Revolutionising Portfolios with Active ETFs
2024 EMEA ETF Symposium
Zurich | 11 April 2024

Rethink ETF Investing, London, Uk

Agenda



11 April 2024
11:30 Registration

12:00
Welcome

12:05
Will Active ETFs reshape the ETF industry?
Discover the trends shaping ETFs in 2024 and explore our projections for future market developments.
Travis Spence, Head of EMEA ETF Distribution

12:20
Unlocking active opportunities in fixed income
Fixed Income ETFs saw strong momentum in 2023 with taking in over 40% of the UCITS ETF flows. According to the 2024 Trackinsight Global ETF survey, over 50% of ETF buyers see value in using an active approach for fixed income investing. Today, fixed income’s diversification benefits are back. With real yields more attractive than they have been in decades and opportunities plentiful, our fixed income experts will showcase how our active ETF solutions can be implemented into broader fixed income portfolios in the current economic environment.
Jacob Hegge, Investment Specialist Global Fixed Income Currency & Commodities Group

12:40
Active ETFs – the investor view
Hear from your peers how they allocate to active ETFs and which benefits they bring to their portfolio
Yvan Roduit, Head Investment Advisory at Raiffeisen Switzerland
Ivan Durdevic, Head of ETF Distribution Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany & Austria

13:00
Powering portfolios: Active style investing
As the largest active UCITS ETF issuer, we are committed to provide investors with core building blocks for their portfolios in relevant asset classes. Discover our new actively managed US equity ETFs for value and growth style investing offering active management with higher tracking error.
Sven Anders, Investment Specialist US Equities Group

13:20
Wrap up

13:25
Lunch

14:00
End of event

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speakers
Featured Speakers
Travis Spence Travis Spence
Head of EMEA ETF Distribution
Travis Spence is Head of EMEA ETF Distribution at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, and is also a member of EMEA Sales Leadership. Prior to his current role, Travis was the International Head of the Fixed Income Investment Specialist team, responsible for insights, product development and fixed income portfolios across EMEA and Asia. Travis has lived in New York, Singapore, Hong Kong and London, and worked across the Asia region for 20 years. In his more than 18 years at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Spence built and led JPMAM's short term fixed income business in Asia, oversaw its largest distribution relationships in Asia, served on a variety of regional and global management committees and has been involved in the firm's sustainability efforts since 2016. Prior to J.P. Morgan, Travis spent 10 years in the Corporate & Investment Bank at Citi.
Jacob Hegge Jacob Hegge
Investment specialist Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities Group
Jacob Hegge is a member of the Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities (GFICC) group. Based in London, Jacob is an investment specialist and is responsible for global aggregate and government bond strategies. He is responsible for communicating investment strategy, decisions and performance across various fixed income products to clients, consultants, prospects and internal partners. An employee since 2015, he previously supported the U.S. Broad Markets team in Columbus, OH. Jacob holds a B.A. in economics, Chinese, and Spanish from Kenyon College and is a CFA charterholder.
Ivan Durdevic Ivan Durdevic
Head of ETF Distritbuion Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany & Austria
Ivan Durdevic,, executive director, is Head of ETF Distribution for Switzerland, Germany and Austria at J.P.Morgan Asset Management, based in Zurich. In this role, Ivan is responsible for leading and further developing J.P. Morgan Asset Management's ETF business in all three countries. Before joining the firm in 2018, Ivan worked at Amundi for over 7 years; first as Senior Client Relationship Manager for ETF & Indexing in Germany, and more recently as Deputy Head of ETF, Indexing and Smart Beta Sales Switzerland. Previously, he was with BlackRock Germany as Senior Business Development Associate for the iShares products and with NOMURA Bank Germany as Equity & Equity Linked Products Sales. He started his career at INVESCO Germany.
Yvan Roduit Yvan Roduit
Head Investment Advisory at Raiffeisen Switzerland
Yvan Roduit is an investment professional with over 20 years’ experience across all asset classes as research analyst, fund selector or client portfolio manager, heading a team of 5 investment advisors for Raiffeisen CH, located in the 3 Swiss regions. Responsible for a full ESG-compliant Investment Advisory ecosystem to support independant Swiss Raiffeisen banks in finding investments that meet these criteria and developing robust processes. Recognised expertise in identifying and analysing investment opportunities in wide variety of vehicles, gained in names like UBS, Lombard Odier or BCV.
Sven Anders Sven Anders
Investment Specialist US Equity Group
Sven Anders is a member of the US Equity Investment Specialist team in J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s US Equity Group. An employee since 2016, Sven covers non-US domestic funds clients as a product specialist for US Equities. In that capacity, he is responsible for communicating investment performance, outlook and strategy positioning on behalf of the US Equity portfolio management team. Previously, he worked as an Investment Specialist covering private clients at Hamburger Sparkasse before joining the J.P. Morgan Private Bank. Sven holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the FOM University for Economics and Management and a Master of Science in Investment Management from the Cranfield School of Management.

Accommodation

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Sea Containers hotel.

For journalists travelling from outside London with a commute longer than two hours, J.P. Morgan Asset Management will cover the cost of your hotel for the night of 7 June only.

Should you wish to extend your stay at the hotel, we will make these arrangements on your behalf (subject to availability), for your own account. Please request the extra nights on the registration form and contact the events team with any further questions.

Check in: 15:00
Check out: 12:00

J.P. Morgan Asset Management has a negotiated rate of £269 per night, excluding VAT. If you are required to pay for your own accommodation, please select this box on the registration page.

Travel

Please speak to your J.P. Morgan Asset Management representative with regards to arranging your travel. Transport will not be provided on arrival or departure. The train is the most efficient and direct way to travel between London Airports and the city centre. Estimated travel time is between 30mins - 1hr 30mins. Please check the train schedule and plan to purchase your ticket in advance online or at the station. If you prefer to take a taxi, estimated drive time is over one hour depending on traffic. Please contact the hotel concierge to organize.

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Location

Mandarin Oriental Savoy
Poststrasse 12
8001 Zürich
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