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About This Webinar

Wondering what's ahead for the markets in 2025?

Join host Han Tacoma, Director, Investment Funds, Thomas Sobanski, Associate Portfolio Manager, Senior Vice President and Ryan Shultz, Vice President from Neuberger Berman as they provide an update to discuss the Purpose Global Bond ETF, the underlying fund of the recently launched Empire Life Purpose Global Bond GIF1 segregated fund. Find out their insights about the current market trends and how the fund is positioned for 2025.

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Please note this webinar will be in English only. French Closed Caption available.
Veuillez noter que ce webinaire sera en anglais seulement. Nous offrirons une transcription en français.

CE credits: Pending
To receive their CE credit, attendees of this event will be required to attend the entire session and pass the quiz after the webinar has been viewed.


1The Empire Life Purpose Global Bond GIF is a segregated fund available within the Empire Life GIF contract, which currently invests most of its assets in units of the Purpose Global Bond ETF, which is sub-advised by Neuberger Berman.

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Featured Presenters
Webinar hosting presenter
Director, Investment Funds
Empire Life host
Webinar hosting presenter
Associate Portfolio Manager, Senior Vice President, Neuberger Berman
Thomas Sobanski, CFA, Senior Vice President, joined the firm in 2015. Tom is an Associate Portfolio
Manager on the Investment Grade team focused on multi-sector strategies. Prior to this role, Tom
worked as a trader on the team. Before joining Neuberger Berman, he worked at Guggenheim Partners as an Analyst and as a Consultant at Northern Trust. He earned a BBA in Finance from the University of Iowa and has been awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Webinar hosting presenter
Vice President, Neuberger Berman
Ryan M. Schultz, CFA, Senior Vice President, joined the firm in 2022. Ryan is a Client Portfolio Specialist based in Chicago focused on Multi-Sector & Investment Grade Fixed Income strategies. Prior to joining Neuberger Berman, Ryan led global credit research across public markets for Chicago-based investment consulting firm Fiducient Advisors. Before then, Ryan was a member of the Public Finance team at S&P Global Ratings, focusing on underwriting municipal bonds. Ryan graduated from Indiana University with a BS in Management and received his MBA in Strategy from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the CFA Society.