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2016 Market Preview

January 2016

Similar to previous years, we offer our annual market preview newsletter. Each year presents new challenges to our clients, and 2016 is off to a volatile start with equity markets down significantly, oil dropping below $30, the Fed poised to further increase interest rates, and fears of a China slowdown rippling through the markets. However, other headlines will emerge as the year goes on, and it is critical to understand how asset classes will react to each new development and what such reactions will mean to investors. The following articles contain insightful analysis and key themes to monitor over the coming year, themes which will underlie the actual performance of the asset classes covered.

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2015 Investment Symposium Briefing

This video summarizes Marquette’s 2015 Investment Symposium on October 16, 2015, including the opening sessions and flash talks, which covered the current market environment, emerging investment themes and investment stewardship challenges in the year ahead. The new flash talk session format is designed to brief attendees on more popular topics in less time and encourage timely conversations with investment consultants.

Flash talk sessions discussed:

 

Responsible Investing for Social Impact

Impact investing is one of the fastest growing spaces in the investment marketplace — offering market-rate returns alongside social and environmental benefits.

Please join us for a discussion on creating social impact through responsible investing with members of our impact investing group. Key topics from our recently published newsletter will be covered.

Attendees will be briefed on:

  • The history of socially responsible investing (SRI)
  • Different approaches to responsible investing
  • Impact investing program implementation
  • First steps for new impact investors

A question and answer session will follow.

Live Webinar – Tuesday, August 18, 2015 – 1:00-1:45 PM CT

Please contact us for access to this video.

Creating Social Impact Through Responsible Investing

August 2015 Investment Perspectives

A growing population of socially conscious investors has energized socially responsible investment (SRI) strategies in the past decade. The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment defines SRI as the process of integrating personal values and societal concerns into investment decision making. SRI has increased in the U.S. from $639 million in 1995 to $6.6 trillion in 2014. These assets account for roughly 17% of total dollars under management in the U.S.

This newsletter outlines a brief history of SRI, approaches to implementing an SRI program including positive and negative screening and shareholder activism; impact investing; example products and solutions in equities, fixed income, and real estate; investor concerns around performance and fiduciary liability, and considerations for implementing a sustainable investing program.

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