The 22nd Sub-Advised Funds Forum

126 Pages·2015·9.06 MB·English

September 20-21, 2016
The Princeton Club, New York, NY
The 22nd
Sub-Advised Funds Forum
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The 22nd
Sub-Advised Funds
Forum
September 20-21 2016
The Princeton Club, NYC
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The 22nd
Sub-Advised Funds Forum
PRESENTED BY FINANCIAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, LLC
September 20-21, 2016
NYC
DAY ONE Tuesday, September 20, 2016
12:00 – 1:00 Registration and Networking Lunch
1:00 – 1:10 Chairperson’s Welcome
Chairperson:
Brian Bader, Senior Vice President, Client Service and Marketing
AXIOM INVESTORS
1:10 – 2:00 State of the Sub-Advisory Landscape – A Look at Recent Market Movements
Gene Liu, Principal
GENESYS RESEARCH, INC.
Paul Mikelson, Vice President, Sub-Advised Strategies
COLUMBIA THREADNEEDLE INVESTMENTS/AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL
2:00- 3:00 Portfolio Allocation Perspectives– Trends and Implications of this Current Market
Moderator:
Brian Bader, Senior Vice President, Client Service and Marketing
AXIOM INVESTORS
Panelists:
Alwi Chan, Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Investment Officer
AXA EQUITABLE FUNDS MANAGEMENT
Sam Park, Senior Portfolio Manager
PACIFIC LIFE
Adnan Akant, PhD, Head of Currencies
BNP PARIBAS INVESTMENT PARTNERS
3:00 – 3:20 Refreshment break sponsored by
3:20 – 4:10 The ETF Impact: How Does the Current Surge in ETFs Affect Active Management?
Moderator:
Jamey M. Dunham, Managing Director
PERELLA WEINBERG PARTNERS
Panelists:
Robert L. Forsyth, Senior Business Development Manager
STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS – SPDR
John Youn, Executive Managing Director, ETFs & Global Structured Products
QUESTRADE WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC.
4:10 – 5:00 The Evolution of Manager Research – How are Research Teams Adapting to the Ever-
Changing Times?
Moderator:
Sunita Advaney, Director, Sub-Advisory Investments
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS
Panelists:
Joseph Hunt, Director, Manager Research
PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENTS
Kristine J. Mogollon, CFA, Director, Investment Product Management
THRIVENT MUTUAL FUNDS
Harold Singleton III, CFA, V.P., Head of Manager Selection & Portfolio Construction
LINCOLN FINANCIAL GROUP
5:00 – 6:00 Day One Sessions Adjourn; Networking Reception Immediately Follows
DAY TWO: Wednesday, September 21, 2016
8:00 – 9:00 Networking breakfast
9:00 – 9:10 Chairs Welcome & Day One Re-Cap
Chairperson:
Brian Bader, Senior Vice President, Client Service and Marketing
AXIOM INVESTORS
9:10 – 10:00 The Growing Demand for Multi-Asset Products
Rob Balkema, CFA, Portfolio Manager, Multi-Asset Solutions
RUSSELL INVESTMENTS
Wayne A. Wicker, CFA, SVP & Chief Investment Officer
IMCA-RC
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10:00 – 10:45 Managing the Inflation Conundrum, Portfolio Implications & Opportunities

Moderator:
Mark Chayapruks, CFA. CAIA, Senior Vice President
PINEBRIDGE INVESTMENTS

Panelists:
Amit Agrawal, Senior Portfolio Manager, Government & Inflation-Linked Credit
PINEBRIDGE INVESTMENTS

Anshul K Sharma, Managing Director, Investment Strategist
U.S. TRUST, BANK OF AMERICA PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Michael Moran, CFA, Vice President, Global Investment Strategist
HEITMAN PUBLIC REAL ESTATE EQUITY

10:45 – 11:00 Refreshment break sponsored by

11:00 – 11:30 The Emergence of ESG and how it’s Affecting Sub-Advisory Searches

Jag Alexeyev, Founder
IMPACTVESTING LLC

11:30 – 12:30 Defining the “Best-in-Class” Sub-Advisor– A Look at the Due Diligence Process in
Today’s Current Market
Moderator:
Jeff Strange, Managing Director, U.S. Research and Advisory 
STRATEGIC INSIGHT
Panelists:
Jeffrey W. Rueber, CFA, Managed Assets Investment Manager
SECURIAN FINANCIAL

Douglas W. Porter, CFA, Senior Research Analyst
ACUITAS INVESTMENTS

Keith Huckerby, President & Chief Marketing Officer
PENN MUTUAL ASSET MANAGEMENT

Stephen Beinhacker, CFA, Global Head of Manager Research
SEI INVESTMENTS

12:30 – 1:30 Networking Luncheon

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1:30– 2:20 Sub-Advisory and Alternatives - Emerging Trends in the Ever-Evolving Alternatives
Universe
Stan V. Gogev, Director of Sub-Advisory Products 
STRATEGIC INSIGHT
James M. Dunham, Managing Director
PERELLA WEINBERG PARTNERS
2:20 – 2:30 Networking and Refreshment Break sponsored by
2:30 – 3:20 Big Picture Look at Retirement Funds - How Sub-Advisory fits within Various
Retirement Products
Moderator:
James Macey, CFA, Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON
Panelists:
James Veneruso, CFA, Vice President
CALLAN ASSOCIATES
Julie H. Dellinger, CFA, Managing Vice President, Investments
ICMA-RC
3:20 – 4:15 Manager Due Diligence from an Operations and Compliance Stand-Point – What
Should Funds be Looking for and What Should Sub-Advisors be Attentive to?
Derek Steingarten, Partner
K&L GATES LLP
4:15
Conference adjourns
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