Live webinars for accredited institutional investors

There have been more than 48 large volatility shocks since 2007*, and this pattern is unlikely to change. Institutions around the globe are finding themselves in a unique market environment as a result of seismic shifts in market fundamentals, central banks lowering interest rates and questionable quantitative easing programs. Government agencies continue to use these levers in a manner that is unsustainable – making volatility more prevalent and unpredictable than ever before. 
 
Join Michael Hunstad, Ph.D., Head of Quantitative Strategies and Jordan Dekhayser, CFA, Head of Quantitative Equity Research and Strategy, as they discuss key approaches to help capitalize on the new age of portfolio risks:

•         Uncover the common pitfalls in traditional portfolio de-risking methods 
•         What to look for in low volatility investment strategies (spoiler alert, it’s not just lower beta exposures)
•         Potential changes to your passive core portfolio that will strengthen your active satellite 
 
*Volatilty shocks greater than 5 points. Volatility increases are represented by any increase in the VIX daily, as of December 31, 2018.

Note: By registering for this webinar, you agree to share your contact information with, and be contacted by,  Northern Trust Asset Management.

Institutional Webinar: Strengthening Your Portfolio Core

This time we will be examining in-detail how the world’s largest asset owners are using multi-factor portfolio construction to overcome the twin challenges of slow economic growth and market volatility.

Some key points we will address during the webcast:
 
-  Identifying key portfolio risks: sector concentrations, interest rate sensitivity and hidden risks you may not be aware of
- Examining real world portfolios: completion strategies and multi-factor construction techniques
- Positioning your portfolio for success: factor performance across various market environments

Note: By registering for this webcast, you agree to have your contact information shared with Northern Trust Asset Management.

Factor Investing: How The Largest Asset Owners Design Their Portfolio

Volatility has returned in markets across the world. In this quarter's call, our top quantitative experts discuss how factors have behaved as a result of volatility in the last quarter.

Factor Research Quarterly: The Return of Volatility

The final video of our five-part guide to factor investing, from Northern Trust

Factor-based investing: Expert insight

The fourth in our series on factor-based Investing with Northern Trust

Factor-based investing: Going in with all the factors

The third in a series of explanatory videos from Northern Trust

Factor-based investing: Factor investing in the real world

The second in a series from Institutional Investor and Northern Trust Asset Management

Factor-Based Investing: Fixing A Broken Portfolio

Vikas Kapoor, Co-Head of Custom Alternative Solutions at AB, will discuss why he believes that investors can access exposure to alternatives more efficiently, with greater transparency, lower fees, and improved risk budgeting than traditional hedge funds.

What investors need to know about accessing alternatives efficiently

Institutional investors are increasingly using factors as a lens to analyze asset allocation, but what is the optimal mix of factors when it comes to portfolio construction? In this next installment of our webinar series, we take a more holistic approach to discussing how factors should be viewed in the context of your strategic and tactical asset allocation and fulfillment.

“Factor” Allocation: Utilizing Factors as Strategic and Tactical Tools

The first of five exclusive videos, which offer a step by step guide to Factor Investing

Factor Based Investing: An Introduction - Cutting Through The Noise

This time we’re returning to India, one of the most compelling emerging market equity stories to excite, and intrigue, institutional investors. But is all as it seems? Looking beyond the headlines we interrogate the Indian growth story, providing investors with the fresh and unvarnished analysis they need to know.

Investing in India: Behind The Headlines – What Investors Need To Know

Sure – we know – the past several years have been pretty tough for emerging market investing but this year’s strong returns reflect a sharp improvement in the earnings outlook and the macroeconomic environment. In fact, strong earnings growth prospects, reasonable valuations and solid investor flows remain very supportive of equity return potential across emerging markets.

Emerging Market Investing – Fresh Opportunities For Investors

This time we’re taking a close look at global equities. Everyone wants to find reliable returns despite today’s bouts of geopolitical uncertainty. But there’s more than one way to do that. Investors might consider a core vs. satellite approach. Others might look for a smoother ride. We’ll discuss the global landscape as well as the factors that drive potential over- and underperformance. Then we’ll look at approaches that might meet the challenges investors are facing today.

Today’s Opportunities in Global Equities

An inside look at the techniques large asset owners are using today to better understand their factor exposures and implement more efficient portfolios.

The Road to Factor Implementation: Step 1 - Know Your Starting Point

On the heels of the Fed’s 25 basis point rate increase in March, investors are looking for strategies that better navigate a rising rate environment.  In this next webcast we’ll review the market backdrop for rates and credit and look to understand which solutions may deliver the best solutions to investors across the fixed income universe.

Rising rates – identifying and capturing new opportunities in fixed income

We’re taking a deep dive on India – one true standout in emerging market equity investing and one of the most exciting, if challenging, countries to invest in. If you haven’t already made a specific country allocation to India, you probably should do and we’ll tell you everything you need to know to do so.

Asia’s Tiger, Burning Bright: Why you must have an India-country allocation

We’ve explored the most prevalent strategies being used by the world's largest asset owners in Part 1, but now we want to dive into implementation. In this next installment of our webinar series (overview below) we will take a deep dive into how to implement various factor-based strategies based on various objective types.

Factor Investing: How the Largest Asset Owners Approach Program Design (Part 2)

Northern Trust Asset Management’s quantitative research group has performed comprehensive analysis on 300+ institutional portfolios, and they often find the same problem: dilution of material equity exposure is causing portfolios to underperform. In this session, we will take a deep dive into the root cause of common dilution outcomes at the portfolio and strategy level, and what you can do to fix it.

Factor-based Investing: Dilution - The Biggest Enemy of Portfolio Success

Presented by

About this talk

More from this channel