Finding Opportunity Throughout the Credit Cycle

From the 2009 CFA Institute Annual Conference

In this webcast, Max Holmes discusses the following:

  • Can anything be learned from past credit crises to help us navigate the current environment?
  • Why this time is different
  • Distressed and high-yield debt strategies for weathering and capitalizing on economic uncertainty and market stress

This webcast comprises a 41-minute presentation and an 18-minute question-and-answer session.

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Speaker

Photo of Max Holmes

Max Holmes is founder and chief investment officer of Plainfield Asset Management LLC. He is also an adjunct professor of finance at New York University Stern Graduate School of Business. Previously, Mr. Holmes was the head of the Distressed Securities Group and a managing director of D.E. Shaw & Company, where he served as co-portfolio manager for D.E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios. Prior to joining D.E. Shaw, he had a variety of jobs involving high yield and distressed securities at RBC Capital Markets, Gleacher NatWest, Salomon Brothers, and Drexel Burnham Lambert. He holds a BA degree from Harvard College, a JD degree from Columbia Law School, and an MBA degree from Columbia Business School.

This information was accurate as of the date of the recording.

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Topics

  • Fixed Income
  • Derivatives

Details

Length: 59min
Posted: 8/19/2009
Recorded On: 4/29/2009
CE Credits: 1 CE
Formats:
  • Video Webcast

Price (USD)

Members: FREE
CFA Program Candidates: $25.00
Standard Rate: $35.00