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Free CPD Seminar - Introduction to Smart Beta ETF strategies and an Investment Outlook for 2015
Friday 16th January '15
Viktor Nossek, Director of Research, WisdomTree Europe
We would like to invite you to WisdomTree Europe's free CPD accredited seminar - 'Introduction to Smart Beta ETF strategies and an Investment Outlook for 2015'.
Time: 09:30-12:00 GMT
Date: Friday,16 January 2015
Address: The Wealth Management Association, 22 City Road, Finsbury Square, London EC1Y 2AJ (map)
Please find below the agenda and the list of speakers:-
| Time | Speaker Session | Title |
| 09:30 | Registration | |
| 10:00 | TBC NASDAQ |
TBC |
| 10:30 | Christopher Gannatti (CFA), Associate Director of Research WisdomTree |
'Emerging Markets. Growing Potential. Smart Beta ETFs' Building Smart Beta Indices for Emerging Market Equities Equity Income-Hunting for Valuation Opportunities in Emerging Markets Small Cap Dividend Payers-Broad strategy to complete emerging market equity exposures Importance of sticking to a disciplined, rules-based approach to emerging market investing |
| 11:00 | Caroline Baron, Head of PowerShares ETF Distribution - UK Invesco PowerShares |
'The Power of Share Buyback: Capturing Shareholder Value – The Stock Buyback Way' According to S&P Dow Jones Indices, for the 12 months ending June 2014, S&P 500 members increased their buyback expenditures by 26.6% to $533.0 billion from the $420.9 billion posted during the corresponding twelve month period in 2013*. The level of share buybacks during the trailing twelve month period has only been exceeded once when during the 2007 fiscal year, a total of $589.1 billion shares were bought back by S&P 500 members*. * Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices, 23 September 2014. |
| 11:30 | Viktor Nossek, Director of Research WisdomTree Europe |
'Dividend and hedging strategies for Europe – How to position ‘defensively aggressively’ for 2015' The case for index investing in Europe Dividend is Europe’s new fixed income UK – The growth vs value proposition on rising rate speculation Eurozone - risks in fixed income and hedging opportunities Eurozone macro outlook and ECB policy potential |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
If you would like to register for the event please email [email protected].