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CAIA Canada West - Alternative Investments and Portfolio Construction in Vancouver
Date(s):
September 17, 2024
Note: All times listed are in local time
Venue:Metropolitan Hotel (Pacific Room)
645 Howe St. Vancouver, BC V6C 2Y9
Fee(s):This event has a fee
Description:
CAIA Canada West invites you to join us in Vancouver!
As they've grown, matured, and diversified, alternative investments are no longer just one section of the portfolio. These strategies play different roles in a portfolio and often times have overlapping risk and return drivers. We will examine characteristics of some alternative investments and discuss the approach of utilizing a goals- and factor-based lens to combining alternative and traditional investments within client portfolios. We will also hear from the panel how institutional and private wealth investors incorporate alternatives into their portfolios.
SPEAKERS Presenter: Aaron Filbeck, Managing Director & Head of Unifi by CAIA, CAIA Association Panelists: Jerry Knoll, Manager, Investments, IWA-Forestry Industry Pension & LTD Plans Matthew Evans, CIO & Portfolio Manager, Westmount Wealth Management Inc. Moderator:
Andrea Schmelcher, Senior Consultant, DC Consulting, TELUS Health
AGENDA: 3:00pm-3:30pm Guest Check In 3:30pm - 4:45pm Presentation and Panel Discussion 4:45pm - 6:30pm Networking Reception
Date & Time: September 17, 2024 3:30 pm-6:30 pm
Location: Metropolitan Hotel (Pacific Room) 645 Howe St, Vancouver, BC Fee: CAIA members & Candidates: Complimentary CFA members: USD 10 Non-Members: USD 15
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Metropolitan Hotel (Pacific Room)
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Matthew Evans
Job Title: Portfolio Manager
Organization: Westmount Wealth Management
Matthew is the Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager with Westmount Wealth Management, a Vancouver based Portfolio Management and Financial Planning firm. His focus is on the construction, execution, and monitoring of the Westmount model portfolios. Matthew was named as a 2019 Young Gun by Wealth Professional Magazine, which recognizes the top 20 investment professionals in Canada under age 40. With over fifteen years in the industry, he is a Chartered Investment Manager and a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional.
Aaron Filbeck
Organization: CAIA Association
Aaron Filbeck, CAIA, CFA, CFP®, CIPM, FDP oversees UniFi by CAIA™, a learning platform dedicated to educating the private wealth management industry on alternative investments. He was previously responsible for leading and implementing CAIA Association's content agenda, thought leadership initiatives, and content development for the CAIA Charter Program.
Aaron is a frequent speaker and writer on various topics of alternative investments and his work has been published in CAIA’s educational programs, numerous academic journals, books, and industry publications. Aaron’s industry experience lies in private wealth management, where he oversaw asset allocation, portfolio construction, and manager research efforts for high-net-worth individuals and institutional retirement plans.
He earned a B.S. with distinction in Finance and a Master of Finance from Penn State University. He holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement (CIPM), and Financial Data Professional (FDP) designations, and is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™. He is a Past President of CFA Society Columbus and serves as a board director and Programs Chair for CFA Society Philadelphia. Aaron is an adjunct professor and serves on multiple advisory boards for Penn State University.
Jerry Knoll
Job Title: Manager, Investments
Organization: IWA-Forest Industry Pension Plan (IWA-FIPP)
Jerry is the Manager, Investments with the IWA-Forest Industry Pension Plan (IWA-FIPP) based in Burnaby, BC. As part of the internal investment team, Jerry covers both public and private market asset classes, assisting with strategic asset mix determination, investment manager due diligence and performance monitoring. Prior to joining IWA-FIPP, Jerry provided oversight of BC Hydro’s pension investment program and also spent time with Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel and Aon Investment Consulting. Jerry is a CFA and CAIA charterholder and an active member with the Pension Investment Association of Canada.
Andrea Schmelcher
Organization: TELUS Health
Andrea has been serving institutional investors since 2009, with an emphasis on investments for much of her career. Andrea has worked with a variety of clients ranging in size and plan type, with a current focus on capital accumulation plans. Due to her background, she takes a keen interest in the fund lineup that sponsors offer to their members. Andrea assists sponsors in the articulation and documentation of their investment beliefs, and helps align the structure of the fund lineup to match those ideals. In reviewing performance of the plan, Andrea helps clients interpret their plan statistics to make informed decisions, to improve member engagement and retirement outcomes. Andrea also works closely with TELUS Health’s Investment Consulting team, in developing ongoing independent investment oversight of funds. She leads the Target Date Fund research efforts, and sits on a committee assessing research conducted on all asset classes by TELUS Health’s investment analysts.
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