Latest Webinars
Emerging Market Debt: The next 10 years — highlighting the opportunity for investors
Originally Aired: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET
As the development of emerging markets continues, investors seeking to capture this growth and improve the risk-return profile of their portfolios are looking beyond traditional developed market assets to emerging market debt. We consider three questions on EM Debt: first, what is the long-term strategic case for investment; second, what is the outlook over the next 10 years; and finally, how could an allocation benefit an investment portfolio as a whole?Today, as a global investment manager founded in an emerging market, Investec Asset Management invests over half of its total c.$105bn assets under management in emerging markets, with c$28bn in EM fixed income assets.
Investing in Loans: A Conversation with Managers and Consultants
Originally Aired: Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET
Pension Funds and other Institutional Investors are starting to invest in the loan market, why? The senior secured loan market today is a large, liquid market with hundreds of participants. 2012 ended with over $500 billion of outstanding institutional loans, and saw almost over $400 billion of trading volume across 2,400 separate loans. As well, there are over 200 separate senior secured loan investor groups involved in the loan asset class, with each manager typically managing multiple loan investment vehicles. The LSTA is bringing together Loan Fund Managers and Consultants to discuss why this asset class is attracting the attention and money from Pension Funds, Unions, Endowments, Foundations and Insurance Companies.
The Prevalence of LDI – Results from the 2012 Pyramis Global Institutional Investor Survey
Originally Aired: Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET
In a survey of 632 investors across 16 countries, representing 20% of the institutional market, Pyramis found that there is a universal understanding and much greater adoption of liability-driven investing (LDI) today compared to previous years. Join Pyramis experts Chuck McKenzie, Head of Global Institutional Solutions,and Dan Tremblay, LDI Strategist, for a discussion on the survey results and LDI strategies.
Insights into Emerging Markets: Their role in a changing economic landscape
Originally Aired: Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET
Many investment professionals believe that emerging markets afford American investors an opportunity for significant growth over the next several years. With developed economies facing structural headwinds, the role that emerging markets play in the asset allocation process has become a key consideration. This exclusive webcast will offer an analysis of the investment potential and risks attached to emerging markets and examine how they are affecting global equity benchmarks.
Senior Secured Loans: Providing Value and Yield to a Fixed Income Portfolio
Originally Aired: Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET
Today pension and other institutional Investors have a serious problem. They need to earn seven or eight percent annually to meet their pension obligations to the millions of baby boomers and younger workers whowill be retiring over the next few decades. But many financial experts doubt that traditional fixed income and equity investment strategies will be sufficient to provide consistent future returns of that magnitude. Our expert panel will discuss how senior secured loans are one asset class that stands out as a solution to this conundrum.
Liability Driven Investing
Originally Aired: Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET
This P&I LDI webinar will focus on what the adoption of an LDI mindset can achieve in the current macro-economic environment. It will examine ways to smooth LDI implementation and enhance LDI returns, as well as LDI's strategic role in the ultimate goals of the pension plan, and the part it can play in the larger corporate finance context, going forward.
Trends in DC
Originally Aired: Thursday, November 8, 2012
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET
DC plan assets hit an all-time high in 2011. Join our panel of experts as they discuss the key DC plan issues affecting plan sponsors today. We'll address investor behavior, including how informed today's participants may or may not be and their knowledge of risk and diversification. We'll also discuss market and investment trends including what macro issues are most impacting DC participants and sponsors (e.g., inflation risk, market volatility). We'll look at innovations in DC plan design and news and trends in DC plan regulation/legislation including fee disclosure regulation. Additionally, you'll have the opportunity to pose your questions to our expert panel.
Retirement Income Solutions
Originally Aired: Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET
A paycheck for life. That was what a defined benefit plan offered workers. Now with more workers facing retirement without the security of a DB plan, the focus has turned to how defined contribution plans can meet the needs of participants for income through retirement. This web seminar, a follow-up to our recent Retirement Income Solutions Summit, will help you consider the issues in this arena and bring the latest thinking and product developments to your attention to help you find the right solution for your participants. You will also have the opportunity to ask your questions about implementing retirement income solutions to our panel of experts.
Structural Shifts in the Pension Landscape
Originally Aired: Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET
Defined benefit plan sponsors continue to experience significant pension underfunding leading several major firms to announce and implement structural shifts in how they manage their defined benefit pension plans. As these pension de-risking announcements have been well received by shareholders and creditors alike, more senior decision makers are evaluating whether such an approach could make sense for their firms. This informative session will discuss the catalysts to the pension shift as well as the implications of pension de-risking strategies such as buy-in, buy-out, lump sum offers and liability driven investment.
Risk Trending: From Concern, to Governance to Action
Originally Aired: Thursday, October 18, 2012
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET
We know that fear and worry are driving the markets today. External factors such as volatility, regulatory changes, and political unrest are some of the more troubling concerns. Investors are looking for ways to extend their capacity to address these risks within their existing staffing, reporting, and decision-making systems. But, how can they turn their attention to these issues and not let anything else slip, or negatively impact their investment portfolio? Clearly, options do exist, but which actions should be considered and how should they be prioritized? In this webcast, Russell’s experts will provide a framework to help investors evaluate and prioritize the changes they might consider as they manage their investment program for the long-term.
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