SFI—M&G Seminar on Private Debt

Date19 Nov 2019
Temps17:30 - 19:30
LieuZunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich

The event is fully booked. Due to the high interest, we are unfortunately no longer able to accept registrations. You are welcome to be put on the waiting list (e-mail with first name, last name, and company to knowledge@sfi.ch). Thank you very much for your understanding.

 

When a small or medium-sized business needs money, it usually goes to its bank and applies for a loan. This is how companies – not just SMEs – raise debt capital in Switzerland. However, banks have become more restrictive in their lending practices due to increasing regulation and higher capital requirements under Basel III. In this context, medium-sized companies and those without investment grade ratings are looking for alternative sources of financing. This is where private debt comes in.

To put it simply, private debt (“private, non-traded debt”) is debt capital that has not been provided by a bank or raised by issuing bonds. So one characteristic is that there is no liquid secondary market and that the debt cannot be traded. The loans are granted by non-banking institutions such as funds, pension funds, insurance companies or family offices. Find out more about this form of financing in a thematic deep dive session with proven experts. 

 

Speakers

 

  • SFI Prof. Rüdiger Fahlenbrach (Professor of Finance, EPFL) 
  • William Nicoll (Director Fixed Income, M&G)
  • Brian Olvany (Head of Private Debt, Zurich Insurance Group)

 

Program

 

17:30 Door Opening
18:00

Opening Remarks & Welcome
Prof. François Degeorge
Managing Director, Swiss Finance Institute

18:10

Academic View on Private Debt
SFI Prof. Rüdiger Fahlenbrach, EPFL

18:25

Solution Provider View on Private Debt
William Nicoll
Director Fixed Income, M&G

18:40

Client View on Private Debt
Brian Olvany
Head of Private Debt, Zurich Insurance Group

18:55 Q&A Session
19:10

Closing Remarks
Manuele De Gennaro
Countryhead Switzerland, M&G

19:15 Apéritif

 

This event will be moderated by Mark Dittli, Editor-in-chief, The Market

 

More Information

The presentation will be in English and attendance is free of charge. Registration is mandatory.

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As a participant in the CFA Institute  Approved-Provider Program, CFA Society Switzerland has determined that this event qualifies for 2 credits of CE.  If you are a CFA Institute Member, CE credit for your attendance at this event will be automatically recorded, provided that you enter your CFA Institute Person ID when registering.  

Zunfthaus zur Saffran

Limmatquai 54
CH 8001 Zurich