Erin Wolfe of Inside ETFs reviews the content from Inside ETFs Canada 2020
Inside ETFs Canada went digital this year and brought the most exciting content, specialized networking, and latest product launches right to your home screen! This year’s content was new and fresh – covering all the latest market innovations and trends within the Canadian ETF space. Erin Wolfe, Conference Producer, Inside ETFs Canada gives the low-down on what went on.
After such an unprecedented and challenging year, how have ETFs fared? Where have the inflows and outflows been? With the presumptive win of Joe Biden, how should we expect the economy to respond? In uncertain times, we need tangible answers and our cast of industry leaders certainly offered some much-needed insight.
Steve Hawkins of CETFA kicked off day one with positive projections in the ETF space, followed by an in-depth review of the year by Women in ETFs. WIE’s Tammy Cash led a panel of top female panelists, including Kalee Boisvert of Raymond James, Vivian Hsu of Fidelity, Sucheta Rajagopal of Mackie Research, and Dina Ting of Franklin Templeton, discussing how the NAV deviations in volatile markets have affected trading and how using ETFs has insulated client portfolios from concentration risk.
We finished off day one with Brian Levitt of Invesco who discussed the major themes that will remain the same in the space regardless of who wins the presidential election.
As we began Day two, Philip Lawlor of FTSE Russell gave us an overall outlook on what’s to come for Canada. Then Todd Rosenbluth and panelists Mike Philbrick of Resolve Asset Management, Tyler Mordy of Forstrong, and Martin Lefebvre of National Bank of Canada, shared insight into the global trends we should see into 2020 and beyond.
Another area to note is the ever-evolving landscape of ESG. ESG is a rising topic within the industry that can leave investors perplexed as it addresses the right kind of investments they should be making. How do we quantify these assets? How do we choose the right assets to add to portfolios to meet investors social and financial goals? Are the investments we’re making SRI, ESG, or Impact Investing and how do you tell the difference? Luckily, Inside ETFs Canada brought you the best minds in the ESG space to help answer these very questions, including Martin Grosskopf of ESG as he explored the evolution of ESG, and the potential growth opportunities associated with these products.
Later in the day, Pat Dunwoody of CETFA led a panel discussion with Judy Cotte of ESG Global Advisors, Guilermo Cano of MSCI, and Linda Ma of National Bank of Canada dissecting the different areas of ESG to help us to understand the specific classifications surrounding these products. Day two continued with an ESG focus and a panel led by Anita Sharma of BNN Bloomberg with Margaret Dorn of S&P Dow Jones Indices, David O’Leary of Kind Wealth, and Mary Hagerman of Raymond James exploring the best ways to integrate these products into client portfolios.
Inside ETFs Canada also featured a panel presented by Davis Janowski of WealthManagement.com in tandem with experts Jeff Gans of Purpose Advisor Solutions, Clive Cholerton of Quintessence Wealth, and Robert Di Iorio of RBC Dominion securities, reviewing the key technologies you need for your business and how best to integrate these systems to provide a more user-friendly experience for clients.
