James Bentley, CFA, Senior Vice President, National Retirement Sales Manager, PIMCO Investments LLC to Speak at the KC’s event

New York, NY, March 24, 2016 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that James Bentley, CFA, Senior Vice President, National Retirement Sales Manager, PIMCO Investments LLC will speak at the Knowledge Group’s webcast entitled: “Fixed Income Opportunities in A Changing Rate & Regulatory Environment Live Webcast.” This event is scheduled for April 25, 2016 from 3:00pm – 5:00pm (ET).

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https://theknowledgegroup.org/event-homepage/?event_id=1791

About James Bentley, CFA
Mr. Bentley is a senior vice president and national retirement sales manager in the Newport Beach office. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2011, he was vice president at DWS Investments, the retail mutual fund division of Deutsche Bank, responsible for managing retirement plan sales in the midwest region. Previously, Mr. Bentley was a sales director for the central region retirement plan division of Morningstar Associates. He was also a defined contribution consultant for Mercer Human Resource Consulting and Watson Wyatt Worldwide. In both 2014 and 2015, Mr. Bentley was named one of the top 75 DC industry wholesalers by the National Association of Plan Advisors (NAPA). He has 19 years of investment experience and holds a bachelor's degree in finance and marketing from Loras College.

Event Synopsis:
The anticipation of rising interest rates and pending action from the Federal Reserve to curb inflationary expectations prompts retirement plan sponsors to consider the fixed income options available to participants. This webcast addresses the impact to plan sponsors and to their participants a rising interest rate environment can have on their retirement plans by hearing from some of the industry's top bond fund managers and largest fund companies. Additionally, the potential fall-out from money market reform and what plan sponsors should know is being explored and potential options available to those plans who offer money market funds in their investment menu.

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