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CloseCAIA CEO Bill Kelly talks with Marisa Hall, Co-Head of The Thinking Ahead Institute, about what organizations can do to ensure the conversations around racism in our organization, our industry, and the world become actionable and sustainable. Listen in for Marisa's critical perspective.
In the spring of 2020, I was scheduled to speak with students at several local universities. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, I was not able to meet with these aspiring professionals in person so instead, I’m sharing my comments in written form and invite students to reach out to me directly. I encourage my fellow professionals to do the same!
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Henry Ching is currently the Head of Private Markets - Asia at Mercer Investments. Previously, he was the Head of Asia Real Estate at Mercer Investments. He specialized in private markets with focus on real estate and has worked for and/or provided advice to pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, private banks family offices and asset management companies. Henry started his career in the financial services industry in Canada and is now based in Hong Kong.
Description: Since the creation of Bitcoin over 11 years ago, cryptocurrencies have become one of the fastest growing asset classes. Bitcoin alone has outperformed every major asset class for the past decade which has helped drive cryptocurrency market capitalization to over $400 billion. The challenge for institutional investors is how best to get exposure to this emerging asset class while mitigating the idiosyncratic risk associated with cryptocurrency investments.
Description: Africa’s financial industry is continuing to move towards a path of major growth, impacting economies, savings, and investments. This webcast will highlight key trends and future industry issues while bringing together institutional investors, private equity players and stakeholders to identify challenges and opportunities across the Continent. The agenda has been designed to provide local and foreign asset owners and managers a clear and comprehensive view of the African alternative investment market.
CAIA CEO Bill Kelly and Associate Director of Content Development, Aaron Filbeck sat down with Anthony Scaramucci of Skybridge Capital for a frank conversation covering the potential impact of the US election and the handling of the pandemic on monetary policy, access to private markets, climate change, and the growing retirement crisis.
Rick Roche, CAIA, Managing Director of Little Harbor Advisors, LLC, talks about his Portfolio for the Future blog series with Aaron Filbeck, CFA, CAIA, CIPM, Associate Director of Content Development at CAIA Association. Listen in, and then check out Rick's posts at Portfolio for the Future: Part 1 / Part 2
Aaron Filbeck, CFA, CAIA, CIPM joined Daniele Bianchi, PhD to discuss Daniele's paper, “Cryptocurrencies as an Asset Class?: An Empirical Approach”, published in the Fall 2020 edition of The Journal of Alternative Investments (Read the full article here). Dr. Bianchi provides a summary of the growing body of literature on cryptocurrencies, his empirical approach to measuring its diversification benefits, and the implications for investors seeking to allocate to cryptocurrencies.
Description: Often, investment professionals tend to focus on the quantitative aspects of selecting external managers. However, a very important part of the manager research process heavily relies on qualitative factors, such as personnel and team, firm culture, and alignment of incentives.
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