Seminar: Sustainable Fixed Income – Insights from Industry Experts

Are you ready to deepen your understanding of sustainable investment principles and ESG integration? Join CFA Society Sweden for an engaging lunch seminar that explores Sustainable Fixed Income and its growing relevance in today’s financial landscape.

This event is designed to complement the CFA Certificate in ESG Investing, focusing on practical applications and in-depth discussions with industry leaders. Whether you’re new to ESG or already familiar, you’ll benefit from a recap of the fundamentals followed by expert insights that take you deeper into the field.

More About Your Experts

Marianne Gut is a Credit and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager at SEB Asset Management with a particular focus on sustainable investments. She has been working in the industry since 1996 and has been investing in green bonds since 2012. Marianne manages the SEB Green bond fund, an Article 9 fund, and she is currently a member of the ICMA executive committee for the principles (green, social, sustainable, etc.).

Moa Duvhammar has been a Sustainable Finance Specialist at Danske Bank Sustainable Products since 2018. She focuses on advising clients on sustainable financing, market trends, and regulations while supporting issuers in building platforms for sustainable financing. Before that, she worked on Emerging Markets financing at Sida, the Swedish development agency. She holds an MSc in Environmental Economics and Management from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

Irina Velieva is a Director in Sustainable Finance team at S&P Global in EMEA, based in Stockholm. In her current role, she is leading the team of analysts that provide second-party opinions on green, social, sustainable and sustainability-linked financial instruments for the issuers located in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Prior to this role, Irina has spent eleven years in Financial Services practice at S&P Global Ratings, where she was engaged with creditworthiness analysis on banks and non-bank financial institutions. She was a member of EMEA’s analytical oversight and consistency council for financial services at S&P. Irina has an MS degree in Finance from Economic Faculty of Moscow State University (2006). For more than five years she was a visiting lecturer at Economic Faculty, covering financial markets and lending institutions.

Who Should Attend?

Professionals, students, and anyone eager to enhance their understanding of sustainable fixed income and ESG integration.

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with like-minded peers and gain valuable insights from experts shaping the future of sustainable finance. Secure your spot today!

Programme

11:45 – Registration & lunch
12:00 – Welcome by CFA Society Sweden and Introduction about Sustainable Fixed Income
12:05 – Sustainable Bonds – a buy-side view & a short history
12:20 – The Sustainable Bond Market – an overview of today’s supply & demand
12:35 – ESG Integration in Credit Ratings
12:50 – Moderated Q&A
13:10 – Wrap up & conclusions