Fixed Income Leaders USA 2024

June 12 - 14, 2024

Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport

Bill Cole

Principal, Credit Product Specialist HarbourVest

Bill Cole joined HarbourVest in 2022 as a product specialist focused on private credit. Bill joined the Firm from Wellington Management Company, where he served as managing director and co-chair of the firm’s Liability Driven Investing (LDI) team. In this role, he worked with actuaries, portfolio managers and fixed income strategists to design liability hedging solutions for corporate defined benefit plans. Prior to this, Bill was an investment officer at the College of the Holy Cross, where he was responsible for the oversight of the endowment’s public equity, fixed income, and hedge fund allocations. Bill received an MBA in Finance from Drexel University and a BA in Economics and Asian Studies from the College of the Holy Cross. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst and the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designations.

Main Day 2 - June 14th

12:00 PM PrivaCredit Spotlight Panel Discussion: How is private credit evolving and what opportunities will it unlock in the current volatile market?

  • How much has the private credit secondary market grown over the last 12 months?  
  • What opportunities does private credit provide in such a volatile market?  
  • Will the demand for secondary deals continue to surge or will this market reach its full potential? 
  • What is the ceiling for the North American private credit market and will we start to see a decrease in demand from investors anytime soon?  
  • Private credit vs fixed income: how does relative value compare and how much appetite do investors have for private credit in the current rate and return environment? 
  • How have losses compared between public and private credit? 

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Bill.

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