Forum Fodder | Friday 03 April 2020
Learn as if you were to live forever - Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948).
All the best for another week's continuing education! - Graham
P.S. While there's nothing funny about Covid19, here's some relatable quarantine humour.

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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 | 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.
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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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Markets
This time truly is different
While pandemics are comparatively rare, and severe ones rarer still, I am not aware of a historical episode that can provide any insight as to the likely economic consequences of the unfolding global coronavirus crisis. This time truly is different.
Carmen Reinhart, Harvard University | More

Markets | Strategies 
Q&A: The economic impact of coronavirus
Coronavirus has put an end to the longest post-war US expansion, and is all but certain to cause a recession that will be wholly different from any other in economic history. Robert Huebscher speaks with renowned economist, Dr Woody Brock, about why.
Woody Brock, SED | 1 comment | More

Markets
Are we out of the woods?
On Monday, the US central bank acted with stunning shock and awe. Then, government after government announced the biggest fiscal support packages ever seen in history. All of which begs the billion dollar question - sorry, multi, multi trillion dollar question. Are we out of the woods?
Jonathan Pain, The Pain Report | More

Markets | Strategies
You’re a braver man than I
For active fund managers, the coronavirus pandemic is unlike any other crisis in modern times. In this podcast, Jonathan Ramsay of InvestSense speaks with emerging market equities portfolio manager, Tassos Stassopoulos, about the impact of values on responses to COVID-19 around the world, and the art of contrarian stock picking and managing client monies in these challenging times.
Tassos Stassopoulos & Jonathan Ramsay | More

Markets | Strategies
Investing in the 2020s will mean more risk, for less reward
In the decade ahead, ageing demographics, income inequality, market share concentration and climate change will reshape the economy, elevating VUCA and requiring deep fundamental research to determine where best to invest.
Ronald Temple, Lazard Asset Management | 0.25 CE | More

Markets
We need to deliver better TSR - total social returns
Market capitalism has survived many rotations of the political cycle over generations. But there is nothing certain or given about capitalism – and today, its future is being called into question, with growing calls to fundamentally change the system.
Paras Anand, Fidelity International | 0.50 CE | More

Markets
Averting economic disaster is the easy part
COVID-19 threatens both medical and economic disaster. While it may be too late to avert a public-health crisis, unlike the medical effects of the virus, the economic impact is easy to predict and overcome.
Anatole Kaletsky, Gavekal Dragonomics | More

Markets | Strategies
Extraordinary times in markets
This is a time to be buying not selling. Question marks remain as to how far this market will fall before it bottoms out. But what we do know is that valuations are attractive. The chances of long-term investors earning returns well in excess of Term Deposits over the next five to 10 years are very, very high.
Tim Farrelly, farrelly’s Investment Strategy | 1 comment | More

Markets | Strategies
Be alert! High VUCA ahead!
This time a month ago, Markets Summit 2020 facilitated debate on the key drivers of and outlook for the markets (on a three- to five-year view) with particular emphasis on being alert to the high VUCA - volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity - risks and opportunities ahead. Watch 20+ leading investment thinkers from around the world.
Graham Rich, Portfolio Construction Forum | More

Strategies | Finology
Seeking alpha in a VUCA world requires whole brain approach
Although influenced by logical factors, changes in investment markets are often irrational and illogical. A whole-brain approach to seeking alpha is necessary to win in the investment game.
Philipp Hensler, Epoch Investment Partners | 0.50 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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