Uncertainty was one of the dominant themes in the investment industry throughout 2022. Increased Fed activity which has led to rising interest rates, heightened geopolitical tension entangled with slower real economic growth, the wider market fallout from the slump in tech stocks and the collapse of FTX, and inflation at 8.5%, the highest rate since 1982.
Fully 65% of institutional allocators believe stagflation is a bigger risk than recession in 2023 (2023 Natixis Outlook Survey). The acronym that is being widely used to describe the current climate is VUCA-fest – volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity.
Most allocators and asset owners will state that the macro environment does not impact their portfolio decision-making – at least in the short term. However, as a recent survey stated – ‘asset owners are reexamining traditional approaches to investing as they grapple with highly volatile markets, rising inflation, tightening monetary policy, ongoing disruptions from a global pandemic and increased awareness of social inequality.’
During our Winter Investment Roundtable, we will be examining, analyzing, and debating the question: How does the current macro environment impact an allocator’s investment decisions around their portfolio? In March, we will discuss which macro trends and events will impact allocators and their managers the most, how those impacts will manifest themselves in portfolio performance and risk factors, and how you can best mitigate these risks.
Peggy Gartin
Chief Investment Officer
AAA - The Auto Club Group
Jeff Pearson
Executive Director of Investments
AdventHealth
Peter Oades
Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, Investment Management
Aetna Inc.
Todd Hedtke
Chief Executive Officer
Allianz Investment Management
Nate Molinari
Vice President Investments, Group & US
Aspen Insurance
Cameron Black
Chief Investment Officer, Treasurer
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, Inc.
Canyon Chan
Senior Portfolio Strategist
CSAA Insurance Group
Valerie J. Sill
President & Chief Executive Officer
DuPont Capital Management
Brian Curran
Regional Chief Investment Officer
Enstar Group
Ricky E. Lines
Chief Investment Officer
Everen Group
Sanjay Chawla
Executive Vice President - Chief Investment Officer
FM Global
Geeta Kapadia
Chief Investment Officer
Fordham University
Derek L. Bills
Head and Chief Investment Officer, Investment Office
International Monetary Fund
Dhvani Shah
Chief Investment Officer
JM Family Enterprises, Inc.
Neil W. Roache
Assistant Treasurer, Chief Investment Officer
Johnson & Johnson
Nick Martowski
Chief Investment Officer
MagMutual
Michael Sinoway
Director, Investments
Pennsylvania State University
Aaron P. Diefenthaler
Chief Investment Officer
RLI Corp.
Ming Zhang
Chief Investment Officer
SiriusPoint
Mark Silverstein
Chief Investment Officer
Sompo International
Jason Rector
Portfolio Manager
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Charles Van Vleet
Assistant Treasurer, Chief Investment Officer, Pension Investments
Textron Inc.
Donald Walker
Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer
The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
T.C. Wilson
Chief Investment Officer
The Doctors Company
Mike Huff
Senior Director, Portfolio Management & Asset Allocation
TIAA
Ernie Caballero
Chief Investment Officer
UPS
Jim Dunn
CEO/Co-Chief Investment Officer
Wake Forest / Verger Capital Management LLC
Gardner LaMotte
Managing Director, Business Development & Investor Relations
Anchorage Capital Group
Ria Nova, Partner
Client and Product Solutions
Apollo Global Management
Anita Nassar
Partner & Senior Managing Director, CRG
Balyasny Asset Management
Tyler Poniatowski
Co-Head of Sales and Relationship Management
The D. E. Shaw Group
Dianna L. Henrich
Managing Director, Co-head of Business Development
GCM Grosvenor
Dimitri Stathopoulos
Head of Americas Institutional Advisory Services
Nuveen
Maggie Gresio
Managing Director and Head of the Client Partner Group
Sculptor Capital Management
David Cohen
Global Head of Investor Relations
Two Sigma
Ted Noon
Senior Vice President, Director, Americas Client Group
Acadian Asset Management LLC
Susan Raynes
Head of Institutional Client Group
Allspring Global Investments
Bret Young
Head of North American Institutional Sales
American Century Investments
Bonnie Orlowski
Senior Vice President
Ariel Investments
Brad Thomas
Head of Liquid and Private Credit Investor Relations
Bain Capital Credit
John Creswell
Executive Managing Director
Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co.
Casey Condron
Head of Institutional Client Group
Fidelity Investments
Michael Foley
Head of U.S. institutional Services
Franklin Templeton
Stephanie Ivy Sanford
Co-Head of Americas Institutional Client Business
Goldman Sachs
John Galateria
Head of North America Institutional
Invesco US
Keith Wosneski
Head of U.S. Institutional & Global Consultant Relations
Mackenzie Investments
Chris Crevier
Managing Director - Institutional Client Group
Neuberger Berman
Seema Dala
Partner and Co-Head of U.S. Institutional Client Services
Orbis Investment Management
Joseph Carieri
Group Managing Director - Head of Marketing
The TCW Group
Molly K. Shannon
Senior Managing Director
Wellington Management Company LLP
For asset managers looking for more information, please contact:
Raina Bedard
Director, Client Services & Operations
raina.bedard@institutionalinvestor.com
For asset allocators looking for more information, please contact:
Julia Kufman
Director, Investor Relations
julia.kufman@institutionalinvestor.com