June 2017 DC Pension Schemes Key Investment Issues and Challenges Matti Leppälä, Secretary General & Chief Executive Officer, PensionsEurope Good DC and New Policy Initiatives Henk Radder, Director Investment Strategy & Solutions, Russell Investments Investment Strategies in DC Schemes - 'Best Practice' Nigel Aston, Senior Managing Director & Acting Global Head of DC, State Street Global Advisors The Future of DC Investing Frans Dooren, Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer, Stichting Nedlloyd Pensioenfonds Nedlloyd Pension Fund: DC Investment Strategy and Challenges April 2017 Climate Change and Understanding Financial Risks Within Pension Fund Portfolios Léon Cornelissen, Chief Economist, Robeco Institutional Asset Management Global Warming: A Systemic Risk Alan Hsu, Global Industry Analyst, Wellington Management International Ltd Managing Climate Risk - Charging Toward a Low Carbon World Katrien Hooyman, Senior Advisor Investments, Bestuursbureau ABP (AC) & Erik Jan Stork, Fiduciary Manager Responsible Investment, APG Asset Management Climate Change: ABP's Approach Mark de Nooij, Senior Portfolio Manager Hedge Funds & Specials, MN Looking beyond Co2 Marie-Anne Allier, Head of Euro Fixed Income, AMUNDI Asset Management Financing Low Carbon Economy: The Green Bonds Solution February 2017 Geopolitical/Economic Outlook for 2017 A Paradigm Shift and What Should Pension Fund Do With their Investments? Marcel Baartman - Senior Economist, Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations
Geopolitical Risks for Financial Markets Neil Dwane, Chief Investment Officer Europe, Allianz Global Investors Economic Outlook and Strategic Asset Allocation for 2017 and Beyond David Scott, Portfolio Manager, Stone Harbor Investment Partners Outlook for Interest Rates, Inflation and Fixed Income Markets Strategic Asset Allocation Implications James Binny, Head of Currency for EMEA, State Street Global Advisors Currency Implications for 2017 and Beyond What Should Pension Funds Do? December 2016 Emerging Markets Stay Invested Now, Increase or Wait Until After the Trump Effect? James Upton, Managing Director, Emerging Markets Equity Team, Morgan Stanley Investment Management The Importance of Seeking Pockets of Growth: Strategic Outlook for Emerging Market Equities Rebecca McVittie, Director, Emerging Market Equities, Fidelity International Practical Consideration of Investing in Emerging Market Equities Rob Drijkoningen, Global co-head of EMD, Neuberger Berman Emerging Market Debt A Sustainable Comeback? Antoine Sorange, Head of SRI Analysis, AMUNDI Asset Management ESG Issues in an Emerging Market Context November 2016 The Role of Equities in Todays Pension Fund Portfolios Exploring Different Strategies Sven Schroven, Director Consulting Services, Willis Towers Watson David Shapiro, Portfolio Manager, Willis Towers Watson The Role of Equities for Pension Funds Today Simon Levell, Head of Consultant Relations, Capital Group The Forgotten Middle The Role of Equity Income Strategies Today Jan de Koning, Client Portfolio Manager Quant Equities, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. The Role of Rules-based Investment Strategies in Today s Equity Portfolios
October 2016 Cash Flow Matching Using Credit and Other Non-Sovereign Bonds/Assets Han Rijken, Head of Alternative Credit, NN Investment Partners Role of Alternative Credit within a Cash Flow Matching Strategy Hamish de Run, Partner Hermes Infrastructure, Hermes Investment Management Investing in Infrastructure Equity with Debt-like Characteristics Martyn Hole, Equity Investment Director, Capital Group Equities Can Still Help You to Close the Income Gap Markus Schaen, Senior Fund Manager Fixed Income/Credits, MN Use of Mortgages within a Cash Flow Matching Strategy A Pension Fund Case Study June 2016 Fees and Cost Transparency in a Low Interest Rate Environment Eric Veldpaus, Director, Institutional Benchmarking Institute Cost Transparency Where are we and how do you Communicate this to Boards, Members and All Stakeholders? Daniel Schoneveld, Principal, Hamilton Lane Private Equity Private Equity Understanding the Costs Frits Meerdink, Manager, Fund Management, PGGM Investments Costs and Transparency in Alternatives A Case Study Craig Heron, Senior Investment Manager, Railways Pension Trustee Co. Ltd. UK (RPMI) Fees, Costs and Transparency A Case Study May 2016 Search for Yield by Pension Funds Today Is Now the Time to Invest in Real Estate and Infrastructure? Sven Schroven, Director Consulting Services, Willis Towers Watson
The Role of Real Estate and Infrastructure for Pension Funds Today Isabelle Scemama, Head of Funds Group, Real Assets, AXA Investment Managers Investing in Real Assets Matthew Richardson, Director of Research European Real Estate, Fidelity International Outlook for the European Real Estate Market - A Fork in the Road April 2016 Searching for Extra Return in Today's Low Interest Rate Environment - What Strategies should you Consider? Jan Lambregts, Global Head of Financial Markets Research, Rabobank Thin Ice Drinking to Avoid a Hangover Jamie Forbes, Director Institutional Client Solutions, EMEA, Russell Investments Multi-Factor Smart Beta Iain Lindsay, Managing Director and Co-Head of Global Portfolio Management Team, Goldman Sachs Asset Management International Portable Alpha Christophe Roehri, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, TOBAM The Benefits of Diversification in a Low Return Environment Coos Luning, Chief Investment Officer, TKP Investments Portable Alpha February 2016 Liquidity Issues of Pension Funds Bart Bos, Head of Financial Risks Department, Supervision Pension Funds Division, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) Liquidity Issues for Pension Funds: The Regulators Perspective Steve Boxer, Investment Director, Fixed Income Product Management, Wellington Management International Liquidity in fixed ineome - "The good, the bad, the ugly"
Alain Kerneis, Head of Strategy and Market Views, BlackRock Private markets - What illiquidity premium can they offer? Luc Mertens, Head of Client Portfolio Construction, APG Asset Management (Il)liquidity of asset classes Mark Burbach, Chief Investment Officer, Blue Sky Group Illiquidity: issue or opportunity?