Amlan Roy is an experienced global macro finance researcher and thought leader specializing in macroeconomics and demographics. He is the Founder of Global Macro Demographics and Partner and Senior Advisor of Investments at LCP. He also serves as a Research Associate at the London School of Economics’ Research Centers, a Singapore FinTech Festival Ambassador and an elected Honorary Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. Previously, Roy was Head of Global Macro Research and Senior Managing Director with State Street Global Advisors, the third largest global asset manager. He spent over a decade in academia with a distinguished teaching career in the US and the UK. He was UK ESRC Research Fellow, Ponders Fellow, a Boston University Doctoral Scholar and a Government of India National Scholar.
EXPERTISE & RESEARCH
Roy is a global macro researcher across financial markets. He pioneered innovative approach to understanding demographics focusing on consumers and workers.
His research areas include macroeconomics, monetary and fiscal policy, demographics and retirement, asset pricing, emerging markets, and portfolio theory research.
He is a keynote speaker and advisor who has engaged with institutional clients across over 30 countries.
He has successfully predicted economic and social events such as Greece’s Bankruptcy and The Arab Spring.
CREDIT SUISSE
He was Managing Director and Global Demographics & Pensions Research with Credit Suisse Investment Bank.
He drew up the Demographic Manifesto, which has been cited by more than 45 governments that have gone on to change their minimum retirement age.
He also served as a Global Emerging Markets Strategist, where he developed global risk and allocation models as an expert on financial architecture during the Asian and Russian crises.
His client base covered global institutional clients from SWFs, central banks, pension funds, asset managers to hedge funds and private equity managers.
His research links Global Demographics and Pensions to economic growth, inflation, asset prices, pensions, health, migration and insurance.
EARLY CAREER
He was a guest lecturer at the London Business School and a Senior Research Associate at the London School of Economics.
He was recently awarded a Honorary Fellowship of the Institute & Faculty of Actuaries for his contributions to Retirement & Demographics Research.