Webinar: 2024 Market Outlook
Join Rupert Watson and Julius Bendikas from Mercer who will share some valuable insights into the market outlook for the year ahead. Rupert Watson and Julius Bendikas will discuss the outlook for the global economy and markets. They will cover the outlook for growth, inflation and interest rates in the key economies as well valuations of the major asset classes. They will then summarise what this could mean for markets this year and beyond. They will also discuss the upcoming US elections.
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Rupert Watson is Global Head of Economic and Dynamic Asset Allocation. He joined Mercer in May 2013 and is head of the team that develops Mercer’s house view on the global economy & markets as well dynamic positions taken in portfolios . Prior to joining Mercer, Rupert was Head of Asset Allocation at Skandia Investment Group and previously worked as a fund manager at Black River Asset Management, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Investec Asset Management and Merrill Lynch Investment Management. Rupert began his career at the Bank of England.
Rupert has a first class economics degree from Edinburgh University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
Julius Bendikas is Mercer’s European Head of Macro and Dynamic Asset Allocation. Together with the team, Julius drives Mercer ‘s dynamic decision making and helps create Mercer’s house view on markets and economies. Dynamic decisions are made on behalf of defined benefit, defined contribution, insurance and endowments & foundations clients. From a macro coverage perspective, Julius is responsible for Europe and North America. Julius sits on the European Asset Allocation Committee, Tactical Asset Allocation group and contributes to a number of other oversight committees. Julius holds a CFA designation and has a first class BSc Economics degree from the University of Bath.