Inside Financial Markets in association with The Karachi Stock Exchange Limited conducted a workshop

Inside Financial Markets in association with The Karachi Stock Exchange Limited conducted a workshop on Understanding Macroeconomic Principles and Managing Fixed Income Portfolios. The workshop was attended by the professionals from banks and corporates as well as by students from different universities. The workshop was conducted by Mr. Muhammad Asim, SVP, Arif Habib Investments. The chief guest of the event was Mr. Nadeem Naqvi, Managing Director, The Karachi Stock Exchange Limited and Mr. Sani-e-Mehmood Khan, Head of Market Development, The Karachi Stock Exchange Limited. Mr. Naqvi highlighted the efforts made by KSE to develop the Debt Markets in Pakistan.

In recent years, the fixed income markets have witnessed significant change and substantial growth in the government and corporate bond market, arising in large part from the reduced availability of finance from the more traditional sources of corporate debt capital as a result of the global financial crisis. In addition, the country is under IMF program and the direction of the economy and interest rates are determined by the behavior of macroeconomic indicators. It is important for a fixed income investor that he understands the behavior of macroeconomics and its impact on the instrument yields.

‘Understanding Macroeconomic Principles & Managing Fixed Income Portfolio’ course was directed to understand the behavior of macroeconomic indicators and their impact on the fixed income portfolios.