CFA UK Fixed Income Pathway - Rates (2 of 4)

Tuesday 28 April 2026 | 13:00 - 13:50 | Webinar

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Unlock a clear and practical understanding of today’s government bond and interest rate markets in this focused, expert‑led webinar. We’ll break down the essential building blocks of rates investing from yield measures to the core components of return, including carry, price moves, and roll‑down.

You’ll also gain a firm grasp of key risk metrics such as duration, DV01, and implied volatility.

Participants will explore how central banks shape the rates landscape, how monetary policy flows through money markets, and why repo and short‑term interest rate markets are foundational to modern market functioning. The session then turns to interpreting yield curve signals, including forward rates and the re‑emergence of term premia, before moving into practical portfolio applications.

The webinar will conclude with a hands‑on look at trade construction across duration positioning, curve strategies, relative‑value opportunities, and arbitrage‑based approaches  giving you the tools to translate insights into actionable investment ideas.

Learning Outcomes
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Analyse yield measures and the components of government bond returns, applying key risk measures in a portfolio context
• Explain how central bank policy settings influence money market rates and the broader implications of QE and QT
• Interpret yield curve signals, including forward rates, term premia and breakeven inflation expectations
• Construct and evaluate rates trading strategies across duration, curve, relative value and arbitrage positions

Who should attend: 

Investment managers, credit research analysts and members in their first years

Registration: 12:55
Event: 13:00 - 14:00

You can also book on to the other thee events in the series:

CFA UK Fixed Income Pathway - Fixed income overview (1 of 4): 14 April 2026
CFA UK Fixed Income Pathway - Credit (3 of 4): 06 May 2026
CFA UK Fixed Income Pathway - Private debt (4 of 4): 19 May 2026

Speaker

Evelyne Gomez-Liechti, Vice President, Fixed Income and Rates Strategy, Mizuho
Evelyne Gomez Liechti is a multi asset strategist in Mizuho’s FICC team in London, where she helps shape the firm’s macro strategy across EMEA markets. Specialising in rates and derivatives, she develops the house view on government bond yields and the economic and political forces behind them. Her work supports decisions across trading, sales, banking, and risk management, and helps clients navigate interest rate dynamics, issuance timing, and hedging strategies. Raised in Madrid, she built a strong academic foundation in economics and initially trained as a Spanish state economist before moving into finance through an FX trading apprenticeship. A polyglot fluent in Spanish, French, German, and English, she thrives in Mizuho’s culturally diverse environment.

Her expertise centres on rates and derivatives, with a particular focus on government bond yields and the economic and political dynamics that drive them.

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