European Investors

Join us for a live Webinar designed to provide a readiness update for market participants on the Single Security Initiative, which will be implemented on June 3, 2019, and represents one of the largest changes in the history of the US agency securitized market.

Join us for our quarter-end strategy update webcast. Engage with portfolio manager, David Iben, to learn about what drove first-quarter performance, the portfolio manager's outlook, and current portfolio positioning.

Thematic investing is a newer idea to the market today, but not to First Trust. We have a long and strong track record in providing a variety of long-term thematic strategies, including the Internet, Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Blockchain, Robotics and Cybersecurity.

Gregg Guerin will walk through a history of how themes and Mega Trends have affected various stocks and markets over time, and how the current technology revolution looks set to affect the future for decades to come.

Finally, Gregg will also detail the potential benefits to investors or advisors in rethinking their portfolio allocations to include thematic investing.

Join us for a live webcast with Jean-Charles Sambor, Deputy Head of Emerging Markets Fixed Income and Jennifer Clarke, Investment Specialist for Emerging Markets Fixed Income.

DBRS Ratings Limited (DBRS) invites you to attend a webinar on new simple, transparent and standardised (STS) securitisations on 17 April 2019 at 3 p.m. BST/4 p.m. CEST, 10 a.m. EDT. The webinar will be hosted by Gordon Kerr, Head of European Structured Finance Research, in London and will provide an overview on STS transactions on their impact on the market.

The discussion will last approximately 30 to 45 minutes. DBRS welcomes all who wish to participate.

On SharingAlpha's 'Meet the Managers Program' we will be hosting Ygal Cohen and Steven Groslin, Fund Managers of the LFP-ASG Dynamic Income Fund. They will talk about the opportunities they see in the Subordinated Debt Securities market and will be answering questions from the audience.

Join us for our quarter-end strategy update webcast. Engage with portfolio managers to learn about what drove first-quarter performance, the portfolio manager's outlook, and current portfolio positioning.

Join Bibiana Carretero as she gives a Q1 update for the Dynamic European fund.

The banking industry represented by leading UNEP FI member banks worldwide have set out to develop global Principles for Responsible Banking that will define the banking industry’s role and responsibilities in aligning financing with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Agreement on Climate Change to help shape a sustainable future.

UNEP FI and the Founding Banks will be hosting an informative webinar to present and explain the Principles for Responsible Banking, including their target-setting and accountability requirements, and to get your feedback.

In this webinar, we take a close look at impact investing through listed fixed income. Fund Manager, William de Vries, and Portfolio Manager, Rosl Veltmeijer, do a deep dive into the various issuer and bond types they use to construct an effective impact investment portfolio. And, surprise! It’s more than just green bonds.

They will discuss how they apply a critical, positive impact lens when assessing use of proceeds and project outcomes, and will explore the impact profiles of primary issuances versus secondary market bonds. They will also share their opinions on some of the major green and social bond frameworks and give the honest feedback they think is needed to further develop the market.

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Join us for an overview of FTSE Russell's phased approach to adding China A Shares to the FTSE Global Equity Index Series (FTSE GEIS) and FTSE GEIS-derived indexes.The discussion will include:

•China A Shares - why now?
•FTSE GEIS implementation plan - Phase 1 and future phases
•Derived indexes implementation plan

During the webcast, Barry will talk about activity during the quarter, as well as discussing current fund positioning and the outlook for markets.

In this webinar, Melissa R. Brown, Managing Director of Applied Research, discussed the major drivers of the change in risk during the first quarter and provided a comprehensive picture of the risk environment impacting investor portfolios.

Simon Hodges presents a update on the performance of the Global Balanced Fund for Q1.

Join Michael McCulloch as he gives a Q1 update for the Global Alpha fund.

Emerging markets were significantly disrupted in 2018. However, not all countries showed the same trend.

Join subject matter experts from FTSE Russell and EPRA (European Public Real Estate Association) who will look at volumes and performance figures of the main emerging listed real estate markets, as well as comments on the key drivers and changes observed during the second half of 2018. This webinar will present a short explanation of the main effects of the reclassification in the FTSE EPRA Nareit Global Index series of Saudi Arabia and China A-Shares to Emerging markets.

This webinar will cover:

• Listed real estate indexes roundup
Catherine Yoshimoto, director product management, FTSE Russell
• Main trends in emerging markets and coming changes
David Moreno, senior analyst, indexes & research, EPRA
• Q&A from the audience

Prior to joinig this webinar, please download EPRA’s market research report “Emerging Markets H2 2018” (published February 2019):
http://prodapp.epra.com/media/Emerging_Markets_-_H2_2018_1551101275561.pdf

Over the past decade, Direct Lending has developed into an accepted asset class for institutional investors, and a flexible capital substitute for leveraged loans. In the U.S., alternative lenders seem to have occupied the void left by the retreat of commercial banks, and institutional investors have found the asset class attractive given its: potential return profile, floating rate protection against rising interest rates and low correlation to traditional risk assets.

Join Muzinich Global Co-Head, Private Markets Eric Green & Head of U.S. Private Debt Jeff Youle as they answer key questions about the U.S. Lower Middle Market and reiterate their conviction in the asset class

Join us for our quarter-end strategy update webcast. Engage with portfolio manager, Arnaud Gandon, to learn about what drove first-quarter performance, the portfolio manager's outlook, and current portfolio positioning.

Whatever happens in the coming days, the big issue - the UK’s future trading relationship with Europe - has yet to be determined. Steven Bell will discuss the prospects, political and economic, for the UK and the rest of the EU. He will focus specifically on the implications for interest rates, sterling and the stock market.

John Bennett will deliver an update on the Janus Henderson Continental European Fund and the Janus Henderson Pan European Fund, providing some insight into recent trends in European markets and his thoughts on a potential challenge to the year-to-date rally. He will also look at the current positioning of his strategy, outlining why his focus is firmly on ‘true’ active management, based on bottom-up stock selection, to help identify Europe’s future winners.

Alec Young, Managing Director of FTSE Russell Global Markets Research, will present a US and international macro economic and asset allocation update. He will update you on the global economic and inflation outlook, financial conditions, equity and credit fundamentals as well as asset valuations and investor sentiment. Lastly he will discuss FTSE Russell asset allocation insights.

Join us for our quarter-end strategy update webcast. Engage with fund manager Alexander Gunz to learn about what drove first-quarter performance, the team's outlook, and current portfolio positioning.

As investors continue to move money out of mutual funds and into ETFs, and with more issuers creating a European ETF footprint, the time is right for asset managers to consider how ETFs can accelerate their distribution strategy. During this webinar, ETF industry pioneer and HANetf co-CEO Hector McNeil will explore the various options available to enter the market, and will dive into HANetf’s unique white-label solution.

Technology is moving so fast, sometimes CRS leaders have to ensure that their organisations' ethics and practices have caught up. Digital advertising is in the category. With most large organisations engaging in some form of digital advertising, and with limited web transparency and regulation, it's important to understand this complex topic.

This webinar will explore how established practices in advertising can inadvertently contravene an organisation's ethics, such as funding hate speech or misinformation on climate change. We'll be distilling this huge topic into bitesize pieces relevant to people leading the CRS agenda in organisations; and exploring the ways that organisations can make a difference through a range of good practice principles.

Harriet Kingaby from Conscious Advertising Network and Joshua Hedley-Dent from Citizenme will join us in this session from The Institute of Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability.