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CFA Institute / EDHEC Advances in Asset Allocation Seminar - Participant Profiles

Previous Seminar Participants

    

The inaugural edition of the seminar attracted a large cross-section of buy- and sell-side institutions from twenty countries worldwide.

Global giants, national champions, and small boutiques were represented by their senior officers and investment specialists.

Participants in the inaugural edition included practitioners with the following functions and from the following types of institutions:


   

Functions:

• Chief executive officers/Managing directors
• Chief investment officers/Directors of investments
• Heads of asset allocation/investment strategy/ALM
• Heads of investment solutions/structuring/financial services
• Portfolio managers
• Risk managers
• Senior analysts and investment officers
• Senior investment advisers/consultants
• Senior research officers


   

Institutions

• Asset management companies
• Consultancies
• Insurance and reinsurance companies
• Investment banks
• Non-financial companies
• Pension funds, endowments and foundations
• Private banks
• Research firms
• Sovereign wealth funds


Sample Testimonials from Previous Participants

  • "This seminar is state-of-the-art, offering very deep insights into risk management and modelling techniques that reflect the pro and cons of each solution. Supplemented with most recent research studies, this seminar enables investors to achieve an edge."
    Jochen Menssen,
    Portfolio Manager, E.ON

  • "The course is valuable in that it introduces an array of tools that can be used to formulate the asset allocation process. Its generic nature implies that the techniques are applicable across all markets."
    Guy Fletcher,
    Chief Investment Officer, PeregrineQuant

CFA Institute / EDHEC Advances in Asset Allocation Seminar: