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Real Estate Investing: Targeted Niches and Innovative Structures

Guest Speaker: Christine Wenger CEO and Managing Principal of Clairmont Capital Group.  About the program: As a result of macroeconomic turbulence (pandemic, rapidly rising interest rates, remote workforce, capital markets dislocation), many of the traditional ’safe-haven' real estate sectors have struggled in recent years and will continue to face significant headwinds going forward. Clairmont CEO, Christian Wenger, will help us better understand the current state of the real estate market and where professional investors are seeking superior risk-adjusted opportunities in the new landscape. Some examples include targeted focus on market-inelastic, inflation-hedging asset classes like workforce housing multifamily, student housing, and industrial/logistics, as well as a discussion around the emergence of more niche plays on Build-to-Rent single family residential. Wenger will also address lesser known means of creating alpha through GP co-investing, a methodology wherein investors can obtain asymmetric returns by selectively supplementing a real estate developers’ balance sheet Speaker bio:  Christian Wenger is CEO and Managing Principal of Clairmont Capital Group and is Chairman of the Investment Committee. Mr. Wenger has over 15 years of experience executing investments in real estate (most notably spending the past 8 years focused solely on sourcing, structuring and executing GP co-investment opportunities for his current and prior Funds) and publicly traded securities and has sourced and negotiated more than $1.85 billion in structured capital for owners and operators throughout the United States and abroad. Mr. Wenger is also a Principal of a Los Angeles-based real estate company focusing on entitlement and development of Small Lot Subdivisions and multifamily communities in Southern California. In that capacity, he has overseen over $115 million worth of successful acquisition and development initiatives.   Prior to Founding Clairmont Capital Group, Mr. Wenger Co-Founded and served as President and Investment Committee member of Township Capital and portfolio managed thirty-seven (37) GP equity co-investments across four (4) investment vehicles with approximately $2.5 Billon of notional real estate exposure and fourteen (14) unique operator partnerships. Prior to that, Mr. Wenger held senior positions within the Private Wealth Management divisions of JPMorgan, Merrill Lynch and Jefferies & Co. Mr. Wenger received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles,   He currently resides in Bel Air, California, is a member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO), and, as an Eagle Scout, maintains active involvement with the Boy Scouts of America organization. Zoom option Hi there,  You are invited to a Zoom meeting.  When: Oct 3, 2023 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)  Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0sdOqgrDIsHdVGivHqx0pzpn2ONmSKGVjk  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

STLWIN EVENT - Equity/ALTS Panel -Another great industry event

Register NOW Another great industry event that Society members might want to attend! CFA STL members can attend complimentary as part of your CFA St. Louis dues. 

Why ESG is Here to Stay

Register NOW Zoom option too The presentation will be solely built on the argument in favor of ESG and supported by data. We will avoid the political conversation by addressing ESG as a factor in assuming fiduciary standard. We will talk about ESG momentum, current conversation investors pursue with management teams, performance, and differences across the types of responsible investment. Of course, we will be prepared to take questions on any angle the audience would like addressed. Happy to have you talk directly with Cindy if you have further questions or would like to ensure something is specifically addressed but I assure you she is exceptionally versed in this. Please join Adam Peck, Co-Founder/CIO and Cindy Bohlen, Director of ESG as Riverwater Partners discusses its unique approach to value investing – which aims to discover and invest early in companies whose value is not yet recognized by the market. Learn how their approach attempts to leverage inefficiencies by valuing the responsible deployment of physical, human, and financial capital in order to generate superior ROIC/ROE.  

Research Challenge Kick-Off and Company Presentation

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STRIKE Some Fun Bowling

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Managing Short term funding in and evolving landscape

Register NOW  Zoom option available Hi there,  You are invited to a Zoom meeting.  When: Oct 25, 2023 04:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)  Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEkdemopjsiG9ahltgTJEkcQIxz2Dm3h-M8  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Emerging Markets Opportunities, Risks & Outlook

Register NOW  In person and zoom  Investing in emerging markets remains a challenging yet rewarding opportunity. We will investigate the evolution of the emerging market debt and equity universe and look at these markets in terms of risk and reward. Gone are the days when it was a simple matter of choosing “Latin America” over “Asia,” or “Central Europe” over “Africa.” The idiosyncrasies of the emerging markets have heightened the importance of understanding the difference between Uruguay and Paraguay, between rupees and rials, and between emerging and frontier markets. Looking beyond the BRICS you will find the emerging markets are enriched by overlooked and budding economies. Speaker Name and Bio : David Muller,   Portfolio Manager, joined the investment team in November 2015.   He has been with Ashmore since April 2012, as a member of the Institutional Account Management team looking after its North American clients.   His prior experience includes positions at The Rohatyn Group, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Fisher Francis Trees & Watts, Alecta Investment Management and JP Morgan Investment Management. David received a BA in International Relations from Brown University, a Masters of European Law from the Europa Institut/Universitaet des Saarlandes in Saarbruecken, Germany as a Fulbright Scholar, and an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. He is licensed as a Series 7 and Series 63 Registered Representative. Also available via zoom  Hi there,  You are invited to a Zoom meeting.  When: Nov 1, 2023 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)  Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwlcOyuqDwpGtTllnsUKOIzpIeqhmOgTXOQ  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Charter Awards Dinner