Name: Factor-Based Investing: Navigating the Pitfalls
Start: 2017-02-28T21:15:00Z
End: 2017-02-28T21:52:06.000Z
Location: BrightTALK

Northern Trust Asset Management is part of the Northern Trust family – one of the world’s leading asset management firms. We are committed to helping financial professionals deliver quality investment products and solutions to their clients.

As COVID-19 and economic uncertainty continues to shake global markets leading to unprecedented market volatility and Fed rate cuts, this webcast will provide a fixed income market update, outlook and insights into portfolio positioning.

Join our global head of fixed income as he shares our view on market liquidity, interest rates, credit spreads, money markets, and tactical opportunities in the investment grade and high yield space.

Navigating the Current Fixed Income Environment

We entered 2018 with a significant overweight to risk assets, but steadily pared that back to neutral as risks increased around the outlook for growth and monetary policy. What’s ahead for 2019? Jim McDonald explains.

Jim McDonald: 2019 Outlook

The conflict between slowing global growth and rising rates by the Fed need to be resolved before animal spirits re-engage. Jim McDonald explains.

Jim McDonald: Watchfully Waiting

We've moved our tactical risk positioning back to neutral after years of being overweight risk. Jim McDonald explains.

Jim McDonald: Shifting to Neutral

In this quarter's call, our top experts discuss how factors have behaved in the recent market environment. You'll gain insight into:

•What to expect from small caps in a volatile environment
•Why your value investments may be underperforming
•Current factor valuations and forecasts

Get an inside look at how our top experts are viewing today's biggest headlines through a factor lens.

Factor Research Quarterly: Forecasts & Market Events

Are we heading toward a pricing cliff for factor-based strategies? Michael Hunstad provides some opportunities to consider when contemplating factor-based investments.

• Factors typically do well when equity market returns are relatively benign
• Factors may provide excess return to a portfolio

An Equity Market for Factors

Interest rates and credit spreads have increased this year, but we expect those trends to reverse over the next year. Additionally, we think concerns about accelerating inflation are overblown. Jim McDonald explains.

Jim McDonald: Give Me Credit

Many investors are concerned about recent volatility, but it’s really a return to the norm. However, there are two events we think may cause more volatility in the markets.
 
•Can the Fed be wrong? 
•Trade war

Volatility in 2018 and Beyond

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

While the Fed is likely to raise rates in June, we think it could be a mistake. Colin Robertson, explains.

Colin Robertson: Fed Rate Hike Could Be a Mistake

Our most recent insights into equity factors around current market events and trends. Find out how timely market events have been affecting equity valuations and returns from the industry experts.

Get Smarter in 60 Seconds - Watch as Northern Trust Asset Management tackles three of the biggest myths surrounding performance, use, and acceptance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing.

Busting 3 ESG Myths

Over recent years we have seen interest in sustainability and demand for sustainable investment solutions grow – this is set to continue in 2018, but what is driving the growth.  Join Julia Kochetygova and Emily Lawrence as they discuss the big themes behind the interest and take a look at how these translate in to investment trends and opportunities.

In this webinar we will discuss:
-Climate change
-Resource scarcity
-Population dynamics

ESG in 30: Sustainability Themes for 2018

The global economy is showing broad momentum and inflation is putting little pressure on monetary policy. Can this global momentum continue in 2018? Jim McDonald explains.

Jim McDonald: 2018 Outlook: Global Momentum

Jim McDonald examines the current drivers of economic growth -- and four factors that could derail the market expansion -- in this week's MarketScape.

Jim McDonald: Will Risk Taking's Reign Continue?

Our most recent insights into equity factors around current market events and trends.Find out how timely market events have been affecting equity valuations and returns from the industry experts.

Join our experts as we explore factor-based investing and how some approaches to “Smart Beta” may be setting investors up for avoidable pitfalls.

Our Global Equity team will discuss:
•Why factor investing now?
•The importance of portfolio design
•The significance of targeting pure factor exposures

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