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March 13, 2025 |
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The former Equal Employment Opportunity Commission chair under President Donald Trump is now expected to lead the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
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| Industry Intel Roundup—Featured Webinars | | Chief Investment Officer is pleased to present the next edition of our Industry Intelligence roundup. This week, we are featuring webinars sponsored by or featuring experts in the industry. The content was created to supply actionable insights to institutional asset owners regarding investing and governance. | | March 13, 2025 | | CIO Interview Series: Jonathan Grabel, CIO, LACERA | | Join CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Executive Editor Amy Resnick in conversation with Jonathan Grabel, CIO of the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. They will discuss:
Constructing institutional investment portfolios against the changing dynamics of interest rates.
How the cost of capital affects fixed income and other asset classes.
Building skilled investment teams to manage institutional portfolios with operational effectiveness across all market environments.
Grabel will also share insights on LACERA’s new asset allocation and strategic initiatives for 2025. |
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| | July 18, 2024 | | Can Investors Earn Returns and End Cancer? | | One in five people worldwide will develop cancer before age 75. In the U.S., nearly $7 billion per year is spent on cancer research, and that total is expected to rise. Investment opportunities exist in immunotherapy, cell therapy, vaccines and other technologies. Private sector and government investment together will lead to world-changing therapies, meaning there is definite upside for investors. How can institutional asset owners capitalize on these opportunities? Asset owners, managers and advisers will discuss where to watch for investible insights. |
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| | April 18, 2024 | | Investing in the Energy Transition | | Listen as experts discuss the institutional investment opportunities in the global transition away from carbon-intensive energy sources and toward new sources, including hydrogen, LNG, solar, wind, hydro and geothermal. Additionally, they will review ways to realize returns from energy storage, carbon capture and other industrial changes, and they will cover divestiture and the concept of “orphaned by accident” segments of energy markets. Countries and companies are going to be spending money to invest in new industries that could attract global resources for a century or more. What kinds of trends, research and global developments should investors be watching as change happens? |
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| | January 31, 2024 | | Investment Returns and Monetary Policy | | With developed market central banks pausing interest rate hikes and certain developing markets already starting to cut, what does monetary policy mean for portfolio returns in 2024? If alpha is found in the interplay between public and private markets, what investments, asset classes or currencies are the likely winners and where should investors be underweight for 2024? Hear from asset owners, OCIOs and asset managers about what to watch for this year. |
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| | Sponsored by Northern Trust Asset Management | December 12, 2023 | | How to Overcome the Challenges of the Evolving Index Landscape | | With more frequent and extreme volatility over the past decade, we have witnessed a profound transformation in the investment landscape which has challenged the resilience of popular indices. The dynamic shifts of indices may have far-reaching implications on asset allocation and diversification strategies, with the potential to wreak havoc on institutional portfolios.
Join Michael Hunstad, CIO of Global Equities at Northern Trust Asset Management, as he uncovers the driving forces behind index investment performance, and how to position your portfolio for the years to come. |
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