BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook 15.0 MIMEDIR//EN VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:New Zealand Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:16010401T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=4 TZOFFSETFROM:+1300 TZOFFSETTO:+1200 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:16010930T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=9 TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20170519T002133Z DESCRIPTION:We are in a new market paradigm – a low return environment\, with greater\npressure on fees\, increased regulatory scrutiny and shiftin g\ndemographics. All of these factors are underpinned by the rapid\nadvanc ement in technology\, changing how money is managed\, risk is\nmeasured an d how portfolios are constructed.\n\n\n \n\n Hear from senior investors on the state of the market including\nRick Rieder\, BlackRock's Global Chief Investment Officer of Fixed Income\n \n\n Learn about advancements in tec hnology and new ways in which\ncompanies are connecting to investors \n \n \n Discover how emerging sources of data and the latest factor\nresearch a re uncovering new sources of return \n \n \n \nFor any questions regardin g this event\, please do not hesitate to\ncontact your Account Manager or the events team on +61 (2) 9272 2348 or\nBluebell.Holdaway@BlackRock.com < mailto:Bluebell.Holdaway@BlackRock.com>\n DTEND;TZID="New Zealand Standard Time":20170522T130000 DTSTAMP:20170222T012352Z DTSTART;TZID="New Zealand Standard Time":20170522T093000 LAST-MODIFIED:20170519T002133Z LOCATION:Hilton Auckland - Princes Wharf 147 Quay Street PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-au:BlackRock Symposium 2017 TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E0080000000010DED11B048DD201000000000000000 0100000006922456AE0B97646A2502E51322C6F71 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:< body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:36.0pt'>

We are in a ne w market paradigm –\; a low return environment\, with greater pressur e on fees\, increased regulatory scrutiny and shifting demographics. All o f these factors are underpinned by the rapid advancement in technology\, c hanging how money is managed\, risk is measured and how portfolios are con structed.

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Hear from senior investors on the state of the market including Rick Rieder\, BlackRock's Global Chief Investment Of ficer of Fixed Income

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Learn about advanceme nts in technology and new ways in which companies are connecting to invest ors

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Discover how emer ging sources of data and the latest factor research are uncovering new sou rces of return

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Fo r any questions regarding this event\, please do not hesitate to contact y our Account Manager or the events team on +61 (2) 9272 2348 or Bluebell.Holdaway@Bl ackRock.com

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