2015 Investment Symposium Briefing

December 14, 2015

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:

• International Headlines: Short Term Noise or Long Term Impact?
• Making Sense of Oil and Energy Prices
• Strategic vs. Tactical Asset Allocation – U.S. Equities
• The Outlook for Future Bond Market Liquidity and Potential Implications
• Hedge Funds – Still a Good Idea?
• Hiring/Firing Managers – Why Investors Get It Wrong