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➤ Acadian Asset Management | January 26, 2026 | 12:00 PM EST

In this interview with Acadian’s Seth Weingram, we’ll discuss the vital yet underappreciated role of leverage in equity portfolio construction. We’ll consider why extension strategies became neglected for the better part of 20 years. We’ll then explore how utilizing leverage unlocks flexibility to create active strategies with a wide range of risk and return characteristics, including a surprising result that higher-leverage portfolios can have lower active risk and higher information ratios than their lower-leverage counterparts.

Acadian Asset Management | January 26, 2026 | 12:00 PM EST

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PAST MONDAY MINUTES

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November 24, 2025 – Navigating the Private Credit Landscape: Trends, Opportunities, and Risks - Gino Di Censo, CFA, Vice-President, Fixed Income, CIBC Asset Management and Sriram Vedula Director, Private Debt, BCI

September 15, 2025 – Manage risk budget and drive excess returns through the power of low tracking error strategies - Arup Datta, Head, Global Quantitative Equity Team, Mackenzie Investments and David Wong, Chief Investment Officer, Managing Director & Head, Total Investment Solutions, CIBC Asset Management

July 7, 2025 – End of US Exceptionalism and Europe’s reawakening - an epic turnaround or a dead-cat bounce? - Featuring Luca Paolini, Chief Strategist, Multi Asset & Quantitative, Pictet Asset Management and James Davis, Chief Investment Officer, OPTurst

March 3, 2025 – Global Sustainable Fixed Income – Returns That Matter Featuring Guy Burry – Chair, Pension Fund Investment Committee, York University and Hadiza Djataou – Vice-president, Portfolio Manager, Mackenzie Fixed Income Team

December 9, 2024 – The Future of Private Credit Featuring John Sherman – Portfolio Manager, Polen Capital and Sriram Vedula – Director, Private Debt, BCI

November 25, 2025 – Breaking Down (And Building Back Up) Your Fixed Income Allocation Featuring Aaron Young – Client Portfolio Manager, CIBC Asset Management and Andrew Michalak – Director, Funding, Liquidity and Trading, Total Portfolio Management, OPTrust

February 5, 2025 – Global Economic Outlook for 2024 and Beyond featuring Johanna Kyrklund Group Chief Investment Officer, Schroders, and James Davis, Chief Investment Officer, OPTrust

November 6, 2023 – Global Credit Opportunities and the New Normal featuring Karl Dasher, President of Polen Capital, and David Scudellari, Senior Executive Managing Director, Head of International Investment, AIMCo

June 12, 2023 – Global Real Estate: Adjusting to the New Normal, featuring Thomas Au of Invesco

May 15, 2023 – Data, Transformation, and the Future of Pension Funds, featuring Darcie James Maxwell of CIBC Mellon/BNY Mellon and Tristan Robinson of OMERS

Decarbonization and the Future of Global Infrastructure

October 24, 2022 – The Future of Energy in a Net Zero World, featuring Deirdre Cooper of Ninety One

September 26, 2022 – Decarbonization and the Future of Global Infrastructure, featuring Shane Hurst of ClearBridge Investments, a Franklin Templeton company

June 13, 2022 – Emerging Markets and ESG: Challenges and Opportunities, featuring Susan Gim of Martin Currie, a Franklin Templeton company

April 25, 2022 – Direct Lending and the Hunt for Yield, featuring Scott Baskind and Ronald Kantowitz of Invesco

February 28, 2022 – 2022 ESG Outlook: The Rise of “Improver” Companies, featuring Mary Jane McQuillen of ClearBridge Investments, a Franklin Templeton company

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January 17, 2022 – 2022 Outlook: New Year, New Reality, featuring Johanna Kyrklund of Schroders

The State of Infrastructure Investing in Canada, featuring Ehren Cory of Canada Infrastructure Bank

How Can Canadian Pension Funds Build Sustainable Portfolios?, featuring Katharine Preston of OMERS and Vishal Bane of AGF Investments

The $94 Trillion Global Infrastructure Opportunity, featuring Chantale Pelletier of Schroders

The Secular Bond Bear is Coming—Are You Ready for It?, featuring David Stonehouse of AGF Investments, and Rainer Kaufmann of OPTrust

The Future of Private Credit Post‑COVID, featuring Ryan Dunfield of SAF Group

Addressing Climate Change in Canadian Pension Portfolios, featuring Deborah Ng of OTPP, and Chris Goolgasian of Wellington Management

Why Absolute Return Strategies Are More Important Than Ever, featuring Brian D. Singer of William Blair, and Derek Brodersen of ATRF

Why Asset Owners Should Invest in Healthcare Innovation, featuring Rose Nguyen of Baillie Gifford

2021 Investment Outlook, featuring Johanna Kyrklund of Schroder Investment Management

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