02 Top Traders Round Table with Amy Elefante Bedi, Ernest Jaffarian, and Phil Hatzopoulos – 2of2

 
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We’re back with Top Traders Round Table, a discussion with industry leaders on the subject of Managed Futures. This is Part 2 of our conversation with guests Amy Elefante Bedi, Director of Hedged Strategies at Washington University Investment Management Company in St. Louis, Ernest Jaffarian, the CEO of Efficient Capital Management as well Phil Hatzopoulos , who is the Global Head of Buyside Sales at the CME Group.



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In This Episode, You'll Learn:

What the response has been to lower performance of hedge funds in recent years
How managers have dealt with the challenging performance environment
What institutional investors are looking to get out of the Managed Futures space
How Smart Beta is being used
If its true that you get what you pay for
The movement towards BIG data
The concern of investors about the fixed income sector
What would happen if interest rates starts going up
What the biggest opportunities are for the Managed Futures industry in 2017
How regulations could destroy the industry
The biggest challenge that institutions face before they embrace CTAs
How to overcome the fear of investing in the Managed Futures space

This episode was sponsored by CME Group:

Connect with our guests:
Learn more about Amy Elefante Bedi and Washington University's Investment Management Company

Learn more about Ernest Jaffarian and Efficient Capital Management

Learn more about Phillip Hatzopoulos and CME Group
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