PP Webinar: The outlook for alternatives

Professional Pensions is holding a webinar on the future of alternatives on 8 September at 3pm.
The webinar - held in partnership with Aviva Investors and QMA - will be fully interactive, giving you the opportunity to ask questions throughout the discussion.
The panellists include Aviva Investors chief investment officer of real assets Mark Versey and QMA Wadhwani chief investment officer Dr Sushil Wadhwani.
This webinar will take a look at alternative strategies and assess the benefits of including such investments in a scheme portfolio.
It will also examine some of the concerns around some alternatives, such as liquidity, speed of deployment, market overcrowding, and the role of ESG where appropriate.
It will additionally look at how alternatives have been impacted by Covid-19 and assess the outlook for the future.
For more information and to register for your place, please visit our website.
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