The events calendar for the institutional pensions & insurance industries
A selection of upcoming events from mallowstreet & our partners
Past Events
June 
 2013
University Training Workshop: Absolute Return Investing
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Absolute Return and Diversified Growth Funds are increasingly common place within the UK Pension Fund arena. Whether they are used as an equity replacement strategy or part of an alternatives allocation, they aim to deliver positive investment returns in all market conditions. Our interactive training sessions look to introduce you to the various aspects of absolute return investing.Sponsored by
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Standard Life Investments
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University Dinner: Complexity is a drag on growth.
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In a world where everyone expects, yet gives no quarter; points the finger of blame elsewhere; and works against rather than with others to find sensible and implementable solutions how can economies move forward and investors make rational long term decisions?Sponsored by
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Man
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May 
 2013
University Dinner: Controlling Risk in a Low Rate Environment
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State Street Global Advisors are delighted to be hosting their first mallowstreet University Dinner on the topic of Risk in a Low Rate Envirnoment. The majority of pension schemes would agree that ideally they should hedge a greater proportion of the interest rate and inflation risks associated with their liabilities. However, in the current low interest rate envirnmoent pension schemes are delaying taking action to increase their existing hedges.Sponsored by
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State Street Global Advisors
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University Workshop: Five Myths about High Yield and more...
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M&G Investments is pleased to be hosting their first mallowstreet University Workshop in the 2013 series. In this interactive education session, the team from M&G will seek to build understanding about the high yield asset class and will dispel some widely held myths. In a discussion led by David Fancourt, we will look at how best to access opportunities within high yield and, importantly, how to avoid the pitfalls.Sponsored by
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M&G Investments
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Mid-Market Mezzanine Investing - A Pan-European Perspective
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Mid-Market Pan-European mezzanine investing has seen increased interest over recent years due to its attractive risk-adjusted return profile and high contractual current cash yield. At this University Dinner MezzVest will discuss the attractiveness of the European mezzanine market with a comparison to other asset classes. They will explain the attractive risk adjusted return of sponsored transactions and provide case studies to illustrate this approach.Sponsored by
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MezzVest
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University Workshop: The Art of Strategic Thinking- Generating Returns Throughout Credit Cycles
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Cairn Capital, a specialist credit asset management firm, is pleased to be hosting their first Educational Workshop of the 2013 mallowstreet University Series. The morning's workshop will follow on from their recent Dinner discussion of the same topic. In this interactive morning session Andrew Jackson will lead the discussion, beginning with a comment on the current macro backdrop to the European credit markets, followed by Cairn's view on the optimal asset management approach within these markets for pension funds.Sponsored by
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Cairn Capital
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