Portfolio Construction 2.0 – Factors at the 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.

Get an inside look into our new capital market assumptions research
which identifies the key investment themes shifting the global asset
allocation, risk and return landscape over the next five years.

The second of our Factor-based Investing series will see us taking a fresh look at how Asian investors can enhance portfolio construction by a more efficient and intentional sourcing of excess returns. Our first webcast addressed “why factors”, this time we'll focus on the practical “how".

Join us for our inaugural webcast as we start our series on factor-based investing for the Asia-Pacific region. Our first session will cover:

1.How investors can build and manage equity factor-based strategies that deliver the investment outcomes they want.
2.The obvious pitfalls that you can, and need to avoid.

Our featured speakers are Matthew Peron, MD, global equity, and Michael Hunstad, SVP and Director, Quantitative Research, Northern Trust Asset Management. With two decades of experience managing these strategies, our experts have seen what works and what doesn’t.

This webcast will provide:
•Key information to help you think strategically about your equity factor exposure
•With insight how interest rate hikes, the economic landscape, and continuous volatility impacts the markets
•Suggest which factors could be used to best navigate the upcoming environment