The WU Gutmann Center for Portfolio Management is proud to announce its eighth symposium to be held at WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business), Austria. The general topic of the symposium is “Retirement and Asset Management”.

Concerns about financing pensions, retirement planning, demographics and the long-term performance of pension funds have existed even before the financial crisis. The current economic situation, as well as the short- to medium-term outlook have not avelliated these concerns. On the contrary, the retirement-related challenges for households, the investment industry and economies around the world are still a major subject of political, economic and scientific debate, and will remain a challenge for societies around the world in the coming years. 

Link: http://www.gutmann-center.at/gc/whatwedo/bridging/symposia/2015/

The main purpose of the WU Gutmann Symposium 2015 is to discuss various aspects of retirement, in particular its implications and relevance for asset management. The papers of the symposium will focus on the following range of topics: the role of financial institutions, lifetime investment strategies, saving for future generations, the role of demographics, or financial literacy, and other aspects related to the general topic.

The WU Gutmann Center Symposium is open for the public therefore we cordially invite you to participate and register by using following link: https://www.conftool.com/wugcs2015/

WU Gutmann Center: exchange of between academics and practitioners

The WU Gutmann Center of portfolio management is a cooperation between the leading Austrian private bank Bank Gutmann AG and WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business). The Center aims at fostering academic research as well as conveying state-of-the-art research, and establishing intensive exchange between academia and practice. Therefore, the Center has developed a wide range of activities such as international symposia’s and the reputable WU Gutmann Center Public Lectures, thus welcoming highly renowned experts from all over the world who present their state-of-the-art research.

“Retirement and Asset Management”

date: Wednesday,  August 19, 2015, 9am – 6pm
place: WU University of Economics and Business Vienna, LC – Festsaal 1, 1020 Wien, Welthandelsplatz 1

Contact:

Sabina Krickl
WU Gutmann Center for Portfolio Management
WU Department of Finance, Accounting and Statistics
phone:  +43 1 31336-5238
e-mail: gutmann-center@wu.ac.at
http://www.gutmann-center.at

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