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New Event – 25/05/2023 18:00
Sector Spotlight: Technology, Health Care and Financials
AJ Ziegler -
Time: 18:00 CET
Venue: Webinar
Agenda:
18:00 Welcome speech
18:05 Market landscape and areas of potential opportunities across the Technology, Health Care and Financial sectors
18:15 Emerging themes in Technology such as Generative AI, Reshoring and Electric Vehicles
18:25 Health Care as a potential solution to seek resilience within equity markets
18:35 Potential opportunities in Financials following volatility within the banking sector
18:45 Question and answer session
18:55 Conclusion
AJ Ziegler – Vice President, leading Product Strategist within the Active Equities Group at BlackRock representing Global, Sector and Thematic equity strategies.
Prior to this role, Mr. Ziegler was a product strategist for the Fundamental Active Equity division of BlackRock’s Alpha Strategies Group based in the United States, providing a link between the US-based investment teams and client manager.
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Join our upcoming webinar to gain insights and tips on how to find potential investment opportunities in technology, healthcare and financial sectors.
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Past Events:
25/05/2023
Sector Spotlight - Technology, Health Care and Financials
During this edition of medirectalk, AJ Ziegler, Vice President and leading Product Strategist within the Active Equities Group at BlackRock, explored the current market landscape and areas of potential opportunities across the Technology, Health Care and Financial Services sectors.
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During this edition of medirectalk, Liontrust’s Co-Heads of Global Fixed Income, Phil Milburn and Donald Phillips and Sharmin Rahman, Investment Manager within Liontrust’s Global Fixed Income team discussed how the current market might be creating an opportunity for long-term investors within the quality end of the high yield bond market.
09/03/2023
How to navigate a shifting landscape? The Morningstar View.
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David Roberts & Donald Phillips - Liontrust Fund Partners LLP
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The speakers themselves, personally or on behalf of the institutions they are representing, are not responsible for the opinions they express during the discussions.
The information given during these talks is for general information purposes only and is neither intended to provide legal or other professional advice nor does it commit MeDirect Bank (Malta) plc to any obligation whatsoever. The information given during the talks is not intended to be a suggestion, recommendation or solicitation to buy, hold or sell, any securities and is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness. The financial instruments discussed may not be suitable for all investors and investors must make their own informed decisions and seek their own advice regarding the appropriateness of investing in financial instruments or implementing strategies discussed herein.
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