Event Details - The Great Debate for Credit Investors: Public vs. Private vs. Alternative?

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Fixed income remains a core component of portfolio construction for most investors, but the choices investors have today for generating stable income span from traditional public bonds to a variety of private market and hedge-fund-type alternatives. Hanif Mamdani, Managing Director and Head of Alternative Investments at RBC Global Asset Management Inc., weighs in on how investors should assess the ever-growing list of fixed income options.

Join Hanif, to learn about his approach to navigating the ever-evolving credit markets. Honed through four decades of experience, his insights bring a seasoned practitioner’s perspective to the credit markets, touching on several timely themes including:

Public vs. Private Credit – are you getting paid for reduced liquidity and less transparency?
Liquid “Alternative” Bond Funds – are they worth the complexity and higher cost?
Financing the once-in-a-generation AI build-out – a compelling credit opportunity or a looming risk?

Hanif Mamdani
Managing Director & Head of Alternative Investments
RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Hanif has been with Phillips, Hager & North and RBC Global Asset Management for 28 years and is the Lead Portfolio Manager for a North American high yield bond fund with over $14 billion in AUM at Aug 31, 2026, and an absolute return fund with ~$1 billion in AUM at Aug 31, 2026. Hanif has expertise in corporate finance, credit analysis, arbitrage and event-driven trading. Prior to joining the firm in 1998, he spent 10 years at Salomon Brothers in New York as an investment banker and then as head of a proprietary trading desk dealing in convertible bonds and equity derivatives. Hanif earned his Bachelors degree with honors at Caltech and his Masters degree at Harvard University.