Dominic Swan is senior adviser to the global chief investment officer of HSBC Asset Management, and also head of ABS Investments. As senior adviser he covers all assets classes and countries, including debt, equity and alternative investments.
As head of the ABS Team, he manages over $40 billion of ABS across a range of sectors and countries.
Before taking up his current role, Swan was global head of fixed income for Halbis Capital Management, where he was responsible for teams managing over $200 billion of assets, including Euro, Sterling and USD fixed income portfolios, ABS and EMD.
Swan has over 20 years’ experience of the ABS market. In previous roles at HSBC he established and managed the banks UK credit card, covered bond and RMBS issuance programs. He previously worked for almost 10 years at Moodys Investors Service where he was rating committee chairman for structured covered bonds and much of the European securitisation market.
Dominic Swan
Research
Systemic impacts in pension systems: Perspectives from ‘down under’
New research investigates the systemic impacts of the large and growing superannuation industry in Australia highlighting two main concerns, that may differ from what you expect, and drawing conclusions for other evolving defined contributions systems.
David Bell and Geoff WarrenFebruary 25, 2025
Featured Story
AP funds reform: Expanded opportunity in private equity
Much anticipated reform of Sweden's five buffer funds will liquidate AP1, dividing assets between AP3 and AP4. Private equity specialist AP6 will also merge with AP2, expanding the opportunity for the private equity investor and securing the future of the specialist team.
Sarah RundellFebruary 13, 2025
Research
ML forecasts trump analyst coverage over long horizons: Research
Machine learning forecasts of corporate earnings outperform analyst forecasts, by revealing new information, economically important predictors and capturing non-linear relationships. Investors can use ML models as a less-biased forecast and a decision-making tool for when there is a vacuum of analyst coverage, an award-winning research paper has found.
Darcy SongFebruary 12, 2025
News
US, Australia the fastest growers as global pension assets hit $59 trillion
US and Australia have the fastest growth in pension assets among the world’s seven largest markets, as defined contribution-dominated countries helped push global pension assets to $58.5 trillion by the end of 2024.
Darcy SongFebruary 11, 2025
Investor Profile
Federal Thrift integrates new ex-China index; inspires others
The $946.9 billion Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) has integrated a new index that excludes China and Hong Kong in its I Fund. The strategy has now inspired leaders of US state pensions to exclude China too.
Sarah RundellFebruary 11, 2025
Featured Story
Cash and overweight to US equities pays at New Jersey
The New Jersey Division of Investment generated double digit returns in fiscal year 2024 while maintaining good liquidity and dry powder on hand with an overweight to cash and cash equivalents. The cash position is likely to decline through 2025 given the robust pipeline in new private market opportunities.
Sarah RundellFebruary 6, 2025
Investor Profile
Time to walk: AP3 turns away from Europe despite bullish equity outlook
“Europe is great at discussion and regulation, but rather poor at actually doing business,” says Sweden's AP3 CIO, Jonas Thulin. “The equity market is harsh, and when it votes it walks out the door. This has been happening for a long time in Europe.”
Sarah RundellFebruary 4, 2025