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Second Annual Secondaries Outlook

Virtual Only (Zoom)

The secondary market began in the 1980’s as a method to provide liquidity to investors in illiquid private equity and other pools of alternative assets. Secondary funds build exposure to illiquid portfolios by acquiring existing positions in single funds or a portfolio of funds from limited partners (“LPs”) seeking early liquidity often at a discount to recent valuations.

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Alternative Investments, Virtual Events & Programming

COVID-19’s Impact on Overlay Strategies

Virtual Only

Overlay strategies are investment strategies that use derivative instruments to gain portfolio exposures beyond those provided by the underlying physical investment portfolio. Such strategies can add alpha, but also value through the management and diversification of risk. During this event, we will hear from a panel of industry experts on how overlay strategies have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and what we may expect from such strategies going forward.

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Alternative Investments, Other Industry Event, Virtual Events & Programming

Analytics Tools for Managing Portfolio Risks

Virtual Only

Combining meaningful information and insights into a portfolio investment process is a challenging task for any investor. Fortunately, advances in academia and improvements in technology have provided a number of methods and tools to help investors visualize key information quickly, accurately and easily.

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Alternative Investments, Virtual Events & Programming

3rd Annual Private Credit Outlook

Virtual Only

Deleveraging and newly imposed regulatory restrictions have hindered traditional bank lenders activity, and in turn restricted the capital available to many segments of the US and global economies. This has created a tremendous opportunity for alternative lenders to step in to fill the void. Attracted by the enhanced yield profile available in the private credit market, alternative lenders, such as specialty lenders, hedge funds, BDCs and other private pools of capital have helped to re-introduce market liquidity.

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Alternative Investments, Virtual Events & Programming

Emerging Managers Summit

Virtual Only

This event is for professionals thinking about launching, ready to launch or recently launched a mone ymanagement firm. Panel discussions will be focused on issues that concern anyone starting or running a successful money management firm. Attendees will learn about issues surrounding presentation development, Legal and regulatory, Compliance, Marketing, Capital raising, Administration, and Operations.

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Alternative Investments, Business Management, Virtual Events & Programming

Specialty Credit: Trade Finance

Virtual Only

Sometimes referred to as “secured income” or “alternative credit”, Trade Finance, is a generic term that covers the financing of international trade and commerce. This includes loans that finance the cross-border export of goods and services. Trade Finance differs from other types of lending, as transactions must have an identifiable source of repayment - cash payments when goods have been delivered or title to the underlying goods when they have not yet been delivered. During this event, we will hear from a panel of industry experts on how Trade Finance has evolved as an investment class and where such strategies may fit into an investors’ portfolio.

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Alternative Investments, Virtual Events & Programming

Alternatives Market Outlook

Virtual Only

The alternative assets industry has continued to grow and is now a mainstay of the modern investment landscape. Example strategies include private equity, hedge funds, real estate, infrastructure, private debt, venture capital and more esoteric aspects such as cryptocurrency. Market volatility, record low rates and a search for potentially attractive risk adjusted return profiles continues to drive the alternatives landscape.

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Alternative Investments, Virtual Events & Programming

Alternative Investment Group Meeting

Virtual Only

The mission of the Alternative Investments Group is to provide a forum for the discussion and analysis of nontraditional investment approaches, including all forms of hedge funds, funds of funds, private equity, structured products, institutional real estate, and other investments not typically available in the retail marketplace.

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Alternative Investments, Committee Meeting, Free for Members, Group Meeting, Interest Group, Interest Group Meetings, Virtual Events & Programming

Alternative Investment Group Meeting

Virtual Only

The mission of the Alternative Investments Group is to provide a forum for the discussion and analysis of nontraditional investment approaches, including all forms of hedge funds, funds of funds, private equity, structured products, institutional real estate, and other investments not typically available in the retail marketplace.

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Alternative Investments, Committee Meeting, Free for Members, Group Meeting, Interest Group, Interest Group Meetings, Virtual Events & Programming

Currency Investing: Sources of Risk and Return

Virtual Only

The Mesopotamian shekel, the first known form of currency, emerged nearly 5,000 years ago. Today, the foreign exchange market is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily volume of $6.6 trillion, according to the 2019 Triennial Central Bank Survey of FX and OTC derivatives markets. While many investors are familiar with the risks and rewards associated with traditional markets, such as equities and bonds, investors may be less familiar with those relating to currency investing. Our panel discussion aims to demystify the potential sources of alpha and beta within the currency market, as well as present passive and active approaches to managing foreign currency risk arising from international investment exposures.

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Alternative Investments, Conference / Seminar, Free for Members, Global Investing Group, Virtual Events & Programming

Alternative Investment Group Meeting

Virtual Only

The mission of the Alternative Investments Group is to provide a forum for the discussion and analysis of nontraditional investment approaches, including all forms of hedge funds, funds of funds, private equity, structured products, institutional real estate, and other investments not typically available in the retail marketplace.

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Alternative Investments, Committee Meeting, Free for Members, Group Meeting, Interest Group, Interest Group Meetings, Virtual Events & Programming

Infrastructure as an Asset Class in Today’s Environment

Virtual Only

Recent dramatic shifts in the investment landscape have defined new necessities for communities and businesses, driving demand for capital in particular infrastructure subsectors. As the pandemic subsides, certain trends such as energy transition, strengthening domestic supply chains, resiliency to climate change, and digitalization will continue to accelerate, even while communities return to normal. Join the CFA Society of New York for an afternoon of thoughtful discussion on infrastructure as an asset class and the future of infrastructure investing.

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Alternative Investments, Conference / Seminar, Virtual Events & Programming

Alternative Investment Group Meeting

Virtual Only

The mission of the Alternative Investments Group is to provide a forum for the discussion and analysis of nontraditional investment approaches, including all forms of hedge funds, funds of funds, private equity, structured products, institutional real estate, and other investments not typically available in the retail marketplace.

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Alternative Investments, Committee Meeting, Free for Members, Group Meeting, Interest Group, Interest Group Meetings, Virtual Events & Programming

Alternative Investment Group Meeting

Virtual Only

The mission of the Alternative Investments Group is to provide a forum for the discussion and analysis of nontraditional investment approaches, including all forms of hedge funds, funds of funds, private equity, structured products, institutional real estate, and other investments not typically available in the retail marketplace.

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Alternative Investments, Committee Meeting, Free for Members, Group Meeting, Interest Group, Interest Group Meetings, Virtual Events & Programming

Operational Due Diligence in 2021 and Beyond

Virtual Only

Investment managers and allocators, as well as service provider partners, are invited to attend a timely panel discussion on the topic of Operational Due Diligence (“ODD”). This critical industry process was significantly affected by the switch to a remote working environment during the pandemic; our panel will address best practices for this process in a remote setting, as well as adapting ODD models and investor relations (“IR”) processes to the new normal.

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Alternative Investments, Business Management, Conference / Seminar, Diversity & Inclusion Forum, Virtual Events & Programming