Coronation to host webinar on equities, fixed income

Coronation Asset Management Limited has said it will, in conjunction with Coronation Securities Limited, host a webinar on equities and fixed income next week.

The webinar themed ‘Best of Both Worlds from Equities and Fixed Income – a Balanced Fund’, will be held October 19, 2022, according to a statement.

It said the first segment of the virtual seminar would be an address delivered by Mounir Bouba, a chief investment officer of Coronation Asset Management.

The statement said this would be followed by a panel discussion with three leading investment professionals: Sunmbo Olatunji, group treasurer of Access Bank; Dele Akintola, the chief commercial officer of Alerzo; and Taiwo Olatunji, head of investment banking at Coronation Merchant Bank.

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It said the panel discussion session would be moderated by ‘Jibola Odedina, chief executive officer of Coronation Securities.

Speaking about the event, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, managing director/chief executive officer of Coronation Asset Management, said: “The webinar will focus on a review of how market interest rates have affected Fixed Income returns over the past two years and how it has been possible to increase returns by also holding selected equities in a balanced fund.

“This seminar will provide an understanding of how Mutual Fund managers, and other investment professionals, tackle the problem of low market interest rates.”

Commenting on what to expect during the panel discussion session, Odedina said: “It promises to be a very lively discussion between three leading investment experts with distinct professional credentials and experience, arguing their unique points of view.”

The statement said the virtual event would reveal how investors can optimise returns on their investments despite prevailing market conditions “by investing in a Balanced Mutual Fund in which the underlying assets consist of high-growth equities securities and high-yield fixed income instruments.”