
Overview
Alternative investment solutions providers and asset owners discuss asset allocation in the current market environment with a focus on risk mitigation strategies. Risk mitigation or defensive strategies provide risk reduction solutions in the form of hedge funds, global macro, tail risk strategies, systematic managed futures/CTAs, duration management and option strategies. These strategies represent 3-15% of institutional portfolios.
Agenda
6:00 PM | WELCOMING REMARKS
Ralitsa Atanasova, CFA, Analyst, Alternative Investment Risk, Aberdeen Standard Investments
6:05 PM | DISCUSSION
Moderator
Greg Strassberg, CFA, Head of Alternatives Risk Management, Aberdeen Standard Investments
Panelists
Justin Maistrow, CFA, Senior Investment Strategist, State of Rhode Island
Matthew E. Stroud, CFA, Senior Director – Global Pensions, Marsh & McLennan Companies
6:45 PM | Q&A
7:00 PM | CLOSING REMARKS & ADJOURNMENT
Anna Sembos, CFA, PhD, Managing Director, CIFC Asset Management
Additional Details
Learning Outcomes
- Asset allocation and portfolio construction in relation to risk and return requirements
- Role of alternative investments in multi-asset portfolios
- Using alternative investments as efficient risk reduction solutions alongside equities