RT24: The Value of Liquidity ft. John Fidler, Christopher Vogt & Jonathan Miles – 1of2

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Niels Kaastrup-Larsen

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4.8 • 670 Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2019

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

On today’s episode, guest host Ranjan Bhaduri speaks with John Fidler, Senior VP and Director of Alternative Investments at Commonwealth Bank and Trust, Christopher Vogt, Director of Equity Strategies at Margaret Cargill Philanthropies, and Jonathon Miles, Managing Director of Ascent Private Capital Management of U.S. Bank. With these experts on managed futures, we will discuss how managed futures is being incorporated into institutional portfolios, illiquid versus liquid investments, and what role alternative investments play in today’s investment landscape.

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In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

What managed future strategies John sees the more successful managers gravitating towards
Why diversification isn’t always the best idea, and what alternative strategies Jonathan recommends
The advantages and disadvantages of having illiquid versus liquid investments
The heuristic crutch of private equity
Why Christopher is wary to always choose emerging managers over more established ones
The importance of a strong operational due diligence in managing portfolios
How trend following will need to evolve amid machine learning and changing markets
How Jonathan’s risk premia strategies transformed how his firm looked at managed futures

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0:00.0	Imagine spending an hour with the world's greatest traders. Imagine learning from their experiences,
0:07.7	their successes, and their failures. Imagine no more. Welcome to Top Traders Roundtable,
0:14.1	the place where you can learn from the best hedge fund managers and investors in the world,
0:18.9	so you can take your manager due diligence or investment career
0:22.1	to the next level. Before we begin today's conversation, remember to keep two things in mind.
0:27.3	All the discussion that we'll have about investment performance is about the past, and past
0:31.4	performance does not guarantee or even infer anything about future performance. Also understand that
0:36.9	there's a significant risk
0:38.1	of financial loss with all investment strategies, and you need to request and understand the
0:42.8	specific risks from the investment manager about their products before you make investment
0:47.2	decisions. Now here's your host, veteran hedge fund manager, Nealz Kostrup Larson.
0:56.2	Welcome back to another edition of Top Traders Roundtable, a podcast series on managed futures.
1:01.7	My name is Niels Kastroblarsen. I'm delighted to welcome you to today's conversation with
1:06.0	industry leaders and pioneers in managed futures brought to you by CME Group.
1:10.9	Your guest host today is Ranjan B Baduri, founder, president and CEO of Bodhi Research Group,
1:16.3	and he's joined by three very interesting guests to discuss how managed futures
1:20.3	should fit into your portfolio allocation and the role alternative investments play in
1:26.2	today's investment landscape.
1:28.6	So without further ado, here is Ranjan.
1:34.8	Thank you so much, Niels.
1:40.7	And I also thank the CME group.
1:43.3	This is a very big honor, and we have excellent
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