Nicsa’s “Face the Membership” Session Featured Two of the Industry’s Most Influential Women
Asset and wealth management executives gathered at Nicsa’s 2024 Strategic Leadership Forum to discuss the most pertinent topics affecting financial professionals worldwide. The popular “Face the Membership” session provided valuable insight into industry trends from two of the industry’s most influential women. Bob Pisani of CNBC moderated the highly anticipated session, featuring Yie-Hsin Hung, President […]
Five Trends from Nicsa’s Product-Focused SLF Session
A recent panel discussion at Nicsa's 2024 Strategic Leadership Forum, Building Tomorrow’s Portfolio, delved into the trends are gathering steam—from investment themes to pricing and packaging—and provided insight into target investors and their preferences. The panel was moderated by Davis Walmsley, Principal at Broadridge Global Asset Management Strategy Consulting. Panelists included Katie Fischer, Director, Equity, Fixed Income […]
Regulatory Outlook Reveals Impact to Asset Managers
Nicsa members received a generous dose of regulatory oversight during a panel event moderated by Frank Maresca, Vice President of Broadridge. “The SEC has been very busy this year, both proposing and enacting rules that impact reporting,” Maresca said. “It is interesting to examine how these rules converge in making information for investors more digestible and […]
Political and Economic Uncertainty in the Asset Management Industry
Uncertainty has been the name of the game in 2020 — and that trend that will likely continue as we head into 2021. But with uncertainty comes opportunities for competitive differentiation. To that end, panelists gathered to present a bird's-eye view of political and economic trends affecting the industry and during the final day of […]
Workplace Wellness and Inclusion Amid Social Change
Between a global pandemic impacting the physical and mental health of employees across the globe and a national reckoning with racial injustice, a focus on workplace culture has never been more important. Nicsa members explored these transformative forces through the lens of inclusion and wellness during the first day of GMM 2020, held virtually […]
Exploring the Asset Management Industry’s Return to Office
A forward-thinking virtual panel kicked off Nicsa’s 2020 General Membership Meeting October 7 by addressing the question on nearly every professional’s mind: What will it take for the asset management industry to reopen offices safely? Justin Hall, Partner at PwC, who moderated the session, said that over the past six months, he’s seen the […]
As we inch closer to 2021, seasoned product leaders from American Century, John Hancock, and Nationwide shared their future product priorities during the second day of GMM 2020 (held virtually on October 8). Dan Beckman, Head of U.S. Product, Columbia Threadneedle, moderated the panel, which focused on the current landscape for alternative investments, interval […]
Stripping the Labels: Panelists Talk Operational Change
Investment management companies have had clearly-defined front, middle, and back offices for ages — but over the years, corporate culture has begun to change. Nicsa members explored how firms are breaking down the walls from an operational perspective during the second day of GMM 2020, held virtually on October 8. “Asset managers, services providers: […]
