AlphaBee Invest SA, a private investment office to protect and grow partners' capital, and in 2017 AlphaBee Asset Management. After his Bachelor’s education in Germany and the USA, Frederic obtained an MBA with distinction in Finance and Investments from the M.J. Neeley School of Business (TCU). He is CAIA and CFA Charterholder.
 
Maximilian Tomei
CEO, PM, Galena Asset Management
Maximilian Tomei joined Galena in August 2011. Has 23 years of experience in commodities, hedge funds and private equity. He previously held positions with RAM Active Investments (COO, Head of marketing, Co-head of Executive Board), Inoks Capital (CEO, Multistrategy commodity hedge fund), Partners Group (VP – Hedge Funds and PE) and Cargill. Maximilian has a degree in International Relations, Major in International Law from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Geneva (IHEID).
 
Moderator 
Alessandro Sanos, CAIA, SCR
Chapter Head CAIA Chapter Geneva and  Global Director Commodities, Refinitiv
Alessandro Sanos is heading the global Sales Strategy and Execution function of the Commodities, Energy, and Shipping business of Refinitiv on the holistic offering of market insights, analytics, data management, and technology. Most recently, Alessandro was leading Thomson Reuters’ Commodities business, and prior, the Risk business in Europe. Before joining Reuters, he worked for PwC in Greece covering the shipping and energy market, and for JPMorgan Chase in the United Kingdom. Alessandro is a regular speaker on technology and market trends at leading industry events. A published author on international financial publications and a guest lecturer on innovation and digital transformation, Alessandro is a member of the Executive Committee of GARP for Switzerland and the Chapter Head of Geneva for the CAIA Association.






 

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