

CFA Society Chicago
CFA Society Chicago
CFA Society Chicago is proud to present a podcast where Society Members will be hosting discussions on a range of topics related to the investment industry. Hear from leading industry experts on a variety of investment topics including equity and fixed income analysis, portfolio allocation, ESG investing, venture capital and private equity, and much more. Tune in to hear Society Members pick the brains of leading industry professionals at www.cfasocietychicago.org.
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Jan 29, 2021 • 17min
ESG and Sustainable Investing
CFA Society Chicago member Monique Thanos, CFA, talks with Emily Lawrence, Director of Sustainable Investing at Northern Trust Asset Management on the evolution of ESG in investing. Connect with Monique on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/monique-thanos-phd-cfa-frm-4868a6158/ Connect with Emily on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-lawrence-426ba32/ Additional Information https://www.northerntrust.com/united-states/what-we-do/investment-management/sustainable-investing/sustainable-investing-strategies?utm_source=cfa&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=am-global-esg--20210122 https://www.cfachicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Staking-Out-Climate-Risk.pdf https://www.cfachicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Blog_-Managing-Risk-with-ESG-Investing.pdf https://www.cfachicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Blog_-How-500-Investors-Confronted-Climate-Risk.pdf For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts

Jan 21, 2021 • 37min
Investment Exchange Forum – ESG in Emerging Markets
CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA, chats with Fabio Alperowitch, CFA of FAMA Investments and member of CFA Society Brazil on the history of ESG in emerging markets. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and Twitter @ExcellRichard Connect with Fabio on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabio-alperowitch/ CFA Society Brazil https://cfasociety.org.br/ For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts

Jan 15, 2021 • 38min
Investment Exchange Forum – ESG: Fixed Income & Green Bonds
CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA, talks with Mitch Reznick, CFA from Federated Hermes on the impact and changes ESG is bringing to the fixed income market. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and Twitter @ExcellRichard For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts https://www.hermes-investment.com/ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/hermes-credit-esg-paper-april-2017.pdf https://www.hermes-investment.com/uki/insight/stewardship/we-can-all-get-along/

Jan 7, 2021 • 41min
Investment Exchange Forum – Commodity Investing
Investment Exchange Forum – Commodity Investing CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA, dives into the rarely discussed area of commodity investing with Price Asset Management’s CEO, John Reese. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and Twitter @ExcellRichard Connect with John on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-rusty-reese-8937327/ For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts

Dec 31, 2020 • 41min
Investment Exchange Forum – ESG and Deep Value Investing
CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA, chats with Andrew Wellington, co-founder and CIO of Lyrical Asset Management, a deep value investment firm. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and Twitter @ExcellRichard Connect with Andrew on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-wellington-91251918/ Find more information on Andrew’s references during the podcast - https://www.cfachicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/lyrical-asset-management.pdf Lyrical’s Annual Review Letters - www.lyricalam.com/letters/ For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts

Dec 23, 2020 • 42min
Investment Exchange Forum – ESG: Sustainable Finance from an Asset Owner Perspective
CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA, discusses sustainable investing with Joe Halwax, CAIA CIMA, Managing Director, Institutional Investments at Wespath. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and Twitter @ExcellRichard Connect with Joe on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-halwax-caia-cima%C2%AE-32b2621/ Wespath’s External Manager ESG Integration - https://www.wespath.com/assets/1/7/5152.pdf For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts

Dec 17, 2020 • 39min
Investment Exchange Forum: ESG in ETFs
CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA, talks with Ben Johnson, CFA, Director of Global ETF Research at Morningstar about ESG in the passive market space. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and Twitter @ExcellRichard Connect with Ben on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-johnson-cfa-5a288175/ and Twitter @MstarETFUS For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts

Dec 10, 2020 • 27min
Investment Exchange Forum: ESG – Diversity, Equality, & Inclusion
CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA, continues exploring the topic of ESG with co-portfolio mangers Suresh Rajagopal, CFA and John Roberts from the Segall Bryant & Hamill Workplace Equality Fund. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and Twitter @ExcellRichard Connect with Suresh on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sureshrajagopal/ Connect with John on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrobertsdenver/ For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts

Dec 4, 2020 • 28min
Investment Exchange Forum: ESG in Real Estate & REITs
CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA, chats with Duff & Phelps Investment Managements’ Dick Schiller, CFA and Jason Ren, CFA about ESG within the real estate and REIT markets. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and Twitter @ExcellRichard Connect with Dick on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/dickschiller/ Connect with Jason on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncren/ For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts

Nov 25, 2020 • 41min
Capital Markets with Leo Schmidt of River Eddy Capital Management
CFA Society Chicago member Christian Barron, CPA, CFA chats with Leo Schmidt of River Eddy Capital Management, formerly at the Chubb Corporation, to continue the Education Advisory Group’s series on Capital Markets. Connect with Christian on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianmbarroncpacfa/ Connect with Leo on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/leo-schmidt-cfa-a258703/ Watch the replays of the Capital Market webinars here https://www.cfachicago.org/webcasts/ For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts