Is Strategic Asset Allocation Dead? And What Are Economists Getting Wrong?
Global markets stand at a critical inflection point. Persistent inflation, geopolitical fragmentation, shifting growth engines, and extreme market concentration are challenging standard economic forecasts and breaking traditional portfolio construction.
Join leading Chief Investment Officers, top-tier economists, investment strategists, and fellow institutional allocators for an intensive half-day forum designed to unpack the forces reshaping the macro landscape.
GIS Investment Forum Zurich 2026
17th November | Mandarin Oriental Savoy
Is Strategic Asset Allocation Dead? And What Are Economists Getting Wrong?
Global markets stand at a critical inflection point. Persistent inflation, geopolitical fragmentation, shifting growth engines and extreme market concentration are challenging standard economic forecasts and breaking traditional portfolio construction.
Join leading Chief Investment Officers, top-tier economists, investment strategists, and fellow institutional allocators for an intensive half-day forum designed to unpack the forces reshaping the macro landscape.
Plenary Speakers
Philipp Bärtschi
Chief Investment Officer
J. Safra Sarasin
Burkhard P. Varnholt
Head of Investments
UBS
Norman Villamin
Group Chief Strategist
UBP
Nikola Vasiljevic
Head Global Asset Allocation
Barclays Bank
Gregory Hung
Chief Investment Officer
Banque Richelieu
Omar Gadsby
Head of Fixed Income Fund Selection
Lombard Odier
Reto Cueni
Chief Economist
Syz Group
Marc Brütsch
Chief Economist
Swiss Life
Dr. Martin Weder
Chief Economist Investment Strategy & Economic Research
Zürcher Kantonalbank
PLENARY
Macro Outlook Sessions
Senior allocators, investment professionals & strategists unpack the themes shaping portfolios today.
ROUNDTABLES
Practical Strategy Discussions
Small peer group sessions led by fund managers on specific investment approaches.
NETWORKING
Peer & Industry Connections
Meet fellow fund buyers, advisers, and allocators from across the industry.
Roundtable Themes
A Global Rebalance of Capital-Friendliness
Michael J. Mufson
Co-Founder & Co-CIO
Alger
Accessing Value Through a Systematic Active Approach
Jim Whittington
Senior Portfolio Manager & VP Portfolio Management
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Financial Credit Opportunities: Understanding a Specialist Segment of Fixed Income
Alexander Pelteshki
Portfolio Manager
Aegon Asset Management
Beyond Direct Lending: How to Build a Stronger Private Credit Programme
Nicolò Miscioscia
Partner and Head of Private Markets
DECALIA
Partners
17th November | Mandarin Oriental Savoy
09.00 | Presentations | Lunch & Close | 13.50