Industry Engagements

Lena Komileva is a market economist with nearly two decades of experience as Head of US, UK and Eurozone Economics and Strategy in the City of London, managing research across three continents for the largest European government bonds broker and one of the two largest universal brokers in the world, the oldest US private bank and a 137yr-old German investment bank.

 

A recognised market authority on the world’s major economies (the G+), Lena focuses her commentary on the US, the UK, the Eurozone and China, with the ability to translate economic and market developments into easy-to-understand policy, industry and asset portfolio implications. 

 

A prolific and widely recognised economist, Lena is frequently quoted by Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, Financial Times, BBC News, BBC World, BBC Radio 4 "Today" programme, BBC 5Live, CNBC, Sky News, Dow Jones Newswires, The Wall Street Journal, Nikkei, US NPR, China Central Television, Canada's BNN. Columnist for the Financial Times, Bloomberg Brief, Reuters Insider, FX Week, FX&MM Magazine, IFR.

 

Conferences

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  • Bloomberg FX Summits
  • Risk Treasury Conference
  • Global CIO Summit
  • CEO Brokers Summit
  • FX Europe Invest
  • Bloomberg Risk Summits
  • UK Treasury/ Local Authority/ Pension Fund conferences
  • The Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation (CSFI)
  • Institute of Economic Analysis (IEA)
  • Association of Foreign Banks (AFB)
  • 100 Women in Hedge Funds
  • Moody’s Rating Agency
  • Marcus Evans Conferences
  • Citywire
  • Euromoney Risk conferences
  • GAIM USA - Alternative Investments
  • The ACI World Forex Congress
  • The Luxembourg Financial Forum  
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Selected interviews

Keynote Economic Address, Milan Pension Funds Fixed Income Forum

How China’s economic miracle could end in domino effects on global growth. What will happen as the Fed raises rates? How effective is the ECB’s QE for European growth? 

European CEO: The Eurozone crisis presents lasting challenges

European CEO interview, during the CFA Institute European Investment Conference 2016 to find out where the trouble spots are for the Eurozone and which countries lead the recovery.

Bloomberg TV: Orphanides, Komileva, Pimco's Parikhs 

Athanasios Orphanides, former governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus, Michael Meister, deputy leader of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU party, Lena Komileva, and Saumil Parikhs, portfolio manager at PIMCO discuss Cyprus. 

Bloomberg TV: Komileva on the Euro Crisis, IMF, ECB 

Lena Komileva, chief economist at G+ Economics, talks about the Greek debt crisis and the country's future in the euro zone. She speaks with Maryam Nemazee on Bloomberg Television's "The Pulse." 

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Speaker and Chair of the CFA Institute European Investment Conference, London 2015 and Berlin 2017:

 

 2016-2018  Policy + Public Speaking Engagements City Date
     

- Bank of England Monetary Policy Roundtable

 London December 2017
     

- CFA Institute, European Investment Conference, Key economic address: The Future of Finance

 Berlin November 2017
     
- CFA Society Luxembourg keynote speaker, "The Future of Finance" Luxembourg May 2017
     
- CFA Society Finland presentation on "The Future of Finance"  Helsinki  May 2017
     
- CFA Society Denmark presentation on "The Future of Finance" Copenhagen May 2017
     
- Key economics address at UK Broker CEO Summit 2017, “Prepare for change”  Pennyhill Park, UK  March 2017
     
- Chair, Chief Economist panel at the FX Invest Europe Conference 2017  Zurich February 2017
     
- Chair, Chief Economist Panel at the annual FX Week Europe Conference 2016 London November 2016
     

-  Chair, Fund Managers’ Emerging Markets panel at FX Week Europe Conference

 London November 2016
     

- Global economist address at Cash and Liquidity Optimisation Europe Conference

 London November 2016
     

- Special economic address “Global Imbalances in a Strong USD World” at Bloomberg Commodities Conference 2016

 London October 2016
     

- Speaking at the annual CEO Summit, IAIR Awards: "From cybercrime to political instability: Challenges and solutions" 

 London October 2016
     
- MIFID II and The City after Brexit: What Next? A special report for MIFID Industry Conference London September 2016
     

- Keynote cross-asset strategy address to Citywire Fund Management conference, Germany

 Munich April 2016
     
- Keynote global macro address to Citywire Fund Allocators summit, Spain Madrid

March 2016
     
- UK economy and policy outlook address to the annual UK General Government and Public Pension Funds Summit London March 2016
     
- Keynote economic address at Swiss fund manager and family offices conferences, Switzerland Geneva February 2016
     
- Keynote economic address to Swiss fund managers and family offices Zurich February 2016
     

Policy and Conferences - Continued (2012-2015):

 

 

Chair, CFA Institute European Investment Conference, 2016

 

Chaired seminars with Anne Richards, CIO at Aberdeen Asset Management, and Tim Harford, economist and columnist at the Financial Times  

 

  

London
 

Presented keynote address at the Citywire Fixed Income Forum, Italy

 

   Milan
 

BoE conference on UK economy and monetary policy

 

   London
 

Presented the keynote economic address for the CFA Institute conferences in Spain, Portugal, Cyprus and Greece: “Volatility is back: A macro perspective”

 

  

Nicosia, Athens, Madrid, Lisbon 
 

Speaker at Prospect Magazine's first General Election 2015 debate titled “Austerity: who's right?” on a panel with Paul Johnson, Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, and George Magnus, economist and author  

 

   London
 

Speaker at the CSFI "Global Currency Wars" round table

 

   London
 

Speaker at the Bloomberg FX12 Summit

 

   London
 

GLG seminar on money markets and new UK regulation

 

   international
 

ECB economists summit

 

   Frankfurt
 

Speaker at the 51st ACI Financial Markets World Congress 

 

   Dubai
 

Speaker at Bloomberg Link Sovereign Debt Conference 

 

   Frankfurt 
 

Delivered keynote address on the global economic outlook 2012 alongside Kristin Forbes, MIT at GAIM USA Hedge Funds Conference, 2012

 

   Boca Raton, Florida
 

Organised a Davos-style economics panel for fund managers commisioned by the Securities Association of China, joined by colleagues from the IMF, the FSB and Bloomberg/Oxford University

 

   London 
 

CSFI think tank round table discussion on the ECB and the sovereign debt crisis

 

    London
 

ECB watchers summit

 

    Frankfurt
 

Speaker at the Bloomberg FX11 Summit

 

    London
 

Speaker on Eurozone crisis at Luxembourg Financial Forum

 

    Luxembourg
 

Speaker at Bloomberg Link conference on sovereign debt crisis

 

    New York
 

Meetings with senior policy officials from the US Fed, ECB, CB Malaysia, Qatar, Oman, South Africa, Zambia, Nigeria, Egypt, Turkey, Latvia, Iceland, Czech Republic

 

    
 

BoE conference on UK economy and monetary policy

 

    London
 

Speaker at CIPFA Central Government Finance conference

 

    London
 

Speaker at Marcus Evans Sovereign Risk Management Crisis Conference

 

    London
 

ECB economists summit

 

    Frankfurt
 

Speaker at UK National Treasury Risk Study Summit

 

    Manchester
 

Speaker at Bloomberg Link conference on sovereign debt crisis

 

    Frankfurt
 

Speaker at an evening seminar organised by 100W Hedge Funds and Moody's

 

    London
 

Speaker at CIPFA Treasury Management conference 

 

    London
 

Speaker at a CSFI panel discussion on securitisation alongside Rick Watson, ESF, and Peter Thal-Larsen, Reuters Breakingviews

 

    London
  Speaker at Institute of Economic Analysis (IEA) conference on money and credit markets    London
       

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Bloomberg Radio: Komileva says Tensions Between US and China Run Deep (03/12/2018) 

 

FT: G20 caution leaves US stocks treading water (30/11/2018) 

 

MarketWatch: As Lighthizer predicts ‘success’ in Trump-Xi dinner, here’s what such an outcome might look like (30/11/2018) 

 

FT: Wall St debates two words in Powell speech: 'just below' (28/11/2018) 

 

EFE: La incertidumbre del Brexit pone en jaque a la economía británica (25/11/2018) 

 

Bloomberg News: Pound Plunge Was Mere Prelude to What May Happen With No Deal (16/11/2018) 

 

MarketWatch: Here's how Brexit turmoil could become a problem for US and global markets (16/11/2018)

 

FT: A Congress divided: Analysts explain what it means for Wall Street (07/11/2018) 

 

FT: Dollar drops as midterm results dim stimulus hopes (07/11/2018) 

 

MarketWatch: As election clouds clear, get ready for the rush back into US stocks (07/11/2018) 

 

CNBC: Tax cuts have been controversial, but voters didn't seem to care about them (07/11/2018) 

 

Bloomberg Radio: Bloomberg Daybreak with Karen Moskow and Nathan Hager (23/10/18)

 

Bloomberg TV: Fed Should Be Proceeding Towards Normalization Says G Plus' Komileva (04/07/18)

 

Reuters: Yields drop as US-China trade tension mounts (19/06/18) 

 

Bloomberg TV: UK Parliament Set for Vote to Decide Brexit End Game (18/06/18)

 

Bloomberg: Taper Without the Tantrum as Draghi Pulls Off Virtuoso Performance (14/06/18)

 

FT: Euro under pressure as ECB delivers ‘dovish taper’ (14/06/18) 

 

FT: Dollar near 2018 highs ahead of Fed meeting (01/05/18) 

 

Reuters: After Carney surprise, chance of May BoE rate hike down but not out (25/04/18) 

 

Barron’s “Up and Down Wall Street”: Does the Flattening Yield Curve Signal a Recession? (21/04/18) 

 

FT: Fed’s rate signals belie benign financial conditions (22/03/18) 

 

FT: US stocks gain traction on signs of North Korea progress (06/03/18) 

 

Bloomberg Prophets: The Rules of the Game Are Changing for Investors (16/02/18) 

 

Financial Times Insight: Why volatility is here to stay (12/02/18) 

FT: European stocks on track for worst week in two years (09/02/18) 

 

FT: US stocks may find support as S&P 500 tests key level (09/02/18) 

 

FT: S&P 500 in correction territory as sell-off continues (08/02/18) 

 

MarketWatch: Stock-market melt-up takes a timeout as bond yields rise (03/02/18) 

 

Business Insider: Wall Street is watching a key recession indicator that keeps flashing (19/01/18) 

 

Bloomberg Opinion | Prophets: The Fed Is Losing Control of the Financial Markets (16/01/2018) 

 

Asset TV: Masterclass Global Outlook

FT: Wall Street struggles to extend new year rally (08/01/18)

 

Bloomberg TV: What are the biggest risks facing markets in 2018? (01/01/18) 

 

Bloomberg Best - Radio: The outlook for 2018 (28/12/17) 

 

Bloomberg TV: Komileva Says Markets in State of “Rational Exuberance” (28/12/17)  

 

Bloomberg Opinion | Prophets: Stocks and Bonds Are Sending the Correct Signals (15/12/17) 

 

WSJ: As Fed Tightens, Europe Hangs Loose (14/12/17) 

 

FT: Yellen kept markets calm but 2018 may be rockier (13/12/17)

 

Bloomberg TV: G+’ Komileva Says BOE Is in 'Holding Period' on Rates (13/12/17) 

 

Financial Times: High-stakes game of financial risk for policymakers - Cracks appearing as fears grow central bank tightening could provoke market instability (28/11/17)  

 

Milano Finanza: May in limbo, pound under pressure (14/11/2017) 

 

Dow Jones Newswires: BoE Risks Weak Growth, High Inflation, After Rate Rise: G+ Economics (14/11/17)

 

Dow Jones Newswires: Sterling Price Doesn't Reflect "Extreme" Scenarios - Market Talk (13/11/17) 

 

MarketWatch: Here’s why investors look too complacent about the Powell Fed (14/11/17) 

 

Barron’s: How the Powell Fed Will Be Tested (11/11/17) 

FT: “Continuity candidate” Powell still leaves questions for investors (03/11/17) 

 

DowJones Newswires: ECB Must Strike Right Balance in Scaling Back Bond Purchases (24/10/17) 

 

FT: The ECB and the Fed find themselves at the opposite ends of an exchange rate move that neither of them wants (08/09/17)

 

Bloomberg: Draghi's Soft Euro Talk Suggests He's Holding Back the Magic (07/09/17)

 

WSJ: ECB Weighs Ending Stimulus as Fed Calibrates Its Easy Money Stance (07/09/17)

 

Dow Jones Newswires: Mario Draghi Says ECB Held Talks on Future of Stimulus (07/09/17) 

 

WSJ: ECB Weighs Ending Stimulus as Fed Calibrates Its Easy Money Stance  (07/09/17)  

 

FT: Euro rally pushes chances of ECB rate hike to lowest on record (04/09/17)

 

BBC Radio 4 Today: Eurozone looking healthy (01/09/17) 

 

Investing.com: Are central banks blowing a bond bubble? (21/08/17)

 

Financial Times Auther's Note: Better left unsaid (26/08/17) 

 

DJ News: Janet Yellen and Mario Draghi Warn Against Regulatory Cuts, Trade Moves (26/08/17) 

 

Dow Jones: Draghi Holds Off on Monetary Policy Clues, Criticizes Deregulation Push (25/08/17) 

 

FT: Euro above $1.19 after Draghi’s Jackson Hole speech (25/08/17) 

 

Bloomberg TV: G Plus' Komileva - Markets Unprepared for Normalization (10/08/17)

 

CNBC: Markets ‘married to 1987’ economic models, should stop looking back 20 years, respond to new economy: Pro (04/08/17)

 

FT Insight: You are too complacent (31/07/17) 

 

FT: Dollar claws back early Fed-driven losses (27/07/17)  

 

FT: Dollar finds support as attention turns to Yellen testimony (11/07/17) 

 

WSJ: 投資者關注點從美聯儲轉向歐洲央行後者暗示退出刺激政策- 華爾街日報 (11/07/17)

 

Los inversores esperan que el Banco Central Europeo siga el camino de la Fed (11/07/17) 

 

Reuters: Euro zone bond yields resume rise as focus shifts to Fed's unwind (11/07/17) 

 

FT: US stocks and dollar find support from jobs report (07/07/17)

 

FT:  Markets are missing the real message from central banks (06/07/17)

 

Reuters: Wie sage ich es den Märkten? EZB & Co bereiten Wende vor  (05/07/17) 

 

FT Global Markets Overview: Pound holds above lows as Brexit talks begin (20/06/17) 

 

Guardian: Markets slide after weak UK retail sales and interest rate split (15/06/17) 

 

Bloomberg: End of U.K. Austerity Looms After Voters Reject May (13/06/17)

 

MarketWatch: The ECB just took a ‘baby step’ toward reducing stimulus (08/06/17)

 

WSJ: European Central Bank holds line on monetary stimulus (29/05/17) 

 

MarketWatch: FTSE 100 wobbles with OPEC decision in focus; British growth slows (25/05/2017) 

 

BBC News: UK economy grows by 0.3% as service sector slows (28/04/17)

 

Bloomberg: Draghi Sets ECB Up for Six Weeks of Chatter (27/04/17) 

 

Il Sole 24 Ore: Draghi: il Qe va avanti, inflazione ancora bassa (27/04/2017) 

 

WSJ: ECB Gives No Indication It's Ready to End Easy Money (27/04/17)  

 

Bloomberg TV: G+' Komileva Sees No Market Slowdown on Horizon (26/04/17) 

 

Reuters: As France votes, Le Pen still worries markets more than the 90 percent taxman (20/04/2017) 

 

FT: Stocks retreat amid earnings and geopolitical concerns (19/04/17) 

 

Sky News – Ian King: UK retail sales fall as inflation bites (11/04/17) 

 

Bloomberg TV: G+' Komileva Says Fed Stance Extremely Accommodative (28/03/17) 

 

The Guardian: Stocks rise but dollar slides after Federal Reserve raises US interest rates - as it happened (15/03/17) 

 

FT: Dollar under pressure after US jobs report (11/03/17) 

 

MarketWatch: Central banks are taking off the market’s training wheels ECB’s gentle nudge shows just how dominant monetary policy has been in last half decade: Komileva (10/03/17)

 

Bloomberg TV: G+ Economics' Komileva Says Markets Living in Bubble (08/03/17) 

 

FT Blogs: Spring Budget speech 2017 - as it happened (08/03/17) 

 

DJ/WSJ: As Eurozone Economy Strengthens, Divisions Within ECB Re-emerge (07/03/17) 

 

InsuranceAge: UK Broker Summit 2017: Economist advises brokers to prepare (02/03/2017)

 

FT: Markets checklist for March: Yellen, NFPs, FOMC, ECB, Dutch elections, “Brexit” Article 50  (28/02/2017) 

 

FT: Global stocks at record highs as financials gain (15/02/17) 

 

FT: Dollar index sinks to 2.5-month low, while gold shines (02/02/2017) 

 

Bloomberg TV: Komileva: Markets Are at an Important Transition Point. Lena Komileva, G Plus Economics chief economist, discusses investor reaction to President Donald Trump's policies.  (30/01/2017) 

 

Bloomberg TV: How Important Are U.S. Trade Relations to the U.K.? (30/01/2017) 

 

MarketWatch: Stock market closes lower, spooked by Trump immigration ban (30/01/17) 

 

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