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CloseEvidence shows that, after fees and costs, hedge fund managers as a group have shown a marked decline in risk-adjusted alpha in the ten years following the global financial crisis (GFC). What’s more, 90% of excess returns variation show that hedge funds have meaningfully altered how they drive performance, partially explaining the observed change in results post-GFC.
Due Diligence is a set of processes directed toward making informed investment decisions when hiring and firing external managers. In this web seminar, Aaron Filbeck, CFA, CAIA, CIPM, FDP, Director of Global Content Development at CAIA Association reviews due diligence as it is discussed in the CAIA curriculum. Joining Aaron is special guest Anna Snider, CAIA, Head of CIO Due Diligence for Global Wealth & Investment Management (GWIM), a division of Bank of America Corporation.
“Having accepted continuous professional and personal development as normal in adapting to the variety of perceived and unperceived changes and challenges, gaining the CAIA designation was a natural next step for me after completing the CFA and the CIPM programs.”
Description: In this webcast, Keith Black reviews the definition and characteristics of asset allocation models, including model portfolios, the capital asset pricing model, the endowment model, mean-variance optimization, risk budgeting, multi-factor models, liability-driven investments, risk parity, scenario-based models, and core vs. non-core portfolio models.
Panelists: Keith Black, PhD, CAIA, CFA, FDP, Managing Director, Content Strategy, CAIA Association, and Kweku Obed, CFA, CAIA, Managing Director, Marquette Associates
Description: African Art has been one of the developing segments at auctions over the past 15 years. From a historic focus on traditional African art, the interest over the past few years has shifted to modern and contemporary. With all the recent interest in African art, is now the time to invest? If so, where should interested collectors start? What is the best way to gain an understanding of the African art market? Where do collectors buy and sell? What are the upside and risks of investing in African art?
Innovative education initiative offers research-based, CE-accredited modules to prepare advisors to optimize the use of alternatives in client portfolios
Moderated by CAIA's CEO, Bill Kelly, this webcast features industry experts Wil VanLoh, Founder and CEO, Quantum Energy Partners, and Carolyn Hansard, Senior Director and Portfolio Head for Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure, Teacher Retirement System of Texas. Topics discussed include oil markets, outlook with the new administration, the current appetite for energy investing and energy transformation.
Description: Please join us for the FDP Candidate Orientation Session. This webinar will feature members of the FDP Curriculum Team as well as Candidate Relations. The following topics will be discussed:
- Curriculum Materials
- Exam Format
- Review of Exam Topics
- Available Resources
Panelists: Mehrzad Mahdavi, Executive Director, FDP Institute, Hossein Kazemi, Ph.D., CFA, Senior Director of Curriculum, FDP Institute, and Aaron Filbeck, CFA, CAIA, CIPM, FDP, Director, Global Content Development, CAIA Association
Description: This webcast is the second installment of CAIA SoCal's series on pensions, and features panelists Zack Ellison of Applied Real Intelligence LLC, Blair Smith of Promethean AB Strategies, LLC, Cheryl Alston of Dallas Employees' Retirement Fund, Jasmine Richards of Cambridge Associates, and Guy Pinkman, also of Applied Real Intelligence LLC.
Description: CAIA Info Series co-hosted with CAIA SoCal bring you Solutions for Optimizing U.S. Pension Structures, an in-depth series on pensions, beginning with Solutions for Optimizing U.S. Pension Structures, featuring moderator, Guy Pinkman of Applied Real Intelligence LLC, Russell Kamp, of Ryan ALM, Von Hughes, of PAAMCOPrisma and Ray Joseph, Vice President, Wilshire. Listen in!
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