Fixed Income Leaders USA 2025

June 09 - 11, 2025

Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington DC

Christopher Magnus

Director, EM Credit Trader MetLife Investment Management

Christopher Magnus: Chris D. Magnus is a High Yield Emerging Market Trader and member of the emerging market debt team for MetLife Investment Management (MIM) Public Fixed Income. Chris joined MIM in September 2017, in connection with the acquisition of Logan Circle Partners (LCP) where he served as a trader for the emerging market debt strategies and previously as a Manager within the Operations department. Prior to joining LCP in 2017, he began his career in 1999 at SEI Investments as an accountant. He then moved to Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM) where he spent a few years on the Equity trading desk in an Operational role, which was subsequently merged with BlackRock, where he worked on the Aladdin client team. Chris received a B.S. in Criminal Justice from Shippensburg University.

Main Day 1 | June 10th

4:30 PM 360 Perspective: Strategic risk allocation & high-yield opportunities in Emerging Markets: How can you maximize resilience amid global shifts?

  • How can you leverage regional diversification to mitigate risks stemming from geopolitical events such as U.S.-China tensions or conflicts in the Middle East?  
  • How can you balance inflation and Central Bank policy shifts in EM portfolios for more favorable fixed income opportunities? 
  • How can you identify high-yield opportunities in tight commodity markets and create alpha opportunities in both sovereign and corporate bonds? 
  • How can you approach EM Corporate Bonds for lower-leverage opportunities, financial flexibility, and compelling risk-adjusted returns? 
  • How can we incorporate long-term structural growth into EM allocations?


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