Events
2021 Events
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MAY 13 |
CFA Society Boston and New Frontier Institute Present with Antoinette Schoar, Stewart C. Myers-Horn Family Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship at the MIT Sloan School of Management CFA Society Boston and New Frontier Institute are proud to present a Distinguished Lecture Series of highly topical presentations by widely acknowledged authorities on issues of particular interest to asset management practitioners. The Series consists of four monthly lectures beginning in February and ending in May 2021. The presentations include an analysis of the pension fund management crisis, the surprising long-term performance of equities, defining ESG for asset management, and the latest research in cryptocurrencies. Cryptocurrencies have had a remarkable growth in valuation and attention over the last decade. The distinguishing feature of cryptocurrencies is the promise of a decentralized system of payments and storage of value outside the traditional nexus of government scrutiny. While more than 4,500 cryptos are now in circulation, Bitcoin is still by far the largest market with market cap in excess of $750 billion. But despite its dramatic rise we still know little about the participants in the Bitcoin eco system and their utilization of Bitcoin. Who are the largest holders of BTC balances? Who is using BTC for transactions or trading? And what is the geographic distribution of the participants? The talk will focus on a number of new stylized facts about the ownership, concentration of balances and volume across the major groups of participants on the BTC platform. In particular the behavior of miners, exchanges, illegal uses and scams, and large holders. |
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April 20 |
Webinar: "Quarterly Market Perspectives" with Robert Michaud, David Esch, John McCrary, and Joy Zheng Chief Investment Officer Robert Michaud is joined by research analysts John McCrary and Joy Zheng to discuss the past quarter's markets and a look ahead. |
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APR 13 |
CFA Society Boston and New Frontier Institute Present with Roberto Rigobon, Society of Sloan Fellows Professor of Management and Professor of Applied Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management CFA Society Boston and New Frontier Institute are proud to present a Distinguished Lecture Series of highly topical presentations by widely acknowledged authorities on issues of particular interest to asset management practitioners. The Series consists of four monthly lectures beginning in February and ending in May 2021. The presentations include an analysis of the pension fund management crisis, the surprising long-term performance of equities, defining ESG for asset management, and the latest research in cryptocurrencies. An exploration of the challenges of using ESG ratings in the construction of portfolios and the estimation of returns. The discussion began with an examination of the discrepancies that exist in measurement, how they can be interpreted as a problem of noise, and how rating agencies can help resolve this noise. The presentation concluded with an explanation of how returns may be better computed, and considers how this method can be used to construct more robust portfolios. |
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April 9 |
College of Charleston Strategic Investment Symposium Robert Michaud has been invited to speak at The College of Charleston's Strategic Investment Symposium on April 9, 2021, where he will be presenting on the topic of "Value Investing, Quant Investing, Business Culture." |
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MAR 17 |
CFA Society Boston and New Frontier Institute Present with Hendrik Bessembinder, Professor and Francis J. and Mary B. Labriola Endowed Chair in Competitive Business CFA Society Boston and New Frontier Institute are proud to present a Distinguished Lecture Series of highly topical presentations by widely acknowledged authorities on issues of particular interest to asset management practitioners. The Series consists of four monthly lectures beginning in February and ending in May 2021. The presentations include an analysis of the pension fund management crisis, the surprising long-term performance of equities, defining ESG for asset management, and the latest research in cryptocurrencies. Do stock markets outperform low risk investments long-term? This is the famous equity premium puzzle. Yet the fact is that most stocks underperform Treasury bills in the long run. Indeed the median long run return to an individual stock is negative. How can this be? Professor Bessembinder shows that the positive long run return premium may be driven by extreme return on a relatively few stocks. In this presentation, he will update his original study for global stocks and mutual funds while discussing implications for portfolio strategies and performance measurement. |
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FEB 17 |
CFA Society Boston and New Frontier Institute Present with Ron Ryan, CEO and Founder, Ryan ALM, Inc CFA Society Boston and New Frontier Institute are proud to present a Distinguished Lecture Series of highly topical presentations by widely acknowledged authorities on issues of particular interest to asset management practitioners. The Series consists of four monthly lectures beginning in February and ending in May 2021. The presentations include an analysis of the pension fund management crisis, the surprising long-term performance of equities, defining ESG for asset management, and the latest research in cryptocurrencies. In his seminar, “Pension Lessons Learned from the Pension Crisis,” Ron Ryan explores how over the past 3 decades, the fiscal health of U.S.-based defined benefit plans has deteriorated to the point in which the funded ratios of corporate, multi-employer, and public plans now stand at approximately 85%, 82%, and 66%, respectively. This is in stark contrast to the surpluses and nominal contribution rates that many major pension funds maintained back in the 1990s. His presentation provided an overview of the circumstances that have pushed the pension industry to the brink of insolvency today, as well as discussed policy solutions that may help stave off a potential systemic crisis. |
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JAN 14 |
Webinar: "Quarterly Market Perspectives" with Robert Michaud, John McCrary, and Joy Zheng Chief Investment Officer Robert Michaud is joined by research analysts John McCrary and Joy Zheng to discuss the past quarter's markets and a look ahead. |
2020 Events
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OCT 8 |
Webinar: "Quarterly Market Perspectives" with Robert Michaud, John McCrary, and Joy Zheng Chief Investment Officer Robert Michaud is joined by research analysts John McCrary and Joy Zheng to discuss the past quarter's markets and a look ahead. |
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JUL 9 |
Webinar: "Quarterly Market Perspectives" with Robert Michaud, John McCrary, and Joy Zheng Chief Investment Officer Robert Michaud is joined by research analysts John McCrary and Joy Zheng to discuss the past quarter's markets and a look ahead. |
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APR 21 |
Webinar: "Quarterly Market Perspectives" with Dr. Richard Michaud A conversation with our President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Richard Michaud, about his Q1 2020 market commentary. |
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APR 16 |
Presentation: "Estimation Error and the Fundamental Law of Active Management" with Dr. Richard Michaud and Dr. David Esch Our Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Richard Michaud, and Managing Director of Research, Dr. David Esch, will present their research demonstrating that applications of the Grinold (1989) "Fundamental Law" theory for optimized portfolio design are often unreliable and self-defeating. Presented by the CFA Society Boston. A transcript of the webinar is available here. |
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MAR 23 |
Webinar: "Investing During Extreme Volatility" with Dr. Richard Michaud and Robert Michaud Dr. Richard Michaud, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Robert Michaud, Chief Investment Officer, discussed investing in historic market volatility and our recent trades of New Frontier's Standard and Tax-Sensitive Global Multi-Asset ETF investment strategies. |
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MAR 12 |
Workshop: "Asset Allocation Workshop: From Estimation to Rebalancing" with Robert Michaud A full-day workshop covering solutions to a range of asset allocation topics. |
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JAN 16 |
Webinar: "Quarterly Market Perspectives" with Dr. Richard Michaud A conversation with our President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Richard Michaud, about his Q4 2019 market commentary. |
2019 Events
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NOV 14 |
Webinar: "Fifteen Years of ETF Investing: What Have We Learned?" with Dr. Richard Michaud and Robert Michaud In honor of our 15 year anniversary of asset management, a look at how ETF investing has changed since we launched our flagship portfolios. |
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OCT 24 |
S&P Event: "Is There More to Core?" (Chicago) with Robert Michaud Robert will be a featured panelist at this event, discussing how custom indices can help advisors to grow their practices. Event is free to advisors. |
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OCT 17 |
Webinar: "Quarterly Market Perspectives" with Dr. Richard Michaud A conversation with our President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Richard Michaud, about his latest market commentary. |
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SEP 19 |
Webinar: "Introduction to New Frontier" with Dr. Richard Michaud An overview of New Frontier's invested philosophy and patented investment process. |
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JUL 11 |
Webinar: "Quarterly Market Perspectives" with Dr. Richard Michaud A conversation with our President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Richard Michaud, about his latest market commentary. |
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JUN 11 |
Research Conference: "Finance's Wrong Turns" with Dr. Richard Michaud An intensive one-day research conference sponsored by CFA Society Boston, offering a critical look at the issues that are facing active asset management, what that means for modern financial theory and practice, and how we could potentially move forward. |
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MAY 07 |
Webinar: "Introduction to New Frontier" with Robert Michaud An overview of New Frontier's invested philosophy and patented investment process. |
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APR 25 |
Webinar: "Quarterly Market Perspectives" with Dr. Richard Michaud A conversation with our President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Richard Michaud, about his Q1 2019 market commentary, "Turnabout." |
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MAR 21 |
Workshop: "Mastering Asset Allocation: From Estimation to Rebalancing" with Robert Michaud and Dr. Richard Michaud A full-day workshop covering solutions to a range of asset allocation topics. |
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FEB 19 |
Research Webinar: "Finance's Wrong Turns" with Dr. Richard Michaud A discussion of the primary sources and consequences of ineffectual financial theory and technology in everyday practice, as well as how Dr. Michaud's multi-patented innovations have shaped New Frontier's approach to asset management. |
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JAN 24 |
Webinar: "Introduction to New Frontier" with Robert Michaud An overview of New Frontier's invested philosophy and patented investment process. |
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JAN 15 |
Webinar: "Quarterly Market Perspectives" with Dr. Richard Michaud A conversation with our President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Richard Michaud, about his Q4 2018 market commentary, "No Place to Hide." |