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SUMMARY:CFA Society Philadelphia Presents: The Role of Alternatives in Inve
 stor Portfolios
DESCRIPTION: \n\nInstitutional investors and private wealth managers are st
 ruggling to\nmeet historical returns figures through traditional investmen
 ts such\nas equity and fixed income and so have increased their allocation
 s to\nalternatives.\n\nThe percentage of the allocations in a portfolio to
  alternatives has\nnearly tripled over the last 20 years\, and continues t
 o be an area\nthat clients are looking to diversify into in search of thes
 e return\nobjectives. For example\, the state of New Jersey has increased 
 their\nalternative exposure from nearly zero ten years ago to over 30 perc
 ent\ntoday.\n\nJoin CFA Society Philadelphia for an informative panel disc
 ussion on\nthe use of alternative investments in portfolio construction.\n
 \n_Panelists include:_\n\nABDUR NIMERI\, PH.D.\, SENIOR INVESTMENT STRATEG
 IST\, NORTHERN TRUST\nASSET MANAGEMENT Abdur Nimeri is a Senior Investment
  Strategist for\nFlexShares Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)\, focusing on ETF
  strategy and\nproduct development. He brings factor-based investing exper
 tise to the\nteam and has published in top academic journals. Prior to bei
 ng named\nSenior Investment Strategist\, Abdur worked in portfolio researc
 h for\nNorthern Trust’s Wealth Management Group\, focusing on factor-bas
 ed\nresearch\, portfolio construction/design and manager selection. Before
 \njoining Northern Trust\, Abdur was the Riley Professor of Physics at\nCo
 lorado College. Abdur earned a B.S. in Chemistry from Iowa State\nUniversi
 ty\, an M.S. in Financial Mathematics from the University of\nChicago and 
 a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Ohio State University.\n\nEVAN RUDY\, C
 FA\, DIRECTOR\, DEUTSCHE BANK ASSET MANAGEMENT Evan is the\nPortfolio Mana
 ger for Liquid Real Asset Product based out of Chicago.\nPrior to joining 
 Deutsche Bank in 2007\, he was an analyst at the\nTownsend Group. He holds
  a BS in Finance from Miami University and is\na CFA Charterholder.\n\nFLO
 YD TYLER\, PH.D\, CFA\, PRESIDENT AND CIO\, PRESERVERPARTNERS\, LLC Dr.\nT
 yler founded PreserverPartners\, LLC in July 2009 and serves as the\nChief
  Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager for all Preserver\nfunds. Prior 
 to Preserver\, he was a Partner at Gerber/Taylor Capital\nAdvisors\, a con
 sulting and fund management firm\, and President and\nDirector of Research
  of its $13 billion institutional consulting\nsubsidiary from 1999-2009. F
 rom 1996-1999\, Dr. Tyler was an Assistant\nProfessor of Finance at the Un
 iversity of Memphis. He is a CFA\ncharterholder and holds a Bachelor of Bu
 siness Administration in\nEconomics from The University of Tennessee\, a M
 aster of Science from\nCarnegie Mellon University and a Ph.D. in Finance f
 rom The Florida\nState University.\n\n_Moderator:_ GEORGE TSETSEKOS\, PHD\
 , PROFESSOR OF FINANCE AND DEAN\nEMERITUS\, DREXEL UNIVERSITY LEBOW COLLEG
 E OF BUSINESS Dr. Tsetsekos is\nthe Francis Professor of Finance and Dean 
 Emeritus at LeBow’s\nCollege of Business at Drexel University. He served
  as dean of the\ncollege from 2002 to 2012. Dr. Tsetsekos’ extensive res
 earch covers\nthe broad areas of corporate finance\, investments\, and int
 ernational\nfinance. He has published his research in many journals\, incl
 uding The\nJournal of Financial Economics\, Journal of Banking & Finance\,
  The\nJournal of Portfolio Management and Journal of International Busines
 s\nStudies. He is the author of books on finance and international\ncapita
 l markets and has served on editorial boards for several\nacademic journal
 s.\n\nThe panel discussions will be followed by refreshments and light\nbi
 tes.\n\nThis event is FREE to all students.\n 
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LOCATION:Gerri C. LeBow Hall\, 3220 Market Street\, 220\, Philadelphia\, PA
  19104
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