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3Q 2013 Market Briefing

A briefing on our 3Q 2013 Market Environment report, covering the overall U.S. economy, fixed income, U.S./non-U.S. equity, hedge funds, private equity, real estate and infrastructure.

Live Webinar – Friday, October 25, 2013 – 1:00-1:45 PM CT

Please join Marquette’s asset class analysts for a live webinar briefing on our 3Q 2013 Market Environment report. This webinar series is designed to brief clients on the market as soon as possible after quarterly market data becomes available.

The overall U.S. economy will be discussed, along with fixed income, U.S./non-U.S. equity, hedge funds, private equity, real estate and infrastructure.

Live webinar attendees will be able to submit questions to the presenters and vote in audience polls during the event. Questions will be answered as time allows during the Q&A session towards the end of the webinar.

If you are unable to attend the webinar live, you can also view it afterward on demand. Registrants will automatically receive a follow-up email shortly after the end of the webinar to notify them of webinar recording availability.

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Emerging Trends in Alternative Asset Classes

2013 Marquette Investment Symposium session

In this presentation from our 2013 Investment Symposium, we explore various emerging trends in the alternatives space, including low volatility equity, tail risk, managed futures, gold, MLPs, GTAA, risk parity, farmland, direct lending, and opportunistic credit.

Investment Symposium 2013
Recorded September 13, 2013

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Stress Test and Spending Policies for Endowments & Foundations

2013 Marquette Investment Symposium session

In this presentation from our 2013 Investment Symposium, we analyze different spending policy options for non-profit institutions, examine the long- and short-term effects of various spending policy decisions, and explore how stress testing can aid in understanding the risks of different spending policies.

Investment Symposium 2013
September 13, 2013

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Investment Manager Search 2013: Fiduciary Duty Deep Dive

Live webinar on the investment manager search fiduciary duties of high alpha, high integrity and low fees. An update of our popular manager search webinar in 2011, we’ll dive even deeper into the details of a five-step best practice process with traditional and alternative manager case studies. 

Thorough manager due diligence and fee negotiation are critical to avoiding poor products and performance erosion.

Register now to join us for a live webinar on the investment manager search fiduciary duties of high alpha, high integrity and low fees. An update of our popular manager search webinar in 2011, we’ll dive even deeper into the details of a five-step best practice process with traditional and alternative manager case studies. Clear guidance for both clients and managers will also be covered, including “do’s and don’ts” for approaching our research process.

 

Live Webinar – Tuesday, June 18, 2013 – 1:00-1:45 PM CT

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1Q 2013 Market Environment Briefing

A briefing on our 1Q 2013 Market Environment report, covering the overall U.S. economy, fixed income, U.S./non-U.S. equity, hedge funds, private equity, real estate and infrastructure.

Live Webinar – Tuesday, April 16, 2013 – 1:00-1:45 PM CT

Please join Marquette’s asset class analysts for a live webinar briefing on our 1Q 2013 Market Environment report. This webinar series is designed to brief clients on the market as soon as possible after quarterly market data becomes available.

The overall U.S. economy will be discussed, along with fixed income, U.S./non-U.S. equity, hedge funds, private equity, real estate and infrastructure.

Live webinar attendees will be able to submit questions to the presenters and vote in audience polls during the event. Questions will be answered as time allows during the Q&A session towards the end of the webinar.

If you are unable to attend the webinar live, you can also view it afterward on demand. Registrants will automatically receive a follow-up email shortly after the end of the webinar to notify them of webinar recording availability.

Please contact us for access to this video.

3Q 2012 Market Environment Briefing

A briefing on our 3Q 2012 Market Environment report, covering the overall U.S. economy, fixed income, U.S./non-U.S. equity, hedge funds, private equity, real estate and infrastructure.

Live Webinar – Friday, October 12, 2012 – 1:00 PM CT

Please join Marquette’s asset class analysts for a live webinar briefing on our 3Q 2012 Market Environment report. This webinar series is designed to brief clients on the market as soon as possible after quarterly market data becomes available.

The overall U.S. economy will be discussed, along with fixed income, U.S./non-U.S. equity, hedge funds, private equity, real estate and infrastructure.

Live webinar attendees will be able to submit questions to the presenters and vote in audience polls during the event. Questions will be answered as time allows during the Q&A session towards the end of the webinar.

If you are unable to attend the webinar live, you can also view it afterward on demand. Registrants will automatically receive a follow-up email shortly after the end of the webinar to notify them of webinar recording availability.

Please contact us for access to this video.

Portfolio Rebalancing Policy: A Fiduciary Duty in Good Markets & Bad

Live webinar to discuss our upcoming paper on rebalancing and guidelines for implementing a rebalancing policy.

Portfolios must be rebalanced to maintain the risk/reward profile set in the original asset allocation. But how often should portfolios be rebalanced? And what guidelines should be used to determine when to rebalance? As institutional investment stewards, trustees and their investment consultants have a fiduciary duty to set a clear policy on portfolio rebalancing.

Register now to join us for a live webinar to discuss our upcoming paper on rebalancing [Ed: updated in 2018] and guidelines for implementing a rebalancing policy. We’ll address key questions to consider and discuss in more detail with your consultant.

 

Live Webinar – Wednesday, May 16, 2012 – 1:00-1:45 PM CT

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Investment Manager Search Stewardship

Live webinar to discuss a best practice approach to fulfilling your fiduciary duty to meet the investment manager search stewardship “Big 3” – high alpha, high integrity and low fees.

Many institutional investment programs suffered major losses during the 2008-2009 financial crisis due to poor products and even outright fraud. Lack of a disciplined investment manager search due diligence process was almost always the root cause.

Register now to join us for a live webinar to discuss a best practice approach to fulfilling your fiduciary duty to meet the investment manager search stewardship “Big 3” – high alpha, high integrity, and low fees.

Continuing the conversation from our last webinar, Investment Stewardship 2011: Fiduciary Duty in An Uncertain Decade, we’ll dive deeper into two key fiduciary responsibilities that lead to high alpha, high integrity, and low fees:

  • Quality control – Get to know managers with thorough due diligence steps to avoid fraud and poor products. We’ll review a five-step process for fulfilling your manager search fiduciary duty in detail.
  • Cost control – Keep costs from eroding performance by actively negotiating so-called “industry standard” fees. We’ll review a case study where the institution realized significant cost savings through fee analyses and aggressive negotiation.

 

Live Webinar – Friday, July 22, 2011 – 1:00 PM CT
Investment Manager Search Stewardship
The Fiduciary Duty of High Alpha, High Integrity & Low Fees

Who should attend: Institutional investment stewards, investment managers

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Investment Stewardship 2011

Discusses today’s emotional market volatility and a focused approach to meeting the requirements of investment stewardship in 2011 and beyond.

In the wake of the 2008-2009 financial crisis, institutional investment stewards are faced with more complex fiduciary duties than ever.

Join us for a live webinar to address today’s emotional market volatility and discuss a focused approach to meeting the requirements of investment stewardship in 2011 and beyond.

This webinar will review the three key fiduciary responsibilities that lead to successful investment programs in good markets and bad:

  • Risk control – Stay off the greed-fear roller coaster with complete clarity on asset allocation and a conviction to rebalance as needed.
  • Quality control – Get to know your managers with thorough investment manager search due diligence steps to avoid fraud and poor products.
  • Cost control – Keep costs from eroding performance by actively negotiating so-called “industry standard” fees.

 

Live Webinar – Wednesday, May 25, 2011 – 1:00 PM CT
Investment Stewardship 2011
Fiduciary Duty in An Uncertain Decade

Presenters: Brett Christenson, CFP®, CFA and Greg Leonberger, FSA

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Real Estate Position Paper

The first of a two part series, this paper provides an overview of the commercial real estate asset class as well as recommendations and allocation guidance.

The following paper constitutes the first of a two part series on commercial real estate. This first paper seeks to establish a fundamental understanding of the asset class. More specifically, the various styles, benefits, risks, mechanics, and benchmarks relevant to commerical real estate investments are examined, with an emphasis on quantitative and qualitative illustrations. Recommendations as well as guidance toward making an allocation to the asset class are also included.

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Please also reference our 2018 Update of this position paper.