Forum Fodder | Friday 17 April 2020
Learning is not a spectator sport. - Anonymous
All the best for another week's continuing education! - Graham
P.S. Some more relatable Covid19 humour... 2020 is a unique leap year. It has 29 days in February, 300 days in March and 5 years in April.

LATEST ONLINE CE...

Markets
A question of war and peace
To paraphrase Churchill, will those who can end a pandemic well also allow a good recovery? It depends on their understanding of history.
Oliver Hartwich, The New Zealand Initiative | More

Philosophy | Markets | Strategies | Investing
Philosophy Lecture: Fixed Income Investing
This lecture argues that a diversified portfolio of core fixed income securities is an essential component of an optimal multi-asset portfolio. What's your philosophy?
Anne Anderson, UBS Asset Management | 5.00 CE | More

Markets | Investing
Impact bonds are becoming mainstream
The impact fixed income market is becoming more diverse in terms of currencies, issuers and ratings, delivering mainstream returns but with impact.
Stephen Fitzgerald, Affirmative Investment Management | More

Finology | As seen at Portfolio Construction Forum Finology Summit 2020
You can identify and compensate for your own cognitive biases
By identifying their own systematic patterns of departure from "rational" behaviour, practitioners can compensate for their effects, and improve the quality of their day-to-day investment decision-making.
Andrew Inwood, CoreData | 0.50 CE | More

Markets | As seen at Portfolio Construction Forum Markets Summit 2020
Infrastructure is a bull – long live VUCA!
With an ageing demographic seeking more stable outcomes, many investors have been steadily increasing allocations to infrastructure securities, to capture the attractive relative income and low volatility.
Charles Hamieh, RARE Infrastructure | 0.25 CE | More

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RECENT ONLINE CE...

Markets
Mapping the COVID-19 recession
Even with all-out efforts by central banks and fiscal authorities to soften the blow, a deep economic slump and financial crisis are unavoidable. How bad will the COVID-19 recession be and how long it will last?
Kenneth Rogoff, Harvard University | More

Markets | Strategies
Expect stock markets to rally in Q2
With crisis comes opportunity. Much of the bad news is now reflected in stock prices and, while stock markets will re-test their lows in coming weeks, expect a rally during Q2 2020.
Chris Watling, Longview Economics in association with Fidante Partners | 0.50 CE | More

Markets | As seen at Portfolio Construction Forum Markets Summit 2020 
Bond-like equities will drown in a fiscal wave
Practitioners should examine portfolios for slow or no growth equities, priced like bonds, whose attractions may be inundated by a wave of fiscal stimulus.
Julian McCormack, Platinum Asset Management | 0.25 CE | More

Markets | As seen at Portfolio Construction Forum Markets Summit 2020
Quality is the best haven in uncertain times
The best response for investors pondering a future that is always VUCA is to ground their decisions in investment basics. In short, look for mispriced quality companies.
Vihari Ross, Magellan Asset Management | 0.25 CE | More

Finology
Research Review: How effective is financial education?
The move to compulsory superannuation placed huge responsibility on individuals to manage their portfolios. A regular response is to educate people to a higher level of financial literacy.
Ron Bird, Investment Management Research Program | 1.00 CE | More

Markets | Finology
The two pandemics
We are feeling the anxiety effects of not one pandemic but two - the COVID-19 pandemic and a pandemic of anxiety about its economic consequences. The two are different, but inseparable.
Robert J. Shiller, Yale University | 3 comments | More

Markets | Strategies | As seen at Portfolio Construction Forum Markets Summit 2020
Be alert! High VUCA ahead! - key takeouts
Our diverse panel of experts debated which of the high-conviction propositions they heard during Markets Summit 2020 resonated most strongly, and which they disagreed with most, along with the portfolio construction implications.
Expert Panel | 1.00 CE | More

Markets | As seen at Portfolio Construction Forum Markets Summit 2020
Pendulum of investment opportunity swings to emerging markets
US/China trade tensions and the coronavirus outbreak highlight that a VUCA world abounds. But this does not change long-term trends that make emerging markets ripe for investment.
Geoffrey Wong, UBS Asset Management | 0.50 CE | More

Markets | Strategies | As seen at Portfolio Construction Forum Markets Summit 2020
Don’t fight the central banks – own bonds
After a blockbuster 2019 for bond returns, investors should moderate their return expectations while watching for VUCA events and tail risks, especially trade, Brexit and the US elections.
Bob Michele, JP Morgan Asset Management | 0.25 CE | More

Markets | Strategies | As seen at Portfolio Construction Forum Markets Summit 2020 
Volatility is dead - long live volatility
VUCA is alive and well, requiring a disciplined, risk-based approach that considers the direction of market risk appetite to identify the right assets at the right time.
Dan Farley, State Street Global Advisors | 0.25 CE | More

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Coronavirus plans (released Friday 20 March 2020)
Hour after relentless hour, the grim Coronavirus Black Swan continues to fly, seemingly undeterred. It's not hyperbole to say these are unique and challenging times for us all - there's nothing I can add to what is being said by coronavirus experts.
At times like these, credible, competent and relevant insights from the Forum's extensive faculty of subject matter experts become especially important to those committed to better quality portfolio construction practice through exceptional continuing education.
The show must go on - albeit with appropriate social distancing!
In fact, it's business as usual for the Forum. We've operated as both a face-to-face and online continuing education platform for over 18 years (we launched as an online-only service back in 2002 so that actually came first). We've published over 1,500 online resources in the past five years alone, over 500 of which are CE/CPD accredited. And we've been using Zoom for our video conferencing and webinar/meeting needs since 2018.
For as long as lock down continues, our scheduled face-to-face programs continue as live webinars, so you'll be able to meet your ongoing CE/CPD obligations either through live attendance online, or at your leisure afterwards. We look forward to continuing to have you as part of our community.

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