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CAIA Germany - The Future of Alternative Investing
Date(s):
January 26, 2018
Note: All times listed are in local time
Venue:Kameha Suite
Taunusanlage 20
Frankfurt, 60325
Fee(s):Free Event
Description:
Save the date! CAIA Germany is pleased to invite you to an educational luncheon on:
The Future of Alternative Investing
The world of alternative investments continues to grow and change. Nearly $10 trillion in assets
have flowed into the alternative investment industry in the last fifteen years. Now AI is starting to
show up in mutual funds and ETFs. What might the future hold? Which asset classes are likely to
most quickly grow assets and which are more likely to decline in importance over time?
Featuring speaker Dr. Keith Black, Managing Director of Curriculum and Exams at CAIA Association
Event Details
When:
Friday, January 26th, 2018
from 12:30 to 14:00 CET
Where:
Kameha Suite
Taunusanlage 20
60325 Frankfurt
A three-course meal and beverages will be provided.
This event is complimentary. As there is a limited capacity for the event we ask that you please register as early as possible to reserve your spot.
We hope to see you there!
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Keith Black
Organization: CAIA Association
Keith Black has over twenty-five years of financial market experience,
serving approximately half of that time as an academic and half as a trader
and consultant to institutional investors. He currently serves as Managing
Director of Curriculum and Exams for the CAIA Association. During his most
recent role at Ennis Knupp + Associates, Keith advised foundations, endowments and pension
funds on their asset allocation and manager selection strategies in hedge funds, commodities,
and managed futures. Prior experience includes commodities derivatives trading, stock options
research and CBOE floor trading, and building quantitative stock selection models for mutual
funds and hedge funds. Dr. Black previously served as an assistant professor and senior lecturer
at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
He contributes regularly to The CFA Digest, and has published in The Journal of Wealth
Management, The Journal of Trading, The Journal of Investing, and The Journal of Alternatives
Investments, among others. He is the author of the book “Managing a Hedge Fund,” as well as
co-author of the 2012 and 2015/2016 second and third editions of the CAIA Level I and Level II
textbooks. Dr. Black was named to the Institutional Investor magazine’s list of “Rising Stars of
Hedge Funds” in 2010.
Dr. Black earned a BA from Whittier College, an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University, and a PhD
from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
designation and was a member of the inaugural class of the Chartered Alternative Investment
Analyst (CAIA) candidates.
Dr. Black is available to speak on the following topics. Most presentations are less technical talks
for a general audience, while those on VIX, smoothing, and hedge fund replication are
advanced talks for more technical audiences
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