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Greg Leonberger Featured on Dakota Live! Podcast

Recorded earlier this year, Director of Research and Partner Greg Leonberger, FSA, EA, MAAA, FCA‘s Dakota Live! Allocator Interview is now available for viewing.

Greg spoke with Chris O’Grady, CIO and Partner at dakota, and Tim Dolan, Vice President, Institutional Sales, in the interview, titled “Building Client Trust.” Dakota Live! general calls allow listeners to access in-depth information about investment allocators through a live interview reviewing each allocator’s current needs, the details of their platform, key analysts, and their outlook on the industry.

Greg Leonberger is the Director of Research for Marquette Associates. Greg is responsible for creating the firm’s capital markets research and directing investment strategy and policies. He also serves as the chair of the investment committee. A partner of the employee-owned firm, Greg has been with the company since 2008. Greg joins us at Dakota Live! to take us through Marquette Associates’ manager research process and what they look for in asset management partners. Join us to learn how the firm’s approach to client service has made Marquette Associates so successful over the years.

For more information, please visit the Dakota Live! website.

 

This does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any interest in any investment vehicle, and should not be relied on as such. Marquette is an independent investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training. More information about Marquette including our investment strategies, fees and objectives can be found in our ADV Part 2/Form CRS, which are available upon request and on our website. Forward-looking statements cannot be guaranteed. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investing comes with risk. The content herein is not an endorsement nor a testimonial for Marquette.

Glenn Ross Named to The Daily Record’s 2023 Banking and Financial Services Power List

Announced July 31, Partner Glenn E. Ross was named to The Daily Record’s 2023 Banking and Financial Services Power List.

Glenn was selected by The Daily Record’s editorial leadership team with input from members of the community for the list, which is composed of significant, influential, and respected leaders in Maryland’s banking and financial services industries.

Read the full list and profile on The Daily Record’s website.

Nat Kellogg Speaking at eVestment Institutional Trends Quarterly Webcast 12/5

On Tuesday, December 5, Nat Kellogg, CFA will be joining Nasdaq eVestment’s quarterly Institutional Trends Webcast.

Nat will be providing consultant commentary alongside Nasdaq eVestment’s Russ Elliott, Head of Asset Management, Market Intelligence, and Michele Shauf, Head of Client Experience Strategy, Investment Intelligence. The webcast briefs traditional managers on the state of the global institutional market using eVestment data, covering:

  • Where assets are moving and the key flow drivers by universe and geography
  • Where abrupt changes in flows direction may indicate inflection points
  • Where investors in North America, Europe and APAC are concentrating their research activity, in advance of allocation decisions
  • The state of ESG: AUM, flows and allocator interests
  • New facets of ESG data, including universes ranked by carbon emissions

For more information and to watch the replay, visit the event webpage.

Out of Office: Where Real Estate Markets Stand Today

Commercial real estate is increasingly being dubbed the next shoe to drop as markets assess the fallout from the regional banking turmoil. Amid higher rates and tighter credit conditions, private real estate is now facing the same repricing dynamics that hit the equity and bond markets last year, and while further write downs are expected, the headlines are likely overblown. Fundamental and financing issues are largely concentrated within the office sector — which will likely see a correction over a longer time period but be manageable for most core real estate funds — while other sectors, including industrial and multifamily, are actually set to benefit over the next few years.

This newsletter analyzes the current commercial real estate investment landscape including valuations, fundamentals, debt markets, and private real estate returns.

Read > Out of Office: Where Real Estate Markets Stand Today

 

The opinions expressed herein are those of Marquette Associates, Inc. (“Marquette”), and are subject to change without notice. This material is not financial advice or an offer to purchase or sell any product. Marquette reserves the right to modify its current investment strategies and techniques based on changing market dynamics or client needs.

Evan Frazier Speaking at Essentia Analytics Webinar 10/19

On Thursday, October 19, Evan Frazier, CFA, CAIA will be joining a webinar hosted by Essentia Analytics entitled, “Answering Tough Investor Questions.” The webinar is described as follows below.

Times are changing in active fund management. Transparency is increasing: data is becoming more available, and a new generation of both fund managers and investors is more interested than ever in building authentic client relationships. Essentia’s next Behavioral Alpha webinar is a deep dive into the new tier of questions investment consultants and manager selection experts are asking managers: what it is that they’re looking for, and what they tend to get in response. 

For more information, please visit the Essentia Analytics website.

Down to the Wire: An Update on the 2023 U.S. Debt Ceiling Crisis

In February of this year, Marquette published a Perspectives piece entitled Is the Sky Falling? that detailed the history of the United States debt ceiling, as well as the early innings of negotiations surrounding its possible increase or suspension given the fact that the $31.4 trillion limit was reached on January 19. In the months since, the Treasury Department has been forced to resort to “extraordinary measures” in order to prevent the U.S. from defaulting on its obligations, including suspending sales of state and local government series Treasury securities. Those measures, however, will likely be exhausted in the very near future according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (perhaps as early as June), at which point the federal government will ultimately be unable to pay its obligations fully and, as a result, have to delay making payments for some activities and/or default on its debt obligations. This is commonly referred to as the x-date. It is worth pointing out that a number of large Wall Street firms have brought their forecasts of this date forward in recent days.

This newsletter analyzes potential repercussions of a U.S. default and options for a resolution of the debt limit impasse in Congress.

Read > Down to the Wire: An Update on the 2023 U.S. Debt Ceiling Crisis

 

The opinions expressed herein are those of Marquette Associates, Inc. (“Marquette”), and are subject to change without notice. This material is not financial advice or an offer to purchase or sell any product. Marquette reserves the right to modify its current investment strategies and techniques based on changing market dynamics or client needs.

Greg Leonberger Speaking at Institutional Investor 2023 Roundtable for Consultants & Institutional Investors 10/5

On Thursday, October 5, Greg Leonberger, FSA, EA, MAAA, FCA will be speaking at Institutional Investor’s 2023 Roundtable for Consultants & Institutional Investors in Chicago.

Greg will be speaking as part of the “Chair’s Breakfast (Allocators Only): Heads of Research & Investment” session opening the day: During this discussion, allocators will have the opportunity to gain insights and share best practices with their peers, as well as inquire about the challenges that are keeping you up at night.

The annual Roundtable for Consultants & Institutional Investors brings together top investors to share insights on macro and portfolio considerations. For more information, please visit the event webpage.

Marquette Speaking at AIMSE 2023 Fall Conference 10/2

On Monday, October 2, Marquette will be speaking at the Association of Investment Management Sales Executives’ (AIMSE) 2023 Fall Conference in New York City.

Brett Graffy, CAIA, will be joining a panel on the current and future state of investment consulting, discussing how the industry has changed and where it is headed with fellow investment professionals.

The AIMSE seeks to provide an educational forum for those employed in the investment management sales and marketing services profession worldwide. For more information, please visit the event webpage.

1Q 2023 Market Insights Video

This video is a recording of a live webinar held April 20 by Marquette’s research team, featuring in-depth analysis of the first quarter of 2023 and themes we’ll be monitoring in the coming months.

Our Market Insights series examines the primary asset classes we cover for clients including the U.S. economy, fixed income, U.S. and non-U.S. equities, hedge funds, real estate, infrastructure, private equity, and private credit, with presentations by our research analysts and directors.

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David Hernandez Speaking at Illinois Treasurer’s 2023 Diversity in Investments Forum 9/21

On Thursday, September 21, David Hernandez, CFA will be speaking at the 2023 Diversity in Investments Forum hosted by Illinois State Treasurer Michael W. Frerichs in Chicago.

David will be moderating a panel entitled, “Business Diversity Across the Spectrum of Capital Raising and Financing” as well as leading a tabletop discussion.

The Diversity in Investments Forum brings together Treasurer Frerichs’  team of internal portfolio managers and firms and organizations across the financial services sector to ignite connectivity with minority, woman, veteran, and disabled-owned (“MWVD)” investment firms, depository institutions, and other financial service providers.