Libby Cantrill, CFA, Managing Director and Head of Public Policy, PIMCOIn this session, Libby Cantrill, the head of public policy at PIMCO, will discuss global challenges, including the rise of populist movements (i.e. Brexit) and challenges to democratic institutions around the globe. She will address these challenges from both a policy and political lens – and discuss the ensuing potential effects on markets and their investment implications.
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Nate Hamilton, CFA, Advisory Board Member, Family Office Exchange
Tim Wray, Co-Founder and Principal, V3LimitedTodd Kellerman, Co-Founder and Principal, V3Limited
Paulina Cromwell, CFA, Product Manager, Family Office ExchangeCharles B. Grace, III, Managing Director, Family Office Exchange
Matthew Litwin, Managing Director, Head of Manager Research, Greycourt & Co.
Steven M. Kennedy, Director, PwCJeff Schaffart, Shareholder, Koley Jessen
High-net-worth families are increasingly looking to direct investments, a strategy gaining popularity with institutional investors. Direct investments appeal to wealthy individuals and family offices because they not only eliminate the management fees charged by investment firms, but also because the investments can align more closely with the values and mindset of the investor. In this paper, part one of three, we take a closer look at the trends in direct investing and motivations for private wealth clients.
At the ArcView Cannabis Investment Forum, a panel of leading private fund managers and industry analysts evaluated the booming yet trepidatious cannabis capital markets and predicted the developments that will most significantly affect investors in 2019. While the hype surrounding the cannabis industry is palpable, institutional investors have remained sidelined due to concerns over federal illegality. When it comes to regulatory reform, the panelists believe change could be imminent.
A confluence of factors is conspiring to lay the groundwork for conditions increasingly threatening an end to the current business cycle. In this issue of The Real Economy, we present a number of easy-to-use metrics and data visualizations for middle market businesses to formulate judgments related to economic outlook risks. These include an array of financial, consumer and labor market indicators that, in some cases, can warn of a possible economic downturn.
With over 500 million people and the fourth largest collective economic market in the world, the Mexican, Latin American, and South American markets hold great opportunity for investment and growth for multinationals. However, because of various incidences of political upheaval and economic changes, it’s important for C-Suite executives to understand the unique changes in each country prior to expansion.