RPMI Railpen
Chandra Gopinathan is a Senior Investment Manager in the Sustainable Ownership team at Railpen. Chandra is accountable for climate strategy, including climate solutions, climate risk management, Net Zero strategy, and engagement across Railpen's fiduciary and investment management teams.
Before joining Railpen, Chandra gained two decades of experience in senior roles in asset management, banking and ESG, covering energy, aviation, infrastructure, real estate and structured credit across major financial institutions, including Allianz Global Investors (as part of Rogge Global Partners) and Morgan Stanley.
In addition, Chandra is a member of advisory groups at the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI), the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) and the FCA Climate Financial Risk Forum (CRRF). Chandra studied financial engineering at Columbia University, New York and has a CAIA designation.
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Main Agenda
- Given current macroeconomic headwinds (inflation, interest rates etc.), how do investors view aviation debt compared to other asset classes including fixed income securities, equity, real estate etc.?
- In terms of strategic allocation, what benefits does aviation and its financial products deliver over other asset classes i.e. property portfolios? Are new investors moving into aviation?
- What does it take to get a deal over the line now? What are the obstacles? How stringent are sustainability pressures?
- Does aviation meet liquidity requirements for institutional investors who are derisking?
- Are investors looking towards more vanilla fixed income to get yield?
