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Different by Design: Investing with Conviction Across a Shifting Fixed Income Market
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Different by Design: Investing with Conviction Across a Shifting Fixed Income Market
AI’s massive financing needs are colliding with shifting opportunities across corporate and securitized credit, creating a fixed income market that rewards fresh thinking over default positioning. In this webcast, Andrzej Skiba walks through his approach to today’s fixed income environment and why a differentiated thesis, deep credit expertise, and the flexibility to act as opportunities evolve can translate into better outcomes for fixed income investors, specifically:
- The financing shift: what AI's capital needs mean for credit markets
- Where the opportunity lives: mapping change across corporate and securitized credit
- The case for conviction: why a differentiated thesis is essential right now
- Built to adapt: how flexible positioning helps investors navigate an evolving landscape
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Speakers
Andrzej Skiba, CFA
Head of BlueBay U.S. Fixed Income
RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.
Andrzej is head of U.S. Fixed Income on the BlueBay Fixed Income team at RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. and is based in the U.S. He assumed this role in 2013, when he moved to the U.S. from London to oversee the buildout of global investment grade capability. This followed a period from 2009, where he was a portfolio manager responsible for corporate investments within BlueBay's Investment Grade strategies. Prior to joining the organization in 2005 as a credit analyst, Andrzej had worked for an investment bank as a credit analyst covering European investment grade issues in the telecom, media, and utility sectors. He started his career in the investment industry in 2001. Andrzej holds a Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Management and International Business Economics from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. He is also a CFA® charterholder.
Andrzej Skiba, CFA
Head of BlueBay U.S. Fixed Income
RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.
Andrzej is head of U.S. Fixed Income on the BlueBay Fixed Income team at RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. and is based in the U.S. He assumed this role in 2013, when he moved to the U.S. from London to oversee the buildout of global investment grade capability. This followed a period from 2009, where he was a portfolio manager responsible for corporate investments within BlueBay's Investment Grade strategies. Prior to joining the organization in 2005 as a credit analyst, Andrzej had worked for an investment bank as a credit analyst covering European investment grade issues in the telecom, media, and utility sectors. He started his career in the investment industry in 2001. Andrzej holds a Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Management and International Business Economics from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. He is also a CFA® charterholder.
Anne Greenwood
Institutional Portfolio Manager, BlueBay Fixed Income
RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.
Anne is an Institutional Portfolio Manager at RBC GAM-US, specializing in U.S. Fixed Income. In this role, she leads efforts to position the firm’s fixed income capabilities with investors and supports U.S. Distribution teams in engaging with clients, consultants, and prospects. Acting as a representative for the investment teams, Anne manages internal and external engagements and serves as the primary contact for strategy-related inquiries and initiatives. Before joining RBC GAM in 2025, Anne was an Investment Director at Wellington Management Company, focusing on Liability-Driven Investing and U.S. Investment Grade Credit. Prior to her tenure at Wellington, Anne held various positions at J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) from 2010 to 2022. As Executive Director and Global Credit Investment Specialist, she managed JPMAM’s global credit client relationships. Anne holds an A.B. in Sociology from Princeton University. She is a CFA charterholder and holds FINRA Series 7 and 63 certifications.
Anne Greenwood
Institutional Portfolio Manager, BlueBay Fixed Income
RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.
Anne is an Institutional Portfolio Manager at RBC GAM-US, specializing in U.S. Fixed Income. In this role, she leads efforts to position the firm’s fixed income capabilities with investors and supports U.S. Distribution teams in engaging with clients, consultants, and prospects. Acting as a representative for the investment teams, Anne manages internal and external engagements and serves as the primary contact for strategy-related inquiries and initiatives. Before joining RBC GAM in 2025, Anne was an Investment Director at Wellington Management Company, focusing on Liability-Driven Investing and U.S. Investment Grade Credit. Prior to her tenure at Wellington, Anne held various positions at J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) from 2010 to 2022. As Executive Director and Global Credit Investment Specialist, she managed JPMAM’s global credit client relationships. Anne holds an A.B. in Sociology from Princeton University. She is a CFA charterholder and holds FINRA Series 7 and 63 certifications.
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