Higher Inflation, Currency & Interest Rate Uncertainty – The Consequences and Implications for Your Strategic Asset Allocation

Date:

3 December 2026 11:45 to 16:30

Venue:

Zunfthaus zur Zimmerleuten, Limmatquai 40, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland

Chairperson:

Elena Manola-Bonthond, Chief Investment Officer, CERN Pension Fund

Details:

Our speakers will discuss:
• A micro and macro outlook of inflation and interest and FX rates and its implications for Assets and Liabilities
• How to invest in a persistent inflationary and rising interest rate environment?
• Can exposure to real assets provide any protection against rising inflation?
• Diversification challenges in portfolios & What does it cost?
• With the Swiss Franc under increasing upward pressure due to its ‘safe haven’ status, what are the implications for your portfolios and hedging strategy?
• With traditional equity/bond correlations unlikely to work, how should you be thinking about your strategic asset allocation now?
• Where are the opportunities going forward and which asset classes, strategies and styles are likely to deliver better risk adjusted returns in this new higher rates/inflation environment?
• What hedging or inflation protection strategies should schemes put in place and what is the likely impact on any LDI strategy?

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