Name: Pension Funds as drivers of sustainable investment
Start: 2020-10-20T08:00:00Z
End: 2020-10-20T09:04:37.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
Rating: 4

FTSE Russell is a leading global provider of benchmarking, analytics and data solutions for investors, giving them a precise view of the market relevant to their investment process. A comprehensive range of reliable and accurate indexes provides investors worldwide with the tools they require to measure and benchmark markets across asset classes, styles or strategies.

- Finding yield in volatile markets. A Russell 2000 Covered Call strategy -

Join experts from Cboe Global Markets, Global X and FTSE Russell in conversation about:
- Analysing the Russell 2000 Index performance: small cap vs. larger cap indexes, and Q1 2023 update
- Benchmarks strategies: BuyWrite Index and a 50-Delta (50%) BuyWrite Index
- Use cases with options and ETFs

**Please note that this webinar is addressed exclusively to investors in the US and/or jurisdictions where Cboe's and Global X's products are approved for distribution. The Derivatives and ETFs presented are not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by FTSE Russell or LSEG. Nor do FTSE Russell or LSEG make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in any of the products. Cboe and Global X are not affiliated to FTSE Russell or LSEG.**

This webinar has been accepted for 1.0 hour of CE credit towards the CFP®, CIMA®, CIMC®, CPWA® or RMA certifications. To receive credit, attendees must submit accurate and complete information on the requested forms and attend the entirety of the webinar.

Russell 2000 Covered Call – a strategy for finding yield in volatile times?

Duration: 45 mins

ESG in China is critical to achieving sustainability goals, in particular on climate change and the environment. As the second largest economy globally by GDP and home to the world’s second largest equity and bond markets, yet still with emerging market status, sustainability practices are starting to mature in the country. Recent developments include the inception of standardised reporting requirements, the development of government green industry guidelines and China’s important goal to achieve peak carbon by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. 

Join this upcoming webinar in which our panel of experts will discuss:

• How should investors navigate ESG through a Chinese lens and what are the opportunities and singularities of ESG integration in China’s A share market?
• With developments towards a unified reporting framework, what is the current status of the data and what insights should investors consider to gain a perspective on sustainable investment particularly in light of current market volatility?
• What developments are being made by domestic investors in developing an active landscape for stewardship and furthering corporate sustainability in line with international trends?

Opening remarks by:
• Dr. Ma Jun, President, Institute of Finance and Sustainability, Beijing
• Sir William Russell, Co-chair, UK-China Green Finance Taskforce

SPEAKERS:
• Moderator: Lily Dai, Senior Research Lead, Sustainable Investment, LSEG 
• Arne Staal, CEO, FTSE Russell
• Richard Sheng, Board Secretary, Ping An Group
• David Smith, Senior Investment Manager, Abrdn

ESG investing in China: a new paradigm?

Improving resiliency in a US small cap universe through a quality overlay.

In the 2022 rout most factor strategies fared better than their respective market cap benchmarks, and differing exposures to energy, financials and the ‘tech wreck’ were among the biggest return drivers.

Yet differences in fundamental characteristics between small cap and large cap stocks have impacted relative returns attributable to such factors. 

In this webinar we will specifically explore how quality factor has typically behaved during market downturns and historically extracted risk premia in a US small cap universe.

Is the Quality factor set to bounce back in 2023?

Join experts from LGIM’s ETF team and FTSE Russell as they discuss:
• What it means to invest in a quality company
• The Russell 2000 0.4 Quality Target Exposure Factor Index
• Perspectives for US small-cap equities
• Potential benefits of investing into the index via an ETF

Presenters:
• Elisa Piscopiello, CFA, ETF Analyst, LGIM
• Aude Martin, Senior ETF Investment Specialist, LGIM
• Ryan Giannotto, CFA, Manager Equity Index Research, FTSE Russell

About the Index:
The Russell 2000 0.4 Quality Target Exposure Factor Index is a benchmark designed to maintain a constant level of targeted active factor exposure against the Russell 2000 Index at review date.
The Index follows a consistent and transparent construction methodology in order to achieve controlled exposure to its targeted factor while avoiding any off-target factor exposure and respecting levels of diversification and capacity. The index also seeks to maintain industry neutrality.

FTSE Russell has licensed the Russell 2000 0.4 Quality Target Exposure Factor Index to serve as benchmark of the L&G Russell 2000 US Small Cap Quality UCITS ETF.

**Please note that this webinar is addressed exclusively to investors in the EU, the UK and/or jurisdictions where Legal & General Investment Management ("LGIM") products are approved for distribution.**

Quality that counts: Analysing the Russell 2000 Quality Index, with LGIM

• Which equity factors fared best in last year’s rout? which ones failed?
• What industries had the greatest impact on performance in the Q4 rally and for the full year?
• What factors diverged from global patterns and why?
• Where did factor valuations stand at the beginning of 2023?

Join our Global Investment Research team for its quarterly deep-dive into global and regional equity factors. Get actionable insights on performances, industry exposures, rotation drivers and macro sensitivities, and hear answers to questions such as these and more.

The discussion will draw upon key findings from our quarterly Market Maps Equity Factor Insights report, published shortly before this webinar.

Equity Factors: Value throws a lifeline in the 2022 tumult

• Which equity factors fared best in last year’s rout? which ones failed?
• What industries had the greatest impact on performance in the Q4 rally and for the full year?
• What factors diverged from global patterns and why?
• Where did factor valuations stand at the beginning of 2023?

Join our Global Investment Research team for its quarterly deep-dive into global and regional equity factors. Get actionable insights on performances, industry exposures, rotation drivers and macro sensitivities, and hear answers to questions such as these and more.



The discussion will draw upon key findings from our quarterly Market Maps Equity Factor Insights report, published shortly before this webinar.

Equity Factors: Value throws a lifeline in the 2022 tumult (APAC time)

It’s been a bumper decade for venture capital (VC) with steadily rising markets and low-interest rates; perfect ingredients for stellar returns. But where are we now in the cycle and what’s the best way to think about VCs today? Ian Sigalow is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Greycroft and walks us through the current state of play while also giving us his insights into topics such as the outlook for inflation and deglobalization.

The outlook for VCs remains bright | Ian Sigalow | FTSE Russell Convenes

The US market is evolving. Investors are looking for greater precision in their investment decision-making. This requires new approaches to indexing and even more precise tools to support risk-focused investment strategies.

The new Russell Fixed Income index suite, a complement to our flagship Russell US equity indices, is designed for investors requiring more precision allocation to track the US domestic corporate bond market.

Join our upcoming webinar as our panel of FTSE Russell subject-matter-experts discuss the US investment landscape and offer a timely solution for an evolving market. In particular:
• What has changed and why US corporates are relevant in the current climate
• How FTSE Russell’s new fixed income indices provide a solution to prevailing investor challenges
• Benefits of alignment with our flagship US Russell equity series 

Speakers from FTSE Russell: 
• Indrani De, Global Head of Investment Research
• Catherine Yoshimoto, Director, Equity Product Management & Benchmark Product Development
• Lena Katsnelson, Senior Manager, Fixed Income and Multi-Asset Index Product Management
• Moderator: Marina Mets, Head of Americas, Fixed Income and Multi-Asset Index Product Management

Introducing Russell Fixed Income Index Series

In the latest episode of FTSE Russell Convenes, Laura Starks, Professor of Finance at the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin, discusses the trade-offs we will have to make to reduce our reliance on oil and gas, which factors impact investing behaviours and how ESG investing has evolved since she started teaching the subject in 2011.

Where are we with ESG? | Laura Starks | FTSE Russell Convenes

What exactly are indices and how do they work? In the latest episode of FTSE Russell Convenes, David Sol, Head of Policy at FTSE Russell, discusses how the methodologies underpinning indices are assessed and evolve, and what indices investors are most interested in today.

How do indices really work? | David Sol, FTSE Russell | FTSE Russell Convenes

Sustainable investment has been an active area over the past few years with investor interest, regulator focus, strong performance and fund inflows. However 2022 has seen more volatility, and despite continued market interest we have seen a degree of underperformance and fund flow flattening. 

Join this upcoming webinar as our panel of FTSE Russell and LSEG sustainable investment experts discuss:

• What has been driving the direction and condition of the sustainable investment market in 2022?
• How have sustainable investment indices performed?
• How does this downturn look compared to previous market downturns in the sustainable investment market?
• To what extent has this impacted fund flows and investor plans?
• What do investors in sustainability need to consider in these market conditions?

Speakers:
Lee Clements, Head of Applied Sustainable Investment Research, Global Investment Research – FTSE Russell
Dewi John, Head of Research, UK & Ireland – Refinitiv Lipper
Moderator: Zarina Nasib, Senior Product Manager, Sustainable Investment – FTSE Russell

Sustainable Investment in an Uncertain Climate

Following a challenging 2018, markets enjoyed three years of exceptional growth not seen since the late 1990s. Built on a foundation of low interest rates and inflation, growth and momentum were unbeatable factors in this three-year period. Today, in the face of higher and rising interest rates and high inflation, lower volatility and value factors have outperformed. Going forward, which factor will outperform the others?

In 2017, FTSE Russell and Invesco have developed a set of dynamic multi-factor indices. The indices verse as benchmarks to Invesco ETFs, providing investors with a diversified factor approach across equity risk premia factors according to the economic environment and overall financial market conditions.

Please join market experts from Invesco and FTSE Russell as they discuss:
- Overview of the FTSE Invesco Dynamic Multi-factor Index Series and its 5-year performance
- The case for a dynamic, macro-driven approach
- Dynamic multifactor applications and Invesco’s Dynamic Multifactor ETFs



**Please note that this webinar is addressed exclusively to investors in the US and/or jurisdictions where Invesco’s products are approved for distribution. In the course of arranging this event, FTSE Russell (Frank Russell Co, London Stock Exchange Group) will use the personal information you provide us for the purposes of organizing the event, except where you consent to receiving marketing communications from us. If you register for this event, you acknowledge that FTSE Russell (Frank Russell Co, London Stock Exchange Group) will pass your information to the event partner Invesco and relevant subcontractors for the purposes of carrying out the event. Invesco US will be a separate data controller of any personal information received from FTSE Russell (Frank Russell Co, London Stock Exchange Group). For more information on how Invesco use your data, see their Privacy Policy available at Invesco.com.**

Exploring the potential benefits of a multifactor approach

Pension plans have long been restricted by what they can invest in, but one area in particular is becoming more accessible and will continue to gain attention. As the Founder and President of DCALTA (Defined Contribution Alternatives Association), Jonathan Epstein is perfectly placed to walk us through how investing in alternative investments, such as private equity, is growing and is not looking to slow down anytime soon.

Alternative investing will keep on rising | FTSE Russell Convenes

Investing is all about looking into the future and making calculated risks about what it might look like. An overlooked approach to all of this is to make a calculated guess about what investors will look like in the future; after all, they are the ones who are going to decide what is valuable and what isn’t. For insight into this assertion, we spoke with award-winning financial economist and Dalton McMichael Distinguished Professor of Finance at the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School, Jennifer Conrad. Watch as she explains not the future of investing, but what we might expect from future investors.

Today's education in finance | Jennifer Conrad | FTSE Russell Convenes

In this episode of FTSE Russell Convenes, Han Yik, Former Head of Institutional Investors at the World Economic Forum, discusses what he calls the Pension Time Bomb: despite life expectancy surpassing what it was in the US in 1935, the set retirement age has yet to budge meaningfully since. What options are there to combat this issue, and why are governments hesitating to take action?

The pension time bomb | Han Yik | FTSE Russell Convenes

In theis episode of FTSE Russell Convenes, Richard Peterson, Chief Executive Officer of MarketPsych, discusses how narratives impact financial markets, how our minds influence investment decisions and which types of biases influence professional investors.

Finding the narrative in markets | FTSE Russell Convenes

Parsing the past decade of developed vs emerging-market performance.

A closer look into the FTSE Global Equity Index Series (GEIS), with Vanguard.

- Refresher on GEIS methodology; latest index rebalancing (September)
- The state of global equity markets through the lens of FTSE GEIS
- Global equity market performance, regional valuations, and EPS growth comparisons
- Regional shifts captured through the semi-annual global equity index review process

Parsing the past decade of developed vs emerging-market performance

In this episode of FTS Russell Convenes, Wayne Wicker, Chief Investment Officer at MissionSquare Retirement, discusses how to navigate through the current market environment, if appetite will grow towards alternative and digital assets, and the key drivers to look out for in the next six to twelve months.

Why having a long-term view is key | Wayne Wicker | FTSE Russell Convenes

Hear actionable insights on global and regional equity factor performances, sector exposures, rotation drivers and macro sensitivities in the third quarter. 

We will discuss:

• Factors that held up best in the troubled global markets of Q3, and those which failed
• The industries that had the biggest performance impact
• The drivers of the divergent behaviour of some factors from global patterns
• Where factor valuations stand today

Our discussion will draw upon key findings from our quarterly Market Maps Equity Factor Insights report, available from the 'Attachments' section.

Equity factor behaviour during the Q3 market turmoil

Interest in sustainable investment and ESG has increased around the globe with significant assets benchmarked to ESG and sustainability strategies. Pension funds have been key drivers of the move to align assets with ESG investment objectives. 

As pension funds and institutional investors in the Asia Pacific region look to increase their allocation of both assets and resources to ESG, what lessons can pension schemes in Asia learn from European peers to integrate sustainability across their portfolios?

This panel will involve speakers from Europe and Asia who will explore following topics:
- How have pension funds been instrumental in shaping the global landscape for responsible investment?
- How are pension funds in Asia Pacific responding to investors and regulatory initiatives on sustainable investing?
- Pension funds often have large allocation to passive investments; how can index strategies help to safeguard long term value and meet investor objectives? How is this carried out in active strategies and across different asset classes?
- What is needed to drive the adoption for sustainable investment at pension funds in Hong Kong and across Asia Pacific?       

Agenda
- Opening Remarks: Jessie Pak, managing director, APAC, FTSE Russell
- Panel discussion:
       - Moderated by: David Harris, group head of sustainable business, London Stock Exchange Group
       - Panellists:
               - Bess Joffe, Head of Responsible Investment, Church Commissioners Fund, UK
               - Ka Shi Lau, Managing Director and CEO, BCT Group (BCT Financial Ltd & Bank Consortium Trust Co Ltd)
               - Liza Jansen, Investment Strategist, PGGM, NL
               - Jason Yu, Head of Multi-Asset Product, North Asia, Schroders
- Closing Remarks: Sally Wong, CEO, Hong Kong Investment Funds Association

Pension Funds as drivers of sustainable investment

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