Webinars
Evaluating OCIOs: The Search Consultants’ Role
The Chestnut Solutions Institute hosted a public webinar with three leading OCIO search consultant as part of the Institute’s mission to help…
Defining Investment Solutions: A Chestnut Solutions Institute Webinar
Chestnut’s Ravi Venkataraman discusses key issues facing the OCIO and Solutions Industry with Lisa Shalett, Chief Investment Officer at Morgan…
Back to Basics: Client-Centered Solutions With Samantha Davidson of Mercer
Samantha Davidson of Mercer joins us to discuss the top factors creating world-class, client-centered solutions, and how Mercer has implemented…
Back to Basics: Trust and Governance With Steve Charlton of NEPC
Steve Charlton of NEPC joins us to discuss research and insights around how to cultivate trust with investors and consultants, an activity that…
Report from the Front: Kevin A. Joy on Callan’s Current Approach to DEI and ESG
OCIOs like Callan are on the ‘front lines’ today, helping investors determine how best to address DEI and ESG factors in their investment…
Making the Most of the DEI Growth Opportunity: Webinar with P&I, Verus and the CFA Institute
P&I hosts DEI experts from Chestnut, The CFA Institute, and Verus to discuss how investor segments prioritize DEI, obstacles to improving…
ESG is not GIPS: A Conversation with Pensions and Investments, Aon, and T. Rowe Price
With Meredith Jones of Aon and Chris Waterhouse of T. Rowe Price, we discuss the new necessity of having an authentic, integrated ESG policy….
The Impact of OCIO Growth: A Conversation With Aon’s Ed Bardowski
OCIO is the fastest-growing asset management segment today. We discuss our latest research findings with Ed Bardowski of Aon, one of the largest…
The Future of Investments: The Widespread Impact of OCIO Growth
Global OCIO AUM topped $2.4 trillion this year. In this webinar, we reveal our forecast for 2026. Sharing insights from our research, our…
M&A: Bigger Isn’t Necessarily Better
We discuss our Future of Investments research on investment firm M&A with leaders from Mercer (Keith Mote) and TIAA (Javier Enrile). Industry…
The Future of Investments: A First Look at Our Research Findings
As the investment industry faces unprecedented challenges, Chestnut and P&I partnered to conduct comprehensive research into the issues…
One Year In, Part 3: Asset Managers’ View with Sydney McConathy and Dominica Ribeiro
As the investment industry faces unprecedented challenges, Chestnut and P&I partnered to conduct comprehensive research into the issues…
One Year In, Part 1: Chris Philips of Vanguard
Chris Philips, Head of Vanguard’s OCIO business, discusses how he has navigated his team over the last year, through the transition to an…
The Institutionalization of Retail: A Conversation with David Wong of CIBC
CIBC Asset Management manages more than $100B in retail assets and is one of the largest subadvisory platforms in Canada, with more than $30B of…
How to Impress Today’s Retail Intermediaries: David Pappalardo of Segal Marco
Amanda and Simon talk with David Pappalardo of Segal Marco about best practices for managers who seek to gain the attention of retail…
Winning Intermediary Mandates: A Webinar with David Hyman of Mercer
Retail assets are expected to grow at nearly twice the rate of institutional assets over the next 5 years. The globally-recognized investment…
OCIO Report from the Front Webinar: Boutique OCIOs Disiplina and Wespath
Matthew Wright of Disciplina and Joe Halwax of Wespath share timely insights into how their firms select asset managers for their clients’…
OCIO Report from the Front Webinar: Stephen Beinhacker of SEI
Stephen Beinhacker, SEI’s Global Head of Manager Research, discusses many aspects of SEI’s manager research and the firm’s unique business model…
OCIO Report from the Front Webinar: Russell Investments
Andy Kitchen and John Forrest of Russell Investments join Chestnut’s Simon Segall and Elyse Goodman to discuss their approach to client service…
OCIO and Consultant Views for a Post-COVID World
When we saw the COVID-19 crisis beginning to upend the capital markets, we turned to consultants and OCIOs to gain a clearer understanding of the…
OCIO Report from the Front Webinar: Chris Philips of Vanguard
Chris Philips, Head of Institutional Advisory Services at Vanguard, shares with us key elements in the evolution of Vanguard’s rapidly-growing…
OCIO Report from the Front Webinar: Greg Calnon of Goldman Sachs
Goldman’s $143B Global Portfolio Solutions business has grown rapidly via a compelling mix of build and buy strategies. Greg Calnon, who has been…
Best Practices for a Brave New World: Coaching Your Way to Growth
Asset managers seeking to grow their business today are facing a brave new world. Due to the COVID pandemic, investors’ needs and interests have…
OCIO Report from the Front Webinar: David Eisenberg of Cambridge Associates
David Eisenberg rejoined Cambridge Associates in December 2019 as an OCIO in the firm’s pension practice. In this webinar, he discusses: Is the…
Maintaining Investor Trust Through the Crisis: A Webinar
We share our insights from investors regarding best practices for asset managers today. Now is the time for managers to retain clients and build trust so that they can accelerate growth when crisis abates.
Institutional Marketing Moves into the Spotlight: Effective Distribution Is Increasingly Marketing -Led
Severe disruption across the asset management industry is driving managers to pursue new distribution strategies. Our research indicates that the most successful asset managers are taking an increasingly marketing-led approach to distribution.
Using Databases for Strategic Advantage
Asset managers spend enormous resources regularly populating over 40 manager databases in hopes of screening well and gaining more AUM. Our research reveals how managers can improve their database efforts, better positioning them to win new business.
Getting Heard: How to Ensure Investors Actually Hear Your Message
After spending enormous resources crafting a message designed to resonate with investors, managers face a second hurdle: getting their message heard. Although investors tell us they feel overwhelmed with information, our research shows that few manager messages reach their targets as intended. We’ve identified the best approach to ensure investors actually hear what you have to say.
Maximizing the OCIO Growth Opportunity
The rapidly evolving OCIO market has created new opportunities and risks for asset managers. We spoke with leading industry experts to help identify the best way for managers to make the most of this growing opportunity.