Events and webinars
Wilshire Indexes participates in a range of events and webinars including industry conferences.
Past events
Financial Times: Future of Asset Management Europe
13 November, 13:25-13:50 GMT
The Future of Asset Management Europe will bring key stakeholders from across the asset management industry to London.
As a key sponsor, Wilshire Indexes is excited to explore the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing the industry and hear our CEO, Mark Makepeace explore how asset managers may be overlooking the untapped potential of 'index alpha' to unlock operational efficiency and drive new growth opportunities during the fireside chat, “Index Alpha: Unlocking Innovation Through Modern Index Approaches.”
CFA Society New York An Asset Owner Series™ Event
21 November, 11:00-12:00 ET
How Asset Owners Can Address Stock Market Concentration with a Novel Approach to Minimum Variance
The significant increase in stock concentration fueled by the performance of tech stocks is driving the search for large cap equity exposure that provides enhanced diversification, tighter industry, country and region constraints and positive factor exposure. Hear how one US asset owner achieved this with a novel approach to minimum variance strategies. In this webinar the panel will discuss the changing dynamics of the US equity market and growing interest for minimum variance approaches. Attendees will learn about the key differences between a new and a traditional approach to minimum variance investing and how to obtain a more nuanced low-risk exposure to equities, modify the risk characteristics of strategic asset allocations, and implement defensive strategies.
Financial Times: Future of Asset Management North America
25 September, 12:40 - 13:00 EDT
Reassessing risk, reward and evolving investor needs amid changing US market dynamics.
Investors are facing an enormous amount of change across global markets. In this fireside chat we explore the rapidly changing dynamics of the US equity market, the implications of this pivotal US election on global markets and how investors are positioning themselves to better capture emerging opportunities.
The transformational moment for global infrastructure investing
4 June, 10 AM ET/3 PM GMT
In this webinar you will hear about the new landscape of global listed infrastructure, opportunities surrounding digitalization, decarbonizations and deglobalization, and ways to better understand and navigate the new market drivers for the asset class
Future of Asset Management Asia
8 May, 14:05 - 14:50 GMT
Product innovation in Asian asset management: ETFs, tokenised funds, and direct custom indexing
Hosted by the Financial Times, the Future of Asset Management Asia will bring key stakeholders from across the asset management and wealth management industries to Singapore. As a key sponsor, Wilshire Indexes is excited to explore the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing the industry and hear our CEO, Mark Makepeace discuss innovation across the region on the panel, “Product Innovation in Asian Asset Management: ETFs, tokenized funds, and direct custom indexing.”
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Crypto and Digital Assets Summit
9 May, 9:10 - 9:50 AM GMT
Can tokenisation become mainstream
The Crypto and Digital Assets Summit, hosted by the Financial Times is an industry leading conference for organizations at the intersection of traditional and decentralised finance. As a key sponsor, Wilshire Indexes will explore the latest industry developments for the future of crypto and digital assets. Joining other key digital asset leaders on the panel, “Can tokenisation become mainstream?,” Martin Howard, SVP, Index Research will discuss and debate how tokenisation can take hold in traditional markets.
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Climate Capital Live
13 March, 11:00 - 11:40 AM GMT
Sustainable Banking – What Can Banks Do To Better Manage Their Climate-Related Exposures?
The Climate Capital Live hosted by the Financial Times is an industry leading conference for investors, CEO’s and climate leaders to come together and discuss how global orgnaizations can take climate action to better manage financial risk. As a key sponsor, Wilshire Indexes will explore the climate data gap and how investors can navigate evolving global climate risks and opportunities. Joining other key leaders on the panel, “What Can Banks Do To Better Manage Their Climate-Related Exposures?,” CEO of Wilshire Indexes, Mark Makepeace will discuss how financing can help accelerate change through more climate risk focused strategies.
Capture the Transformative Power of AI to Access New Potential Sources of Alpha
In this webinar, Wilshire Indexes and Rayliant Global Advisors discuss how AI and machine learning have opened the door to new index and portfolio construction methods, making possible new diversified and global approaches to smart beta investing.
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