Summer Inflation Series - Session 2: The Fundamentals of Infrastructure and a Current Market Update

Description: Infrastructure serves as an important element of an investment portfolio. In this presentation Aaron Filbeck provides an overview of infrastructure as an asset class, explores the historical performance of infrastructure, and comments on their role in asset allocation and inflation protection. The differences between infrastructure and financial assets are compared during this conversation, while various methods of obtaining exposure to infrastructure are evaluated, specifically looking at rising inflation and the possible implications.

Summer Inflation Series - Session 1: The Fundamentals of Commodities and a Current Market Update

Description: Commodities may serve as an important element of an investment portfolio. In this presentation, Dr. Keith Black will provide an overview of commodities as an asset class, explore the historical performance of commodities, and comment on their role in asset allocation and inflation protection. We compare the differences between commodities and financial assets. Various methods of obtaining exposure to commodities are evaluated, and we conclude with a discussion of futures based commodities investments.

Africa's Opportunities: Making Money and Delivering Impact - Session 4 of a Series

African private markets probably present the premier opportunity for investing to contribute to the UN's SDGs while also creating attractive financial returns. The potential for bringing solutions for the bottom billion, leveraging Africa's mobile infrastructure, is vast and being used by a lively and creative venture community with increasing numbers of later stage opportunities and the emergence of unicorns such as Zipline and Flutterwave.

CAIA/AIMA Alternative Investment Boot Camp (June 16 - June 18)

Session 1: The State of Alternative Investments
Description:
 The world of alternative investments continues to grow and change. Nearly $10 trillion in assets have flowed into the alternative investment industry in the last fifteen years. Now alternative investments are starting to show up in mutual funds and ETFs. What might the future hold?
Panelists: Keith Black, PhD., CAIA, CFA, FDP, Managing Director of Content Strategy, CAIA Association, and moderated by Michelle Noyes, CAIA, Managing Director, AIMA

The Future of Sustainability in Investment Management: From Ideas to Action

The future of sustainable investing is in the balance. It involves balancing financial and extra-financial considerations, balancing short-term and long-term goals, and balancing interests among stakeholders and over time, while seeking fair outcomes for all. How do investment professionals take the next step to apply these practices in their daily activities? How can investment organizations better align their culture and incentives around solving sustainability issues?

Felipe Botero, CFA, CAIA

Both my grandfather and father were highly involved with the modern development of the brokerage business in Colombia. Approximately 45 years ago, they founded and led -for several decades- one of the largest and most traditional brokerage firms in the country up until 2013, when it was acquired by Colombia’s third-largest financial conglomerate. A year after, my father retired as the second oldest stockbroker in the country.