Knowledge Labs Webinar: Money matters in a post-pandemic world

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Description

Join us for the next event in our Knowledge Labs series, a thoughtful discussion with Philip Petursson, BCom ‘94,  Chief Investment Strategist and Head of Capital Market Research, Manulife Investment Management.

This discussion will dive into the current state of the Canadian economy and what we expect to see in the future, beyond the landscape of COVID-19. Our guest speaker will address questions from the audience and topics including:

• The impact of COVID-19 on the globalization process of the world economy
• Predictions on how Canada will pull the economy out of this recession
• The outlook for the Canadian Dollar
• The rise and impact of low commission and zero commission money-management portfolios on the market

Discussion and audience Q&A will be moderated by Dr. Ronald Balvers, Professor of Finance and Economics for the DeGroote School of Business. 

Thank you to Manulife Financial and the McMaster Alumni Association for partnering with the DeGroote School of Business in this edition of Knowledge Labs

This webinar is free for all DeGroote alumni and community members.

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Agenda

1:00 p.m. Webinar starts: discussion with Philip Petursson begins
1:45 p.m. Q&A
2:00 p.m. Webinar concludes

Keynote Speaker

Philip Petursson, BCom ’94, Chief Investment Strategist and Head of Capital Markets Research, Manulife Investment Management

As Chief Investment Strategist and Head of Capital Markets Research, Philip has a range of investment strategy responsibilities, from market and economic analysis to investor education. He analyzes and interprets the economy and markets on behalf of Manulife Investment Management, and works with the portfolio management teams to provide clients and investment intermediaries with guidance and commentary on strategies and asset allocation weightings.