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

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected].

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