UK Alpha Trust webcast

Panacea Adviser has teamed up with BrightTalk and Brooks Macdonald for a free webcast to support and educate Financial Advisers.

Time: 11.00-11.45am
Date: 13th April 2017

This 45 minute webcast will cover:

- the recent market and economic environment
- potential issues of the current volatility in world markets
- opportunities that can exist as a result

It will then detail some of the vehicles that can be used to dampen the impact of volatile markets.

The webcast will be led by Edward Park. Edward is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and manages bespoke discretionary portfolios on behalf of a number of Brooks Macdonald clients. He also assists in the formulation of the Brooks Macdonald investment process as a member of both their Asset Allocation and Investment Committees.

This in-depth, thought provoking session will be of real value to you and your firm and not one to be missed!

Fund Manager Guy Davis explores the process of income investing, looking at how a focus on quality can lead to lower volatility.

Psigma’s Head of Investment Strategy Rory Mcpherson will be discussing the current market environment and considering what this means for economies and investors alike. In particular, he will address:

· The state of the global economy: what are the challenges and where are the opportunities
· What are policy makers doing / what are they likely to do
· How healthy is the investment opportunity set?
o What are valuations like?
o What are earnings like?
· How bullish / bearish are investors and is now the time to be buying?
· How do we at Psigma believe one should be positioned in this market
· To finish with closing comments and questions

In this webcast summit we will cover why there is reason for optimism in the Emerging Markets Fixed Income (EMFI) asset class. We will share insights into:
- How attractive is EMFI under President Trump
- Compelling reasons to invest in this asset class and why now is a good time

Value investing outperforms in emerging markets is the foundation of Eastspring’s investment philosophy. Sam Bentley, Client Portfolio Manager, will introduce you to capturing this value opportunity in emerging markets over time. He will describe Eastspring’s team structure and process, which have been designed to exploit the enduring opportunity created by behavioural biases hard-wired into individuals’ investment decisions.

Together with an introduction to our GEM Dynamic Fund, Sam will explain our focused, best ideas strategy targeting those names with significant valuation signals and potential capital growth. You will see how our approach has performed and how it differs to our GEM peers. Sam will discuss how the strategy is positioned to take advantage of the huge valuation anomalies we still find today in GEM equities.

Political turbulences – it’s enough to mention US election and Brexit referendum – only added to the list of factors significantly affecting global asset allocation strategies in 2016, particularly in Europe and North America. Looking forward, how can wealth managers adjust their HNW clients’ portfolios in 2017 to make sure that they are not encouraged to try alternative investment managers?

This webinar sheds light into what is and will be driving investment choices in the European and American HNW space now and in 2017.

Diverging economic trends across the globe, and increased market volatility have resulted in significant differences when it comes to high net worth (HNW) investors’ asset allocation strategies.

This webinar sheds light into what’s driving investment choices in the HNW space now and as we go further into 2017.

We all know that past performance is no guarantee of future returns, but by examining historical data of the principle asset classes and applying it to what we know of the current economic environment, we can make projections. This helps match up different asset allocations to a client’s financial requirements. James Hutton, Fund Manager of the Sarasin Model Portfolios, explains how.

In this webcast our senior equity research analysts in energy & financials and healthcare will discuss our outlook for the year and where we see challenges in the following sectors:

Energy - Our reasons for optimism; Why we believe a rebound on profits is underway; Rewarding the fittest

Financials - Improving fundamental outlook and reasons for investing;
Deregulation; How various scenarios might play out

Healthcare - Legislative Landscape; Valuations; M&A; FDA Approvals

Join us to learn about how companies can provide effective ESG reporting and investors can use this information for investment decisions. Hear from organisations including the UN PRI, Aviva, Unilever and CCLA Investment Management.
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Agenda:
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09:00 Welcome & role of LSEG in enabling issuer-investor communication
09:15 Sustainable Stock Exchanges: Market need for ESG Guidance
09:35 Launch of LSEG Guidance
09:55 Investor panel: Challenges, Expectations and Approaches
10:40 Issuer panel: Challenges, Perspectives and Opportunities
11:25 Closing remarks

View the full agenda and speaker information: http://www.lseg.com/events/guidance-esg-reporting-investors

Erik Rubingh, manager of the Global Equity Market Neutral Strategy, will explain the impact of the unique ‘True Styles’ methodology on raw equity factor performance. Chris Childs, Director in the Multi Strategy Investments team, will then highlight the appeal of the strategy from the perspective of building a multi-asset portfolio.

How are ETFs used to construct portfolios and deliver goal-based investing solutions? How do data and artificial intelligence help to understand investor behaviour, manage compliance risk, and deliver personalised content?

All this and more will be covered by Anthony Christodoulou, founder of Robo-Investing Europe, an event which features the top thought leaders in digital wealth management and investment solutions.

With Donald Trump taking his place as the 45th president, join us on this webinar to discuss how the new administration will affect the US market and which sectors stand to benefit from Trumponomics.

On SharingAlpha investment professionals are able to create a virtual fund of funds and build their own proven track record in terms of asset allocation. CAIA Association has decided to sponsor an asset allocation competition that will start of Feb. 1st. In this webinar we will demonstrate how to create your virtual fund of funds and how to follow your performance.

Join this presentation where Rory will discuss valuations and business cycles across core asset classes and future returns these imply.

Discussion points will include:
· Quick re-cap on 2016: what’s changed and what does this imply for core asset classes
· What are the big themes for next year?
· What is the “right” portfolio mix for next year?
o What are valuations like
o What are the risks
o Where are the best opportunities

Is this this beginning of the end of QE? Will interest rates finally end their continuous downward march? What happens to equity markets if they do? Listen to our 2017 Investment Outlook, “Beyond the Shadow of QE”, to find out how to take advantage of the changing landscape with Daniel Morris, Senior Investment Strategist.

One month on from the Trump Tantrum – our outlook for 2017

Francis Scotland, Brandywine Global’s Co-Director of Global Macro Research, discusses why cyclical and secular forces around the globe are transitioning the world economy to a period of slow but gradual improvement in global growth, an outcome at odds with developed country bond markets that seem priced for something far worse.