Ben Emons

Ben Emons

Founder FedWatch Advisors

Main Day 1 | June 16, 2026

12:05 PM Portfolio Construction Panel - Leveraging Structured Products, Munis, and Private Credit: How Can You Incorporate Alternative Fixed Income Products to Enhance Diversification and Yield?

Resilience in volatile markets requires thoughtful diversification across sectors, geographies, and asset classes. With historically attractive yields but tight spreads, selectivity and quality are critical. This session explores how structured products, municipal bonds, and private credit can be integrated into portfolios to enhance diversification, manage risk, and capture additional yield opportunities in today’s complex fixed income environment.

4:45 PM Fireside Chat - Adapting to Surging Private Credit Flows: How Can You Optimize Allocations to Enhance Yield While Managing Risk?

Flows into private credit are increasing rapidly, but concerns around underwriting quality, transparency, and liquidity persist. This session explores how CIOs, insurers, and portfolio managers can rethink allocations, balance risk and return, and integrate private credit effectively into portfolios. Learn strategies to capture attractive yields while maintaining resilience in a growing but complex market.

5:20 PM 360 Perspective Panel - Weighing Up Your Options: How Can You Allocate to EM and Frontier Markets to Drive Diversification and High-Conviction Returns?

Emerging market debt rebounded strongly in 2024–25, yet country risk, liquidity constraints, and dollar dynamics remain critical considerations. This session explores how CIOs and portfolio managers can balance local versus hard currency exposures, incorporate corporate credit, and optimize allocations. Learn strategies to harness diversification benefits while targeting high-conviction returns in EM and frontier markets.

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