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The bear has finally come out of his long hibernation, causing us to dust off our playbook for weathering bear markets. Listen in to our webinar as Mary Pang, Head of Global Private Client Practice at Cambridge Associates moderates a discussion with colleagues, Celia Dallas, Chief Investment Strategist; Mark Evans, Managing Director; and Kevin Rosenbaum, Deputy Head, Capital Markets Research, addressing the circumstances that have abruptly ended the bull market and evaluating the market implications of COVID-19.

Click here to watch the recording from March 19, 2020. Visit Website »

Despite funded status improvements in recent years, it’s an ongoing challenge for corporate financial executives to manage the balance sheet implications and risks associated with their defined benefit plans. Yet the extent of the impact is often within each plan sponsor’s control and depends on the strategic choices they make throughout the life of their plans. Deirdre Nectow, Head of Global Business Development and Client Service, moderates a discussion with Brian McDonnell, Head of Global Pension Practice, and Sona Menon, Head of North American Pension Practice, as they share insights into the Balancing Act’s investment-focused levers of asset returns and liability hedges, macro trends that may impact pension plan outcomes, and practical examples of what is being today in client portfolios. Click here to view the replay. Please note, this webinar is intended for CA clients and prospective clients. Visit Website »

Sure, you may have spent the last few years planning for a rising rate environment. But rates are again falling—even turning negative in some markets—and bringing with them a more painful investing environment. Alex Pekker, Senior Investment Director, will lead a discussion on both the rate plunge’s impact on your return seeking, and liability hedging portfolios. For more on this topic, check out CA’s  paper: Liability-Hedging Strategies for US Plan Sponsors in the Low Interest Rate Era. Visit Website »