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Point of View
This issue contains timely and informative pieces from Northern Trust subject matter experts, as well as an invitation to take our first readership survey to ensure we continually evolve to meet the needs of our readership. Features include participant behavior in defined contribution plans, perspectives on securities lending, the road ahead for fixed income, and transitioning a fixed-income portfolio. Read more IPE and Northern Trust Webcast: Fresh thinking about DC With defined benefit plans entering the end game and the institutionalisation of defined contribution (DC) imminent, challenges and opportunities abound in the pensions space. As part of Northern Trust's commitment to providing innovative ideas you are invited join a webcast with IPE on 29 September entitled "Fresh Thinking About DC". You will have the opportunity to hear Northern Trust's Aaron Overy, head of pooling business development and a member of our Retirement Solutions Practice, provide some fresh ideas from “rent-a-space” platform innovations for investment managers to the IORP directive. Financial markets update call Listen to host Lyle Logan, managing director, North America sales and servicing along with Northern Trust investment experts, Jim McDonald, chief investment strategist, and Ali Bleecker, director, short-duration fixed income, discuss their perspectives on the state of the financial markets and the effects on the institutional market. Click here to listen to the replay. Daily global financial markets commentary Read daily commentary on the global financial markets from our economic experts, including Paul L Kasriel, whose 2008 economic forecast was ranked in the top five by economists surveyed by the Wall Street Journal. Read more Bi-weekly fixed income market update Watch bi-weekly video updates from Northern Trust's managing director of fixed income, Colin Robertson, to gain insights into how liquidity, volatility and government actions are impacting the credit markets and the economy. Read more The Northern Trust PerspectiveSM: Analysing the world market every month to keep you enlightened View our latest newsletter The Northern Trust PerspectiveSM providing analysis of political and economic developments in world financial markets, and recommendations for investment strategies. This issue examines developments in the global economy and financial markets which demonstrate that repair is occurring more quickly than expected. Click here to read a full copy of the paper Monthly US economic outlook Read about the current and likely future economic conditions and forecasts of selected economic indicators and interest rates, as written by our globally renowned economist Paul L Kasriel. |
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