An expert in Global Markets, Investment and Asset Allocation, Robert served as one of General Electric Asset Management’s Portfolio Managers for Tactical Asset Allocation. In this senior role he managed asset allocation across the investment classes & markets for Pension and Balanced Funds. He ...more

An expert in Global Markets, Investment and Asset Allocation, Robert served as one of General Electric Asset Management’s Portfolio Managers for Tactical Asset Allocation. In this senior role he managed asset allocation across the investment classes & markets for Pension and Balanced Funds. He provided Tactical Asset Allocation advice to clients, & enhanced portfolio performance through overlays, hedges, manager selection & alternative investments. An expert in Equities, Fixed Income, Credit, Foreign Exchange, Global Investment & Derivatives, he has extensive Defined Benefit, Defined Contribution, Investment & ALM experience. Robert is a Master's Degree Instructor on Investments & Risk at the University of Connecticut. A skilled investment manager and strategist Robert Schott : Expert in global, international, domestic fixed income, derivative, equity and alternative investment markets with multi-cultural business building ability and a consistent record of profitability, achievement, alpha generation, benchmark out-performance and manager selection: • In-depth quantitative, technical and investment management skills with experience in global capital and credit markets, including the building, implementation, operation and strategic use of derivatives, credit derivatives and Value-at-Risk for two of the world’s largest pension funds. • Generation of over $250MM in hedging gains on assigned portfolios – expert in derivatives hedging for foreign exchange, global fixed income, domestic fixed income, equities, credits and liabilities utilizing credit derivatives, futures, options, shorts and swaps. • Added an average of over 100 bps per year in out-performance on portfolios under management. • Quantitative skills in trading, hedging, operations, reporting, benchmarking and risk management. • Implemented derivative & fixed income operational systems producing zero fails over seven years.less