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Amar Reganti
Managing Director at Wellington Management and Fixed-Income Strategist for Hartford Funds
As an investment director in Investment Products and Strategies, Amar works closely with investors to help ensure the integrity of their fixed-income investment approaches. This includes meeting regularly with fixed-income investment teams and overseeing portfolio positioning, performance, and risk exposures, as well as developing new products and client solutions and managing business issues such as capacity, fees, and guidelines. He also meets with clients, prospects, and consultants to communicate Wellington Management's investment philosophy strategy, positioning, and performance.
Prior to joining Wellington Management in 2018, he worked as a strategist at Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo on both fixed-income and asset-allocation strategies. Previously, he served as the deputy director of the Office of Debt Management at the US Treasury Department (2011–2015). He also held roles in fixed-income markets as an investment-grade portfolio manager at UBS Global Asset Management (2008–2011), a derivatives solutions strategist at Merrill Lynch (2006–2008), and a credit analyst at UBS Investment Bank (2000–2003).
He has an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business (2006), a master of science in European political economy from the London School of Economics and Political Science (2000), and a bachelor of arts from Vassar College (1999).
5 Things About Amar
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He is an avid history buff and recently spent a birthday trekking across the battlefield at Gettysburg. |
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By making lots of mistakes, he has evolved into a passable cook. He wants to continue to take time to learn and hone his skills in the kitchen. |
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A new resident of Providence, Rhode Island, he loves the sights, food, and events of the Ocean State. |
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He relaxes by spending time with his family and very fluffy dog, Toffee. If he wasn’t on the road so much, his wife says there would be a danger of them having a dozen dogs and substantially more dog toys. |
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His go-to gift for someone is an old book, hunted down at a collection or second hand bookstore, on a topic or hobby that’s important to them. |
amar's Insights
Mixed economic data left market participants grappling with uncertainty regarding the timing and magnitude of Fed rate cuts.
Treasury yields rose sharply after stronger-than-expected economic data pushed out the expected timing of the Fed’s first rate cut. Consumer spending and corporate earnings stayed strong.
Active fixed-income approaches have historically outperformed their passive counterparts and may add value by aligning with an investor’s objectives.
Investors grappled with the expected timing of the Federal Reserve’s first rate cut as the Fed chair talked down prospects for cuts in March. Bond markets faltered in early 2024 but recovered by January's end.
Bond markets extended their rally into December with investors convinced that most central banks were done hiking interest rates. Whether those expectations are fulfilled in 2024 remains to be seen.
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