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A.M. Best to Host Webinar on What Insurers Should Know about ETFs & Issuers


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Lee McDonald
Group Vice President, Publication and News Services
+1 908 439 2200, ext. 5561
lee.mcdonald@ambest.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

OLDWICK - OCTOBER 20, 2016 09:12 AM (EDT)
A.M. Best will be hosting a one-hour webinar, titled, “What Insurers Should Know about ETFs & Issuers,” on Thursday, November 10, 2016, at 11:30 a.m. (EST).

Register for the webinar at http://www.ambest.com/webinars/etf16 .

The webinar, sponsored by Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., will feature a panel of investment professionals who will review the growing use of exchange-traded funds by insurance asset managers, including the strategies employed, advantages, drawbacks and the widening range of features that allow insurers to better allocate investments.

Panelists for this webinar include:


  • Michael Cafiero, director, ETF trading, Cantor Fitzgerald& Co.;

  • Joshua Penzner, CFA, managing director, head of U.S. iShares fixed income & insurance distribution, BlackRock; and

  • Stewart J. Foley, CFA, founder & chief executive officer, Insurance AUM, LLC.

Attendees can submit questions during registration or by emailing webinars@ambest.com. The event will be streamed in video and audio formats, and playback will be available shortly after the event.

For more information, please call (908) 439-2200, ext. 5561, or email lee.mcdonald@ambest.com .

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