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SUMMARY:AICA's Summer Summit
DESCRIPTION:Agenda – AICA’s Summer SummitWelcome\n Video\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn Cole Scott\nCIO at CEF Advisors\,\nFounder of CEFData.com\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKeynote Presenter\n Video\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCollin Bell \nManaging Director\, Global Head of Client Portfolio Management\, Fundamental Equity\nGoldman Sachs Asset Management \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGeneral Session - Institutional CEF Investor Panel\n Video\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModeratorJohn Cole Scott\, Founder\, Exec Chairman\, Active Investment Company Alliance\nSpeaker #1Ed Keating\, Portfolio Manager – Lazard Asset Managemet\nSpeaker #2Matt Leffler\, Portfolio Manager – RMB Capital\nSpeaker #3Doug Bond\, Senior Executive VP – Cohen & Steers\nSpeaker #4Jonathan Browne\, Portfolio Manager\, Director of Closed-End Fund Research – Robinson Capital\n\n\n\n\nBDC TrackPanel #1: BDCs from a Service Providers Perspective\n Video\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nModeratorMark O’Brien\, Head of Sales & Marketing – Advantage Data\nSpeaker #1Kelly Thompson\, Founder & Editor – Direct Lending Deals\nSpeaker #2Nicole Eisenberger\, Partner – Ernst & Young\nSpeaker #3Michael Shekel\, Director – Cherry Bekaert\n \n\n\n\n\nPanel #2: What to Look for In a Quality BDC and Sector Outlook form Institutional Investors\n Video\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\nNicholas Marshi\, Editor – The BDC Reporter moderated\nSpeaker #1\nTroy Ward\, Managing Director – Ares Management (not ARCC)\nSpeaker #2\nMike Petro\, Portfolio Manager – Putnam Investments\nSpeaker #3\nDave Miyazaki\, MPortfolio Manager – Confluence Investment Management\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPanel #3: Learn the Shared and Unique Traits of The Premium (to NAV) BDCs\n Video\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\nBryce Rowe\, Senior Equity Research Analyst – National Securities\nSpeaker #1\nScott Bluestein\, President\, Chairman & CEO – Newtek\nSpeaker #2\nBarry Sloane\, Managing Director – XA Investments\nSpeaker #3\nDwayne Hyzak\, CEO – Main Street Capital\nSpeaker #4\nBowen Diehl\, President & CEO – Capital Southwest\n\n\n\n\nCEF Track 1Panel #1: Recent Developments in Activist & Governance Trends for CEFs\n Video\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\nChuck Jaffe\, Host of The NAVigator – Money Life\nSpeaker #1\nPhil Goldstein\, Principal & Co-Founder – Bull Dog Investors\nSpeaker #2\nBrian Schaffer\, Managing Director – Prosek Partners\nSpeaker #3\nTom DeCapo\, Partner – Skadden\, ARPS\, Slate\, Meagher & Flom\nSpeaker #4\nPeter Kimball\, Executive Director – ISS Corporate Solutions\n\n\n\n\nPanel #2 - Future of the CEF Structure: From Creation to How They Trade In The Secondary Market\n Video\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModeratorKimberly Flynn\, Managing Director – XA Investments\nSpeaker #1Neil Sullivan\, Managing Director – Vision 4\nSpeaker #2Bill Meyers\, Senior Managing Director – Nuveen Global Product Group\nSpeaker #3Andy Hall\, Managing Director – NASDAQ\nSpeaker #4Marc Loughlin\, Director – WallachBeth\n\n\n\n\nCEF Track 2Panel #1 – Equity Access Through Closed-End Funds\n Video\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\nRussel Robinson\, Account Executive – CAPIS\nSpeaker #1\nPeter Maletis\, Portfolio Manager – Merk Investments\nSpeaker #2\nMartin Connaghan Investment Director\, Global Equities – Aberdeen Asset Management\nSpeaker #3\nPeter Vanderlee\, Manager – Clearbridge Investments\n\n\n\n\n\nPanel #2: Taxable Fixed Income Options\n Video\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\nMichael Spatacco\, Director of Cash Management – Bancroft Vets\nSpeaker #1\nSanjai Bhonsle\, Chairman & CEO – StoneCastle Financial\nSpeaker #2\nLarry Holzenthaler\, Investment Strategist\, Analyst – Symphony/Nuveen\nSpeaker #3\nNavid Abghari\, Senior Portfolio Manager – Angel Oak\nSpeaker #3\nGretchen Lam\, Portfolio Manager – Octagon\n\n\n\n\nPanel #3 – Municipal Bond CEF Investing\n Video\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\nPatrick Shaddow\, Director of Index Operations – S-Network\nSpeaker #1\nPaul Brennan\, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager – Nuveen\nSpeaker #2\nSamuel Weitzman\, Product Specialist – Western Asset Management\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInterval Fund TrackPanel #1 – Real Estate Investing in Interval & Listed CEFs\n Video\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\nJoshua Deringer\, Partner – Drinker Biddle & Reath\nSpeaker #1\nRandy Anderson\, Portfolio Manager – Griffin\nSpeaker #2\nSvitlana Gubriy\, Head of Global REIT Funds – Aberdeen Asset Management\nSpeaker #3\nSean Morris\, Managing Director\, Private Wealth Partners – CIM Group\n\n\n\n\n\nPanel #2: Attractive Use of the Interval Fund for Investors\n Video\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\nJames Thompson\, Vice President – Northern Trust\nSpeaker #1\nGregg Bell\, Founder & Portfolio Manager – A3 Financial\nSpeaker #3\nChristian Munafo\, CIO – SharesPost Investment Management\nSpeaker #3\nJeremy Goff\, Managing Director – Tortoise Advisors\n\n\n\n\n\n×\n\n\n\n\n\nMr. Scott has worked at Closed-End Fund Advisors since 2001. He holds the FINRA 66 License and the Certified Fund Specialist designation (CFS). He is a graduate of The College of William and Mary and has been quoted and interviewed widely in the financial press and presented at conferences and for investment groups on more than 50 occasions.In 2008 John founded CEFA’s Closed-End Fund Universe\, a data service covering all US listed closed-end funds and BDCs. Currently supported by an internal 10 member analyst team with a data manager/ programmer covering the 600+ ticker universe of CEFs/BDCs/iCEFs. They regularly do consulting and projects for CEF/BDC Sponsors\, Hedge Funds and Institutional Investors. Portfolio Consultant with over $300MM+ in deposits into a fund focused on BDCs with a fund sponsor partner. He developed 35 CEF/BDC based indexes; 9 diversified portfolio objective\, 9Equity and 15 Bond sector. Founder & Exec. Chairman of Active Investment Company Alliance(AICA).John is a past board member of The Richmond Association for Business Economics(RABE)\, and serves as Assistant Treasurer and on the Investment Committee for The New York State Society of The Cincinnati. Board member and Finance & Investment Committees for The William & Mary National Alumni Board. \n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\nPatrick K. Thomson works on Virtu’s expansive ETF desk and focuses on Equites\, Fixed Income ETF’s and bonds. Patrick’s responsibilities include block market making and transition trades in ETF’s\, working with issuers on developing new and managing existing ETFs\, while trading an ETF’s for a firm that see’s 20% of retail ETF volume in the United States. \nOver the last 7 years\, Patrick and Rich Mauro have built a Fixed Income ETP franchise\, providing transparent trading solutions for clients with an emphasis on total cost of execution. Patrick was Europe the last 3yrs helping expand the businesses there. Known for its global scale\, competitive liquidity\, and transparent execution service\, Virtu’s disclosed and customized offerings are built on the quality of its liquidity and accountability to the relationship. Over the past decade\, Virtu has become one of the largest global liquidity providers in equities\, ETPs\, foreign exchange\, fixed income\, and commodities such as energy\, metals\, and softs. \nPatrick started his career in ETP’s at their “birthplace” on American Stock Exchange in 2000. Over the next 11 years at Goldman Sachs\, Patrick participated in the rapid expansion of ETP’s as a trader on both the AMEX and NYSE. During that time\, his initial focus on domestic and international equities shifted to the fixed income and commodity space as his role evolved from low-latency\, principal trading to client facilitation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nVirtu is a leading provider of financial services and products that leverages cutting-edge technology to deliver liquidity to the global markets and innovative\, transparent trading solutions to its clients. Leveraging its global market making expertise and infrastructure\, Virtu provides a robust product suite including offerings in execution\, liquidity sourcing\, analytics and broker-neutral\, multi-dealer platforms in workflow technology. Virtu’s product offerings allow clients to trade on hundreds of venues across 50+ countries and in multiple asset classes\, including global equities\, ETFs\, foreign exchange\, futures\, fixed income and a myriad of other commodities. In addition\, Virtu’s integrated\, multi-asset analytics platform provides a range of pre and post-trade services\, data products and compliance tools that clients rely upon to invest\, trade and manage risk across global markets.\n\nClose×\n\n\nMr. Pines is a Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Bramshill Investments where he co-manages their flagship Income Performance Strategy with Bramshill’s CIO. Prior to joining Bramshill Investments in 2012\, Mr. Pines spent over a decade as a Proprietary Trader and Portfolio Manager leading a multi-asset class strategy which specialized in quantitative modeling techniques and utilized fundamental research to determine relative value. The bulk of that time was with Assent (Sungard Financial) and Chimera Securities. He also spent a year with Accenture in their Core Trading Services Group. He has over 20 years of investment experience in fixed income and exchange traded securities within both long-only and long-short investment vehicles. Mr. Pines has been involved in charitable organizations such as NextStep\, The Hoya Diamond Club\, and Party with Purpose where he spent several years on the board. He holds a Masters Graduate Certificate in Algorithmic Trading from Stevens University. Mr. Pines graduated cum laude with a B.S. in finance from Georgetown University.\n\n\n\n\n\nBramshill Investments\, LLC is an employee owned alternative asset management firm that specializes in investment opportunities across the fixed income universe in sectors such as corporate bonds\, preferred securities\, municipal bonds\, structured credit and credit-themed equities. The firm was founded in 2012\, however\, Bramshill strategies have over fourteen year track records with a core absolute return approach. Our investments are designed with the intent to preserve and grow our investors’ capital utilizing our fundamental value-based approach. Bramshill’s investment professionals provide portfolio management and strategy specific solutions across both liquid and illiquid asset classes. We approach risk management with a probability of loss analysis of individual securities combined with both macro and quantitative inputs. Our clients consist of institutions\, family offices\, and high-net-worth individuals. Strategies are managed in co-mingled vehicles\, SMAs\, and through sub-advisory mandates. Bramshill’s team-oriented approach and firm philosophy have been the core reasons for our success in investing\, client relationships\, and risk management.\n\nClose×\n\n\nPhillip Goldstein\n\n\n\n\n\nClose×\n\n\nAdam Sparkman is a client portfolio manager for Thornburg Investment Management. He works with Thornburg’s investment team and serves as a liaison for the team and key investment decision makers\, communicating process and results of the firm’s investment strategies.\nAdam joined Thornburg in 2014 and was previously a member of the firm’s business development group. Prior to Thornburg\, he worked as a business analyst at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Adam graduated cum laude with a BBA in finance from The Sam M. Walton College of Business at University of Arkansas and holds an MBA from New Mexico State University. He is a CFA charterholder.\n\n\n\n\n\nFounded in 1982\, Thornburg Investment Management is a privately owned global investment firm that offers a range of multi-strategy solutions for institutions and financial advisors. A recognized leader in equity\, fixed income\, and multi-asset solutions\, the firm oversees $42 billion (Includes $40.9 billion in assets under management and $1 billion in assets under advisement as of June 30\, 2023) across mutual funds\, closed-end funds\, institutional accounts\, separate accounts for high-net-worth investors and UCITS funds for non-U.S. investors. Thornburg is headquartered in Santa Fe\, New Mexico\, with additional offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai.\nAt Thornburg\, we believe unconstrained investing leads to better outcomes for our clients. Our culture is collaborative\, and our investment solutions are highly active\, high conviction and benchmark agnostic. When it comes to finding value for our clients\, it’s more than what we do\, it’s how we do it: how we think\, how we invest and how we’re structured.\n\nClose×\n\n\nRoxanna Islam is Associate Director of Research for Alerian S-Network Global Indexes. She has 10+ years of experience in research and product management in the financial services industry. In her current role\, Islam assists the research team in creating timely and relevant research with a focus on thematics and income.\nPreviously\, Islam was a Senior Equity Research Associate at Stifel in the freight transportation\, logistics\, and electric vehicle sectors. She was also a Research Associate at Wells Fargo\, where she researched closed-end funds and exchange-traded products. She also held other research and product management roles at Wells Fargo. Islam holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and a Bachelor of Arts in Plan II Honors from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a CFA charterholder.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose×\n\n\nSara Levin serves as a Director of ETF and Derivative Trading Solutions at WallachBeth’s Cross Asset Solutions team\, providing institutional clients guidance on the complex and evolving exchange-listed space. Sara brings a deep understanding of the institutional investment landscape with particular expertise in fund structuring\, business strategy and distribution across asset classes\, with an emphasis on Derivatives and ETFs.\n\n\n\n\n\nWallachBeth Capital is a leading provider of institutional execution services\, offering our clients a full spectrum of solutions to help them navigate increasingly complex markets. We employ a holistic process for developing and implementing sophisticated trading strategies\, leveraging a combination of deep product knowledge\, extensive market insight and a consultative approach. Our areas of expertise include trading solutions within ETFs\, equities\, derivatives\, mergers and acquisitions\, and CEFs.\n\nClose×\n\n\nSteve joined RiverNorth in 2007 and serves as Portfolio Manager. Steve co-manages the firm’s closed-end fund trading strategies and helps to oversee the firm’s closed-end fund investment analysts.Prior to joining RiverNorth\, Steve was Assistant Vice President at Bank of America in the Global Investment Bank’s Portfolio Management group where he specialized in the corporate real estate\, asset management and structured finance industries.Steve graduated Magna Cum Laude from Miami University of Ohio with a B.S. in Finance and a minor in Economics. He is a CFA Charterholder and member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Chicago.\n\n\n\n\n\nRiverNorth is an investment management firm founded in 2000 that specializes in opportunistic strategies in niche markets where the potential to exploit inefficiencies is greatest. RiverNorth is the manager to multiple registered and private funds.\n\nClose×\n\n\nChirag Goyanka is a seasoned expert in alternative investments\, bringing a unique perspective from both the product and fundraising sides of the industry. With over two decades of experience spanning Asia and the United States\, Chirag has successfully navigated the ever-evolving landscape of private and public markets. His entrepreneurial mindset and a proven track record in fundraising\, business development\, and marketing set him apart.\nChirag embarked on his career as a Wealth Manager in Asia and later played a pivotal role in launching his firm’s asset management business in the United States. Over the years\, he has held key positions in distribution and product roles. In his current role as Head of Intermediary Solutions at Moonfare\, Chirag leads the charge in launching the Intermediary business for Moonfare in the US\n\n\n\n\n\nMoonfare offers advisors & their individual investors access to private market investment opportunities. With its digital onboarding process and asset management platform\, Moonfare allows investors to register and invest directly online.* To date\, Moonfare has offered more than 95 private-market funds from top general partners worldwide such as KKR\, Carlyle and EQT with an emphasis on private equity buyouts\, venture\, growth and real asset categories like infrastructure. Moonfare’s investment team conducts ground-up due diligence on all funds. Fewer than 5% of available funds pass this process and make it onto the Moonfare platform. This focus on quality is one reason why Moonfare has won the trust of 4\,000 clients who have invested more than $2.9 billion on its platform. Headquartered in Berlin\, Moonfare operates in 23 countries across Europe\, Asia\, America and has offices in New York\, Hong Kong\, London\, Zürich\, Singapore\, Paris and Luxembourg. For further information\, please visit www.moonfare.com and LinkedIn\n\nClose×\n\n\nShane Klein is the Head of the Financial Institutions Group (Americas) at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation having joined the bank in July 2013. Prior to SMBC\, Mr. Klein was the U.S. Head of Funds at Lloyds Bank responsible for coverage of a variety of Financial Institutions including Asset Managers\, Regulated Closed End Funds\, Private Equity Funds\, BDCs and Insurance companies. In 2008\, Mr. Klein established the Private Equity Fund Finance (Subscription Financing & Hybrid Financing) in the U.S. while cross selling the various products of the firm. Additionally\, Shane oversaw and managed over $300m of LP interests in 17 Private Equity Funds.\n\n\n\n\n\nSMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history\, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services\, including banking\, leasing\, securities\, credit cards\, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 150 offices and 86\,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group\, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group\, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo\, Nagoya\, and ADRs on the New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.\nIn the Americas\, SMBC Group has a presence in the U.S.\, Canada\, Mexico\, Brazil\, Chile\, Colombia\, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia\, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate\, institutional\, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization’s extensive global network. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC)\, SMBC Nikko Securities America\, Inc.\, SMBC Nikko Securities Canada\, Ltd.\, SMBC Capital Markets\, Inc.\, SMBC Rail Services LLC\, Manufacturers Bank\, JRI America\, Inc.\, SMBC Leasing and Finance\, Inc.\, Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A.\, and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co.\, Ltd.\n\nClose×\n\n\nMr. Pritchett is a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager in the Ares Credit Group\, where he focuses on alternative credit investments. Prior to joining Ares in 2011\, Mr. Pritchett was an Associate at Indicus Advisors. Mr. Pritchett holds an M.Eng. from Imperial College London in Mechanical Engineering.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAres Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund\, Inc. (“ARDC”) is a closed-end management company that is externally managed by Ares Capital Management II LLC\, a subsidiary of Ares Management Corporation. ARDC seeks to provide an attractive level of total return primarily through current income and\, secondarily\, through capital appreciation. ARDC invests in a broad\, dynamically-managed portfolio of credit investments. ARDC’s net asset value may be accessed through its NASDAQ ticker symbol\, XADCX. Additional information is available at http://www.arespublicfunds.com. \nAres Management Corporation (NYSE:ARES) is a leading global alternative investment manager offering clients complementary primary and secondary investment solutions across the credit\, private equity\, real estate and infrastructure asset classes. We seek to provide flexible capital to support businesses and create value for our stakeholders and within our communities. By collaborating across our investment groups\, we aim to generate consistent and attractive investment returns throughout market cycles. As of June 30\, 2023\, Ares Management Corporation’s global platform had approximately $378 billion of assets under management\, with over 2\,600 employees operating across North America\, Europe\, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. For more information\, please visit www.aresmgmt.com. \n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\nRyan Crewe | Vice President\, Institutional Relationship ManagerPrior to joining Liberty Street Advisors\, Inc.\, Ryan was Head of Australia & New Zealand at Altive\, a venture-backed investment platform providing access to alternative products across pre-IPO\, venture capital\, private equity and credit. Prior to Altive\, he was a Head of Wholesale\, HNW and Family Office Distribution at GAM Investments (Australia). His experience has focused on the distribution of alternative investment products to qualified and institutional investors. \nRyan graduated from the University of Technology\, Sydney with a BBA in Finance and holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Private Shares Fund seeks capital appreciation by focusing on investments in late-stage\, venture-backed private companies. As compared to startups and earlier-stage venture companies\, these companies have more established product lines and customer bases\, and typically have displayed revenue growth. The Private Shares Fund’s strategy is to participate in the potential appreciation of these dynamic pre-lPO companies. \nThe Private Shares Fund investment management team monitors an extensive universe of private technology and innovation companies across multiple sectors while staying attuned to significant trends in the marketplace. By utilizing proprietary databases and deep relationships across the venture ecosystem\, we look to identify opportunities involving high-performing companies with strong investor syndicates. Each of these companies will undergo an in-depth analysis of many factors that are likely to influence both capital appreciation and the ultimate exit outcome. Once the evaluation process is complete\, the investment team will negotiate terms and determine the appropriate allocation based on portfolio construction modeling. \n\n\nClose×\n\n\nJonathan Mondillo is Head of US Fixed Income at abrdn. He is responsible for overseeing all public and private markets fixed income teams in the region\, which include IG Credit\, HY Credit\, Municipals\, and USPP. He is further responsible for five municipal bond and infrastructure debt funds that invest in both investment grade and high yield credits. Jonathan joined the firm in 2018 from Alpine Woods Capital Investors\, LLC\, when two mutual funds he managed were acquired by Aberdeen Standard Investments. Prior to that\, Jonathan worked for Fidelity Capital Markets. Jonathan graduated with a B.S. in Finance from Bentley University.\nQualifications\nBSc\nBS in Finance. Jonathan holds both Series 7 and 63 licenses.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three vectors – Investments\, Adviser and Personal – focused on their changing needs. Our investments solutions are built on the strength of our insight – generated from wide-ranging research\, worldwide investment expertise and local market knowledge. Our teams collaborate across regions\, asset classes and specialisms\, connecting diverse perspectives\, working with clients to identify investment opportunities that suit their needs. \n\n\nClose×\n\n\nGeorge Westervelt is Head of Global High Yield and Head of US High Yield Research. He is one of the Portfolio Managers on the team that manages the Global High Yield strategies and is also a member of the North American Fixed Income Leadership team. George joined Aberdeen Standard Investments in 2009 as a Credit Analyst and joined the portfolio management group in 2011. Prior to joining abrdn\, George worked at MFS Investment Management in Boston and Citigroup in New York. He earned a BA in English from the University of Vermont and is a CFA charterholder.\nQualifications:\nBA\, CFA\nGeorge earned a BA in English from the University of Vermont and is a CFA charterholder.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three vectors – Investments\, Adviser and Personal – focused on their changing needs. Our investments solutions are built on the strength of our insight – generated from wide-ranging research\, worldwide investment expertise and local market knowledge. Our teams collaborate across regions\, asset classes and specialisms\, connecting diverse perspectives\, working with clients to identify investment opportunities that suit their needs. \n\n\nClose×\n\n\nJosh Duitz is Deputy Head of Global Income and Infrastructure at abrdn. Josh joined Alpine Woods Capital Management in 2007\, where he was a Portfolio Manager of its Global Dynamic Dividend and Global Infrastructure strategies. The management contracts of the funds he managed at Alpine Woods were acquired by abrdn in April 2018. Previously\, Josh worked for Bear Stearns where he was a Managing Director\, Principal and traded international equities. Prior to that\, Josh worked for Arthur Andersen where he was a senior auditor. Josh continues to be responsible for managing the Global Dynamic Dividend and Global Infrastructure strategies.Qualifications:Josh graduated with an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and holds a BA from Emory University.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three vectors – Investments\, Adviser and Personal – focused on their changing needs. Our investments solutions are built on the strength of our insight – generated from wide-ranging research\, worldwide investment expertise and local market knowledge. Our teams collaborate across regions\, asset classes and specialisms\, connecting diverse perspectives\, working with clients to identify investment opportunities that suit their needs. \n\n\nClose×\n\n\nJames Ryan is responsible for leading the distribution strategies of Destra’s investment offerings. Mr. Ryan brings more than 40 years of broad experience in sales management\, asset management and client development to the role. He is accomplished in strategic planning and analysis & business-to-business development\, and has fostered long-standing relationships and successful practices across all distribution channels\, business platforms and product structures including IPOs\, Mutual Funds\, Structured Products\, Closed-End Funds\, Retirement Offerings\, UITs and SMA/UMA.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFounded in 2008\, Destra Capital was purpose-built to help independent thought leaders achieve better wealth outcomes by sourcing the next generation of investment solutions.To achieve these goals\, Destra selects experienced partners with unique investment strategies or services. Mutual funds\, interval funds\, closed-end funds\, separate accounts\, and investment services – all are tools that the team uses to help investors intentionally grow their wealth outcomes over time. \nMore than 15 years later\, the firm has helped thousands of investors break away from the pack and blaze their own investing trail. We continue to encourage our clients to challenge the conventional and explore new ways of delivering financial freedom. \n\n\nClose×\n\n\nKevin T. Hardy represents public and private funds\, fund sponsors\, investment advisers\, broker-dealers\, investment banks and other financial institutions in connection with the design and formation of investment funds and products\, securities offerings\, regulatory and compliance matters\, transactions and other corporate matters.\nMr. Hardy has been repeatedly selected for inclusion in Chambers Global and Chambers USA\, in addition to being named one of Crain’s Chicago Business’ 2022 Notable Gen X Leaders in Law.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSkadden\, Arps\, Slate\, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates delivers the highest quality advice and novel solutions to legal challenges\, enabling clients to achieve their business goals. We are known for the innovative and creative thinking we rely on to handle the most complex transactions\, litigation/controversy issues\, and regulatory matters\, as well as the open\, collaborative relationships we build with clients\, including corporations; financial and governmental entities; small\, entrepreneurial companies; and cultural\, educational and charitable institutions. \n\n\nClose×\n\n\nJake manages Destra’s mutual fund products and oversees Destra’s secondary market support services for several NYSE listed closed-end funds. Jake contributes to the Firm’s product\, marketing\, and legal teams through product management and development efforts\, data generation and investment content creation\, as well as day-today operational support and documentation. Jake also sits on the Firm’s Investment Committee adding to portfolio oversight and monitoring in conjunction with manager & fund research\, selection\, and due diligence. Jake received his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He holds the FINRA Series 7 and 66 securities licenses and also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Jake is a member of the CFA Institute and CFA Society Chicago.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFounded in 2008\, Destra Capital was purpose-built to help independent thought leaders achieve better wealth outcomes by sourcing the next generation of investment solutions. \nTo achieve these goals\, Destra selects experienced partners with unique investment strategies or services. Mutual funds\, interval funds\, closed-end funds\, separate accounts\, and investment services – all are tools that the team uses to help investors intentionally grow their wealth outcomes over time. \nMore than 15 years later\, the firm has helped thousands of investors break away from the pack and blaze their own investing trail. We continue to encourage our clients to challenge the conventional and explore new ways of delivering financial freedom. \n\n\nClose×\n\n\nElliot J. Gluck is a partner in the Asset Management Department of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. Mr. Gluck’s practice focuses on representing mutual funds\, closed-end funds\, exchange-traded funds (ETFs)\, their investment advisers and their boards. He has extensive experience in counseling on the organization and operation of registered investment companies\, including with respect to a broad range of innovative and novel products and structures. Mr. Gluck counsels clients with respect to trending investment products\, such as interval funds\, trending investments and investment strategies\, such as digital assets and ESG. He regularly advises registered funds and their boards on a wide range of compliance\, corporate governance and complex regulatory matters. Mr. Gluck also represents closed-end funds in capital markets transactions\, including initial and secondary public offerings of common and preferred stock and rights offerings\, and counsels closed-end fund and their boards on strategic matters\, such as addressing share price discounts and dealing with activist investors.\n\n\n\n\n\nWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLP provides leading-edge legal solutions on complex\, business critical issues spanning markets and industries. Our approximately 1\,200 attorneys across 13 offices worldwide deliver innovative\, pragmatic and sophisticated legal services across more than 45 practice areas.\n\nClose×\n\n\nMichael is a senior market strategist at Nuveen. In this role\, he supports sales and marketing activity related to all of the firm’s municipal managed money products: open-end mutual funds\, closed-end funds and managed accounts. He serves as one of the company’s chief spokespersons on economic issues and investment philosophy\, especially related to municipal bond investments and tactical asset allocation. Michael brings a unique perspective as a long-time direct participant in the financial markets.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNuveen\, the investment manager of TIAA\, offers a comprehensive range of outcome-focused investment solutions designed to secure the long-term financial goals of institutional and individual investors. Nuveen has $1.1 trillion in assets under management as of 30 Jun 2022 and operations in 27 countries. Its investment specialists offer deep expertise across a comprehensive range of traditional and alternative investments through a wide array of vehicles and customized strategies. Nuveen is a leading sponsor of closed-end funds (CEFs) with $57 billion of assets under management across 56 CEFs as of 30 Jun 2022. The funds offer exposure to a broad range of asset classes and are designed for income-focused investors seeking regular distributions. Nuveen has more than 35 years of experience managing CEFs. \n\n\nClose×\n\n\nScott is responsible for senior loan-focused portfolio management. When Scott joined Nuveen affiliate Symphony Asset Management in 2002\, he was a gaming and industrials analyst providing long and short credit ideas to the investment team up and down the capital structure. Scott began trading loans for the platform in 2003 and in 2005 was named an associate portfolio manager on the firm’s loan strategies. He became the lead portfolio manager on the firm’s loan strategies in 2008. Prior to joining the firm\, Scott was an investment banking analyst in the industrial group at Deutsche Banc Alex Brown in New York. Scott graduated with a B.S. in Finance from Georgetown University.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNuveen\, the investment manager of TIAA\, offers a comprehensive range of outcome-focused investment solutions designed to secure the long-term financial goals of institutional and individual investors. Nuveen has $1.1 trillion in assets under management as of 30 Jun 2022 and operations in 27 countries. Its investment specialists offer deep expertise across a comprehensive range of traditional and alternative investments through a wide array of vehicles and customized strategies. Nuveen is a leading sponsor of closed-end funds (CEFs) with $57 billion of assets under management across 56 CEFs as of 30 Jun 2022. The funds offer exposure to a broad range of asset classes and are designed for income-focused investors seeking regular distributions. Nuveen has more than 35 years of experience managing CEFs. \n\n\nClose×\n\n\nChris Janus has 16 years of industry experience and is a Director on the Public Securities Group’s Real Asset Debt team. He is responsible for covering Real Estate and CMBS. Previously\, he was a Director on our Structured Products team focused on CMBS\, CRE CLOs and direct lending. Prior to joining the firm in 2009\, Chris began his career at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey within the Real Estate Investment Banking group. Chris earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Miami University.\n\n\n\n\n\nAt Brookfield Oaktree Wealth Solutions\, we partner with financial advisors to bring institutional-caliber alternative solutions and insights to individual investors. Our solutions are built to meet the varying needs of individual investors\, and they are coupled with market and investment insights based on our unique products and portfolio expertise. We offer specialized support for financial advisors and their clients\, built on a foundation of investment excellence\, integrity and alignment of interests.\n\nClose×\n\n\nJames Bruno is a Managing Director and Head of Product Development and Advocacy for Brookfield Oaktree Wealth Solutions. In this role\, he leads global product development and programs aimed at helping advisors navigate the world of alternative investments and their role in client portfolios. Before joining the firm in 2023\, Mr. Bruno was a Managing Director\, Co-Head of Product Origination and Development for Alternative Investments at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management\, including private equity\, private credit\, real estate\, hedge funds\, customized solutions\, and pre-IPO offerings. Over his fifteen-year tenure at Morgan Stanley\, Mr. Bruno held other roles within alternative investments\, including Head of Product Development for all illiquid products and liquid offerings. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley\, Mr. Bruno held alternative-focused product development roles at HSBC and Merrill Lynch. Mr. Bruno has an M.B.A. in Finance from Fordham University\, a B.S. in Accounting from Long Island University\, and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of New York.\n\n\n\n\n\nAt Brookfield Oaktree Wealth Solutions\, we partner with financial advisors to bring institutional-caliber alternative solutions and insights to individual investors. Our solutions are built to meet the varying needs of individual investors\, and they are coupled with market and investment insights based on our unique products and portfolio expertise. We offer specialized support for financial advisors and their clients\, built on a foundation of investment excellence\, integrity and alignment of interests.\n\nClose×\n\n\nDaniil is a director in Cerulli’s Product Development practice\, where he works on the identification\, analysis\, and reporting of asset management industry trends with a focus on the distribution of alternative investments to the private wealth segment.\n\n\n\n\n\nFor over 30 years\, Cerulli has been at the forefront of the industry\, delivering groundbreaking market intelligence. It is our mission to arm asset managers\, wealth managers\, private equity firms\, and financial technology firms with data\, research\, and advice they need to grow.\n\nClose×\n\n\nCarolyn Murphy-Lepore is a Portfolio Manager at City of London Investment Management Company Limited (CLIM)\, based in the company’s US office. Mrs. Murphy-Lepore is responsible for management of the firm’s investments in the Americas with respect to research\, trading and corporate governance. She joined CLIM as a Research Analyst in 2007 and has been a Portfolio Manager since 2012. She has served as the Head of both the Dubai and Singapore offices of CLIM. Prior to joining CLIM\, Mrs. Murphy-Lepore worked as a Registered Sales Assistant at Raymond James Financial\, Stifel Nicolaus and Legg Mason Capital Management. She has a BA from the University of Delaware.\n\n\n\n\n\nCity of London Investment Management was formed out of the London-based operations of Olliff & Partners PLC (O&P) that had been founded by Barry Olliff in 1987. O&P was an agency stockbroker and corporate finance boutique. Mr. Olliff launched City of London Unit Trust Managers\, the predecessor of City of London Investment Management\, in 1991.\n\nClose×\n\n\nPaul E. Dunn is Executive Vice President of Bluerock Capital Markets\, LLC (BCM) and is responsible for building the firm’s internal/external infrastructure as the company experiences explosive growth. Since 2011\, he has been a key member of the management team that has been responsible for the Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund (a ’40 Act Mutual Fund) and the Bluerock Resident Growth REIT (NYSE American: BRG).\n\n\n\n\n\nBluerock was founded in 2002 and is based in New York City. Today\, the firm has acquired and managed over $15 billion in assets on behalf of more than 120\,000 investors. Bluerock serves the growing need for alternative investments … where there is asymmetric risk and return opportunities (well off the efficient frontier). In 2022 and 2023\, Bluerock was and is a finalist for Barron’s Asset Manager of the Year. Bluerock currently sponsors two interval funds: Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund\, the nation’s largest real estate interval fund with $6.5 billon of AUM and an 11- year track record and the Bluerock High Income Institutional Credit Fund which invests in a $9 billion portfolio of senior secured loans. In addition\, the firm is one of the most seasoned sponsors of DSTs providing tax advantaged exchanges to investors.\n\nClose×\n\n\nKimberly Flynn serves as Managing Director at XA Investments\, a wholly-owned subsidiary of XMS Capital Partners. She is a partner in the firm and responsible for all product and business development activities. Kim created the alternative registered trust platform at XA Investments working in partnership with independent subadvisers representing best-in-class alternative investment managers.Previously\, Kim was Senior Vice President and Head of Product Development for Nuveen Investments’ Global Structured Products Group. In her 11 years at Nuveen\, she helped developed over 40 closed-end funds raising ~$13 billion in capital. In her leadership role at Nuveen\, Kim was responsible for asset raising activities through the development of new traditional and alternative investment funds including CEFs\, ETFs\, UITs and commodity pools.Kim received her MBA degree from Harvard University\, where she was a William J. Carey scholar and President of the HBS Volunteers. Before attending Harvard Business School\, Kim spent three years working in Morgan Stanley’s Investment Banking Division (1999-2002) in their Chicago office.\n\n\n\n\n\nXA Investments LLC (XAI) is a Chicago-based investment manager founded by XMS Capital Partners in April 2016 to pursue a single goal: provide investors with access to institutional-caliber alternative investments. XAI has approximately $428 million in assets under management as of June 30\,2023.\nIn offering quality alternatives that were previously inaccessible to the individual investor community\, XAI not only challenges common views about liquidity\, but allows individuals to better align themselves with the institutional approach to investing.\n\nClose×\n\n\nMs. Charles\, as the Managing Director and Director of Closed-End Fund is responsible for setting general research policy and strategy. She joined Raymond James Financial in November 1995 and joined the Closed-End Fund Research group in September of 1998.\nAmy also was the Director of ETF Research until June 2021. Prior to joining Closed-End Fund Research\, she spent two and a half years in the Equity Research Department. She has been the Director of Closed-End Fund Research since May of 2000. She holds a B.A. from Florida Metropolitan University. Ms. Charles has been quoted in several publications including Business Week and has been a speaker at numerous conferences throughout the year.\n\n\n\n\n\nRaymond James Financial\, Inc. is an American multinational independent investment bank and financial services company providing financial services to individuals\, corporations\, and municipalities through its subsidiary companies that engage primarily in investment and financial planning\, in addition to investment banking and asset management. Headquartered in St. Petersburg\, Florida\, Raymond James is one of the largest banking institutions in the United States.\nToday\, that client-focused approach has extended to serve client accounts through approximately 8\,700 financial advisors in the United States\, Canada and overseas. Further\, the company has expanded through the years to serve corporations\, institutions and municipalities through significant capital markets\, banking and asset management services.\n\nClose×\n\n\n\nDouglas Bond\, Executive Vice President\, is Head of Closed End Funds and a portfolio manager for Cohen & Steers’ Closed-End Opportunity Fund and other portfolios investing in closed-end funds. Before joining Cohen & Steers in 2004\, Mr. Bond worked at Merrill Lynch for 23 years. Between 1992 and 2004\, he ran their closed-end fund new origination effort and was involved in all closed-end funds underwritten by Merrill Lynch. He also headed Merrill’s Private Client Syndicate Group. \nMr. Bond holds a BA from Hamilton College and an MBA from New York University. He is based in New\nYork. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose×\n\n\nDirector / Trustee and Bank Executive with international finance and capital markets expertise in the North American\, European and Australasian markets. Governance\, Executive and Practitioner level experience leading high profile\, high value banking\, funds management and technology organizations.\nSample Experience: Independent Director / Trustee – abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund (ASGI). Former Chairman – Macquarie Global Infrastructure TRF (MGU)\, Board Risk Advisor – National Bank of Greece\, Non-Executive Director – Anglo Irish Bank / IBRC Assurance Corporation\, Chairman – National Australia Capital Markets (NACM)\, Trustee – Institute of International Bankers. Also\, EVP / GM / Head of North America / Head of Energy & Utilities – National Australia Bank\, Head of North American Strategy Projects – Bank of Ireland\, Vice President – Mellon Bank – International\, Board Advisor – Ad Fontes Media.\n\nClose×\n\n\n\nMr. Sell is the Principal of Edison Holding GmbH\, which invests in and advises on commercial real estate and early-stage seed investments in Berlin. \nMr. Sell has over 25 years’ experience as an international banker. His career included stints in New York\, Sydney\, London\, Berlin\, and Luxemburg where he was active in global capital markets. While at Landesbank Berlin\, in addition to managing a team of proprietary traders engaged in arbitrage strategies\, Mr. Sell was an activist investor in closed-end funds. This began his parallel and subsequent career as an independent director. \nGrowth Fund of Spain (GSP) 1998 – 1999 \nFrance Growth Fund (FRF) 2000 – 2004 \nAbrdn Australia Equity Fund (IAF) 2004 – present \nSingapore Fund (SGF) 2011-2018. (Chairman) \nGreater China Fund (GCH) 2012-2018 \nSwiss Helvetia Fund (SWZ) 2017-present. (Lead Independent Director and Audit Chair) \nHigh Income Securities Fund (PCF) 2018 – present \nAbrdn Global Income Fund (FCO) 2018 – present \nAbrdn Asia Pacific Income Fund (FAX) 2018 – present \nHe holds a BA in Economics from the George Washington University. \n\n\nClose×\n\n\nDan handles portfolio management\, research\, and trading activities for CEFA. He received his B.A. in Business Administration from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (“CFA”) designation. Prior to joining CEFA\, he was a portfolio manager for Zoso Capital\, and previously worked for investment banks UBS\, Morgan Stanley\, and SunTrust performing investment research and was a senior analyst at George Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClosed-End Fund Advisors (“CEFA”) is a fee-based Registered Investment Advisory firm founded in 1989. \nClosed-End Fund Advisors has its corporate headquarters in Richmond\, Virginia.CEFA’s primary business is discretionary asset management. As a global manager of managers\, we build portfolios for individual and institutional clients\, through either direct work with clients or through financial advisors and planners \n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJason Mehring is a Managing Director at BlackRock. He is a voting member and a past Chairman of the investment committee for BlackRock’s US Private Capital Group (“USPC”).Mr. Mehring focuses on the team’s origination\, underwriting and monitoring of middle market private investments\, including those made on behalf of the Middle Market Senior Fund (“MMSF”)\, where he is the lead Portfolio Manager\, and other public and private investment funds. These investment vehicles offer middle-market companies flexible financing solutions to meet their current and future capital needs. \nJason has over 26 years’ experience in middle market investing including his 15 years’ experience with the USPC team\, joining as a Managing Director at BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation’s former advisor in 2005. Mr. Mehring previously spent more than ten years at Banc of America Capital Investors (BACI)\, an affiliate of Bank of America\, Inc.\, in Chicago\, where he held positions of increasing responsibility\, becoming a Principal of the firm in 2000. At BACI\, Mr. Mehring focused on mezzanine and private equity investing in middle market companies. Prior to joining BACI in 1994\, he worked at Firstar Bank\, a predecessor to U.S. Bank. \nMr. Mehring received a B.B.A.\, summa cum laude\, in Finance and Economics from the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire\, where he also graduated with University Honors\, an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University\, and he has served on a variety of private corporate boards. \n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJorge Solares-Parkhurst is a Managing Director in JMP Securities’ financial services investment banking group.Prior to joining JMP\, Jorge had been a Director in the global financial institutions group at Credit Suisse\, where he worked with U.S. specialty lenders and regional banks. He previously served as a Managing Director at FBR Capital Markets and a Senior Managing Director at Bear\, Stearns & Co. Jorge began his career in PaineWebber’s investment banking division\, remaining with the firm following its acquisition by UBS and concluding his tenure there as a Director in the financial institutions group for the Americas. \nJorge holds a BSFS in international economics from The Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. \n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKenneth E. Burdon represents public and private investment funds\, investment advisers\, financial services companies and other financial institutions in connection with the structuring and distribution of investment products\, and in a variety of regulatory\, compliance\, corporate\, governance\, operational and transactional matters.Serving clients in every major international financial center\, Skadden\, Arps\, Slate\, Meagher & Flom LLP and affiliates is one of the leading law firms in the world\, with 22 offices and approximately 1\,700 attorneys offering solutions to the most challenging legal issues in virtually every area of corporate law. \n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVadim Avdeychik advises business development companies (BDCs)\, mutual funds\, closed-end funds\, exchange-traded funds (ETFs)\, hedge funds and their investment advisers on the full range of investment management matters. His experience spans the formation and operation of registered investment companies\, alternative fund structures\, fund governance\, regulatory issues involving public and private funds\, ERISA and investment company status issues and exemptions.Vadim also advises clients on environmental\, social and governance (ESG) investing\, including launching investment products\, advising directors on ESG matters and establishing compliance programs for ESG investing. He has authored several articles on the topic and is a frequent speaker on regulatory issues dealing with ESG investing. \n\n\nClose×\n\n\n \n \n\nRob Watson\, CFP®\nPartner & Head of Investments\nRob Watson is a Partner & Head of Investments for Destra. Rob also serves as President of Destra Capital Advisors\, LLC and DFC Preferred Advisors LLC\, both SEC registered investment advisors\, as well as President of each of Destra’s mutual funds. Rob chairs the Firm’s Investment Committee\, with responsibility for manager research and selection\, as well as portfolio oversight and monitoring. In addition\, he heads the Firm’s investment product and marketing efforts.\nRob has held numerous roles across an almost 30-year career in the financial services industry. Rob has run product units at Morgan Stanley & Aviva Investors and been responsible for business development and account management teams at Janus & Van Kampen. He has extensive experience in product design and investment implementation\, as well as institutional sales and manager due diligence. He holds key industry licenses\, is a CFP® certificate holder\, and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from North Carolina State University.\n\nClose×\n\n\n \n \n\nColin is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Angel Oak Capital and serves as a Portfolio Manager for the Multi-Strategy Income Fund\, the UltraShort Income Fund\, the Strategic Credit Fund\, the Core Impact Fund\, and the Strategic Mortgage Income Fund. He also focuses on security and portfolio analytics and is responsible for building and managing strategies within the residential mortgage-backed securities market.\nColin joined Angel Oak in 2012 and serves as a voting member of the firm’s public funds Investment Committee. He is also a speaker on many of the firm’s quarterly calls for both its private and public funds.\nPrior to Angel Oak\, Colin worked for an Atlanta-based boutique investment firm where he was responsible for the acquisition and management of their distressed debt portfolio\, as well as the development of their proprietary financial technology platform. Previously\, Colin worked in the Real Estate Capital Markets group for Wachovia Bank and Wells Fargo where he focused on risk management for their commercial real estate REPO lines.\nColin holds B.B.A. degrees in Banking & Finance and Real Estate from the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia.\n\nClose×\n\n\n \n\n \n\nJustin leads product management and development for Nuveen’s Municipal and Preferred Securities product lines. In this role\, he collaborates with Nuveen’s Investment\, Distribution\, Marketing and Operations teams to drive the strategic growth of our Municipal and Preferred Securities business. Justin’s primary responsibilities include the development and management of investment products and strategies in an effort to thoughtfully achieve our strategic product plan.\nPrior to joining Nuveen\, Justin led product management and development for Destra Capital. He also served as a member of the firm’s Investment Committee\, was an officer for Destra’s suite of mutual funds and led sub-advisor due diligence. Prior to joining Destra\, Justin played an integral role in the product management and development of closed-end funds\, mutual fund and ETFs at Guggenheim Investments.\nJustin graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He holds the CFA designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and CFA Society of Chicago.\nNuveen\, the investment manager of TIAA\, offers a comprehensive range of outcome-focused investment solutions designed to secure the long-term financial goals of institutional and individual investors. Nuveen has $1.3 trillion in assets under management as of 31 Dec 2021 and operations in 27 countries. Its investment specialists offer deep expertise across a comprehensive range of traditional and alternative investments through a wide array of vehicles and customized strategies. For more information\, please visit www.nuveen.com.\n\nClose×\n\n\n \n \n\nMichael Bell is a Managing Director of Primark. Prior to Primark\, Michael built\, and was the CEO for a $12B RIA managing more than 30 investment strategies and a $10B liquid alternative mutual fund complex that launched more than 50 alternative funds. Most recently he purchased\, grew and sold a family office-backed $6B RIA. Also\, he specialized as a corporate finance attorney for Latham & Watkins and was a CPA for KPMG. He holds a BS in Commerce from the University of Virginia and a JD from West Virginia University.\nPrimark is expanding access to private equity investments without the complexity of subscription documents\, high investment minimums\, and the complex tax treatment associated with traditional institutional private equity fund structures.\n\nClose×\n\n\n \n \n\nShiloh R. Bates joined Flat Rock Global in 2018 and is a Partner and Chief Investment Officer.  Prior to joining Flat Rock Global\, Mr. Bates was a Managing Director at Benefit Street Partners where he worked on corporate acquisitions. Prior to that\, Mr. Bates was the Head of Structured Products at BDCA Advisor\, where he was responsible for investments in CLOs\, leveraged loans\, and publicly traded BDCs.\nDuring his 20-year career\, Mr. Bates worked for several CLO managers and invested over $1.3 billion in CLO securities. He is a frequent panelist at CLO conferences and has written a book on investing in CLO equity.\n\nClose×\n\n\n \n \n\nAlex Condrell is a Managing Director at Cliffwater. Founded in 2004\, Cliffwater provides research and investment due diligence services across the full range of private markets and alternative investments. Cliffwater also manages over $4 billion in private credit funds. Alex joined Cliffwater in 2021.\nPrior to joining Cliffwater\, Alex was a Managing Director at Monroe Capital\, an asset management firm specializing in lower middle market direct lending. Before that\, Alex was the Chief Investment Officer at Main Street Financial\, with prior experience at Calamos Investments\, Lotsoff Capital\, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.\nHe earned a BA in Government from Pomona College and an MBA in Finance from Georgetown University. Alex is a CFA charterholder and also holds the CAIA designation..\n\nClose×\n\n\n \n \n\n\nChuck Jaffe is a syndicated financial columnist and the host of “Money Life with Chuck Jaffe\,” a one-hour weekday financial talk show (moneylifeshow.com).Chuck’s work has been syndicated since 1995\, first while based at the Boston Globe and then from MarketWatch.com; he also writes for the Wall Street Journal and elsewhere. A past president of the Society of American Business Editors &and Writers\, Chuck has been a frequent guest on CNBC\, Nightly Business Report\, Fox Business News\, National Public Radio and more\, and is the author of three books: “Getting Started In Finding a Financial Advisor\,” “The Right Way to Hire Financial Help” and “Chuck Jaffe’s Lifetime Guide to Mutual Funds.” \nIn what is jokingly referred to as “spare time\,” Chuck is very involved in the sport of lacrosse as a broadcaster\, referee\, coach\, league owner and player. He lives on Boston’s South Shore with a golden retriever who sleeps under the desk while Chuck is working and whose flatulence issues sometimes explain Chuck’s demeanor. \nYou can follow him on Twitter @ChuckJaffe\, @MoneyLifeShow and\, depending on your sporting interests\, @BostonBoxLax. \nWebsite: http://www.moneylifeshow.com \n\n\nClose×\n\n\n \n\n \n\nMr. Schlemovitz is a Managing Director for Conversus\, a StepStone Company.\nMr. Schlemovitz focuses on strategic relationships and product development.  Prior to StepStone\, Mr. Schlemovitz served as a Managing Director of CNL Financial Group\, a $10 billion asset manager providing access for individual investors to the private markets.  At CNL he created and oversaw the firm’s Private Equity platform and was the Chief Operating Officer of Strategic Capital.  Previously Mr. Schlemovitz was an Executive Director in Investment Banking at J.P. Morgan where he led equity and debt capital raising and merger and acquisition transactions for Financial Institution clients.\nMr. Schlemovitz received his BA from Emory University and is a CFA charterholder.Conversus Company Profile Blurb:\nConversus is an investment firm designed to provide individual investors the opportunity to access private markets with the goal of transforming portfolios and enhancing long-term outcomes. Conversus is a wholly-owned business of StepStone Group\, a global asset management and advisory firm with over $500 billion in assets under advisement. Leveraging StepStone’s extensive experience across the private markets allows Conversus to create innovative\, investor-centric products by focusing on convenience\, efficiency and transparency.\n\nClose×\n\n\n\nMike Taggart\, CFA serves as Closed-End Fund Specialist at abrdn\, where he is responsible for providing and developing the link between the company’s North American closed-end funds\, their investors\, advisors\, and the wider marketplace.\nWith more than 10 years of experience covering closed-end funds\, Mike has extensive experience leading and supporting product development managers with preparation of proposals and project plans related to new product and/or changes to existing product. Prior to abrdn\, Mike covered exchange-traded products\, including closed-end funds\, at Relative Value Partners. For seven years\, he worked on product strategy as Nuveen’s Director of Closed-End Fund Research. Mike started covering closed-end funds at Morningstar\, where he advanced from a Senior Equity Analyst to the head of the firm’s US closed-end fund business. \nMike holds a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech\, a master’s degree in Russian history from the University of Illinois Chicago\, and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nabrdn is one of the largest closed-end fund managers globally and is dedicated to creating long-term value for our clients. As of June 30\, 2023\, we managed over $602 billion in assets on behalf of institutional and retail clients worldwide. We believe that our global footprint ensures that we are always close to our clients and the challenges they face. abrdn has $31.1 billion in assets under management in listed closed-end funds (U.S. and UK)\, making abrdn the 3rd largest closed-end fund manager in the world.\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBill has been a leader on the sales and marketing side of the financial services industry for more than 35 years. He joined Wildermuth Securities in March of 2022 and serves as the company’s field representative throughout the eastern US. He earned his MBA from the University of Notre Dame and his BA from Middlebury College. He currently lives in suburban Chicago. \nTHE WILDERMUTH FUND provides investors with access to early-stage private equity that has traditionally been reserved for institutional investors. The Fund offers portfolio diversification among early-stage private equity positions in various asset classes including technology\, real estate\, healthcare\, energy\, and hedge funds that would be difficult for individual investors to achieve because of typically high minimum investments.\nDaniel Wildermuth is the Fund’s portfolio manager. With over 25 years of investment experience\, he has been a pioneer in adapting the endowment investment approach to the needs of individual investors. Mr. Wildermuth is CEO and CIO of Wildermuth Advisory and Asteria Wealth\, a money management firm that administers more than 20 equity and fixed income portfolio strategies for retail and institutional investors. \n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMark is responsible for supporting the continued investment success of Parametric’s systematic income product suite—with focus on dividend income and enhanced income strategies. Prior to joining Parametric in 2019\, he spent seven years with US Bank’s Asset Management Group as a vice president in equity portfolio management covering domestic large-cap securities. Mark is also a firefighter for the city of Plymouth\, Minnesota. He earned an MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and a BS in finance/information systems from Iowa State University.Parametric partners with advisors to build portfolios focused on what’s important to them and their clients. A leader in custom solutions for more than 30 years\, we help investors access efficient market exposures\, solve implementation challenges\, and design multi-asset portfolios that respond to their evolving needs. Headquartered in Seattle\, Parametric has offices in Minneapolis\, New York City\, Boston\, and Westport\, Connecticut. \n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert Shaker\, has been working with Shaker Financial Services since 2004 and currently serves as its Chief Investment Strategist. He is responsible for overseeing strategy development\, trading and portfolio allocations.Shaker Financial Services\, LLC (SFS) is a boutique investment advisory firm specializing in the trading of closed-end funds. SFS first began to accept funds for investment in individual separately managed accounts in 1996. SFS’s “Discount Capture” Composite is currently rated five (5) stars by Morningstar. \n\n\nClose×\n\n\nTom DeCapo has been an innovative leader in the closed-end fund industry for more than three decades. Tom is responsible for many of the advances in closed-end fund structuring and finance\, and is recognized for his work defending the industry against activist campaigns. Tom recently retired from the practice of law after more than 25 years as a partner of Skadden\, Arps. He believes that the current activist environment presents opportunities to restructure and refocus the closed-end fund asset class for the long term investment benefit of retail investors.\n\n\n\n\nClose×\n\n\n \n\n\nSteve is a Senior Special Counsel Fellow and the SEC’s industry specialist on Business Development Companies (BDCs). Steve’s work focuses on a broad array of BDC matters\, including disclosure review\, examinations\, enforcement\, rulemaking\, and exemptive relief applications\, among others. \nSteve joined the SEC in 2021. Prior to the SEC\, Steve spent eight years at Blackstone where he was primarily focused on providing legal advice relating to formation\, fundraising\, co-investment transactions\, corporate governance and compliance oversight of Blackstone BDCs. In addition\, while at Blackstone\, Steve worked on a variety of matters pertaining to private funds\, CLOs\, private credit\, debt and equity offerings transactions\, financing facilities and advisory and compliance issues. Prior to joining Blackstone in 2013\, Steve was an associate in the corporate group of Bingham McCutchen LLP (now Morgan\, Lewis & Bockius LLP). Steve earned his B.B.A.\, summa cum laude\, from Pace University\, Lubin School of Business\, Pforzheimer Honors College\, and his J.D.\, cum laude\, from Fordham University School of Law. \n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs Managing Director and Head of UniFi by CAIA™ \, Aaron oversees content and product strategy for the UniFi by CAIA™ Program. Prior to this\, Aaron was responsible for the strategic direction of CAIA Association’s content agenda\, thought leadership\, and member education initiatives\, and supported content development for the CAIA Charter Program. His work has been published by Oxford University Press and The Journal of Investing\, and covers topics such as ESG/sustainable investing\, liquid alternatives\, commodities\, and asset pricing/factor investing. He is a frequent writer and speaker on these topics. Aaron’s practitioner experience lies in private wealth management\, where he served as portfolio manager\, overseeing asset allocation\, portfolio construction\, and manager research efforts for high-net-worth individuals and institutional retirement plans. \nHe earned a B.S. with distinction in Finance and a Master of Finance from Penn State University. He holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA)\, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)\, Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement (CIPM)\, Financial Data Professional (FDP) designations\, is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™\, and holds the the CFA Institute’s Certificate in ESG Investing. He is a Past President of CFA Society Columbus and serves on the CFA Society Philadelphia Programs Committee. Aaron is an adjunct professor and serves on multiple advisory boards for Penn State University. \nThe CAIA Association is a global professional credentialing body dedicated to creating greater alignment\, transparency\, and knowledge for all investors\, with a specific emphasis on alternative investments. A Member-driven organization representing professionals in more than 100 countries\, CAIA Association advocates for the highest ethical standards. The organization provides unbiased insight on a broad range of investment strategies and industry issues\, key among them being efforts to bring greater diversification to portfolio construction decisions to achieve better long-term investor outcomes. \n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMr. Penn follows business development companies. Prior to joining Oppenheimer and Co. he followed business development companies at Janney Montgomery Scott. In addition\, he was an Equity Portfolio Manager/Financial Analyst at Legg Mason Capital Management from 2001 to 2012 where he specialized in financial companies. From 1996 to 2001 he managed a $400M fixed income portfolio at Legg Mason Capital Management. Prior to joining Legg Mason Mr. Penn managed a $15B fixed income portfolio at Aetna. He also worked for Price Waterhouse from 1981 to 1985.Mr. Penn received his Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1995 and is a member of the Baltimore CFA Society. He was President of the Baltimore Society (2001-2002) and served on the Board of Directors. Mr. Penn received his Certified Public Accounting designation in 1983\, but he no longer maintains this designation. He is a graduate of Villanova University\, Magna Cum Laude\, Phi Kappa Phi\, Beta Gamma Sigma (1981) and University of Chicago (MBA-1987). \n\n\nClose×\n\n\nCheryl is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Angel Oak Capital and serves as a Portfolio Manager for the Financials Income Impact Fund and the Financial Strategies Income Term Trust\, as well as two ETFs and several of the firm’s private funds and separately managed accounts.\nCheryl has nearly two decades of investment experience and primarily focuses on investment research and management across the firm’s financial sector-focused strategies.\nCheryl joined Angel Oak in 2017 from Morgan Stanley\, where she was an Executive Director and Head of Consumer & Specialty Finance Equity Research. Her research coverage included a multitude of financial sectors\, including consumer\, specialty\, mortgage\, REIT\, payments\, fintech and banking.\nCheryl has been featured as a television guest on Bloomberg\, CNBC\, TD Ameritrade Network and Yahoo! Finance TV and has been quoted in various publications including American Banker\, Marketwatch\, DailyAlts and S&P Global Market Intelligence. Cheryl has also been named one of the “Women at the Forefront of Alternative Investments” in a 2023 iConnections report.\nCheryl holds a B.S. in Commerce (Finance) from the University of British Columbia and an M.B.A. from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. She also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) designation.\n\n\n\n\n\nAngel Oak Capital Advisors is an investment management firm focused on providing compelling fixed income investment solutions for its clients. Backed by a value-driven approach\, Angel Oak Capital seeks to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns through a combination of stable current income and price appreciation. Its experienced investment team seeks the best opportunities in fixed income with a specialization in mortgage-backed securities and other areas of structured credit.\nAs of 6/30/23\, Angel Oak Capital had an estimated $16.5 billion in assets under management (AUM) through a combination of mutual funds\, private funds and separately managed accounts. AUM represents the sum of assets managed or serviced\, and committed but uncalled capital.\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\nParth is a vice president and leads product management and\ndevelopment efforts for Nuveen’s closed-end fund product line. He is\nresponsible for developing and bringing new concepts to market\, as well\nas overseeing the ongoing product management of existing closed-end\nfunds.\nPrior to joining Nuveen\, Parth was a senior tax consultant at Deloitte\,\nwhere he specialized in investment company taxation.\nParth graduated with a B.S. in Accountancy and Finance from the\nUniversity of Illinois. He holds the Series 7 and 66 securities\nregistrations.Nuveen\, the investment manager of TIAA\, offers a comprehensive range of outcome-focused investment solutions designed to secure the long-term financial goals of institutional and individual investors.\nNuveen has $1.1 trillion in assets under management as of 30 Jun 2022 and operations in 27 countries. Its investment specialists offer deep expertise across a comprehensive range of traditional and alternative investments through a wide array of vehicles and customized strategies. Nuveen is a leading sponsor of closed-end funds (CEFs) with $57 billion of assets under management across 56 CEFs as of 30 Jun 2022. The funds offer exposure to a broad range of asset classes and are designed for income-focused investors seeking regular distributions. Nuveen has more than 35 years of experience managing CEFs.\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMr. Arduini is a Partner and Portfolio Manager in the Ares Credit Group\, where he focuses on alternative credit investments. Mr. Arduini serves as a Vice President and Portfolio Manager for the Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund\, Inc. (NYSE:ARDC). Additionally\, he serves as a member of the Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund Investment Committee.Prior to joining Ares in 2011\, Mr. Arduini was a Managing Director at Indicus Advisors LLP\, where he focused on structured credit investment opportunities. Previously\, Mr. Arduini was Director of Structured Credit in the Fixed Income Investment Group and a Manager in the Risk Management Group at TIAA-CREF. In addition\, Mr. Arduini worked in the telecommunications and information technology industries in various systems\, operations and management roles. Mr. Arduini holds a B.A. from Bucknell University in Mathematics and an M.S. from Stevens Institute of Technology in Mathematics. \nMr. Arduini also holds an M.S. from Carnegie Mellon University in Computational Finance. Mr. Arduini is a CFA® charterholder and a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts. \n\n\nClose×\n\n\nGretchen Lam\, Senior Portfolio Manager. Ms. Lam is a member of Octagon’s Investment Committee and serves as a Portfolio Manager across CLOs\, Separately Managed Accounts and Commingled Funds. Ms. Lam oversees the Firm’s Structured Credit (CLO debt & equity) investment strategies. Ms. Lam is a member of the Octagon & Conning’s Global DEI (diversity\, equity and inclusion) Council and a member of the Firm’s ESG (environmental\, social\, and corporate governance) Committee.Prior to becoming a Portfolio Manager\, Ms. Lam oversaw Octagon’s investments in the software\, business services\, finance & insurance\, paper & packaging\, gaming & lodging\, homebuilding and real estate industries. She was also responsible for the structured credit exposure held in Octagon’s CLO vehicles. Prior to joining Octagon in 1999\, Ms. Lam attended Babson College where she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Investments. She received her CFA Charter in 2006.\n\n\n\n\n\nOctagon is a 25+ year old\, $30.6B below-investment grade corporate credit investment adviser focused on leveraged loan\, high yield bond and structured credit (CLO debt and equity) investments. Through fundamental credit analysis and active portfolio management\, Octagon’s investment team identifies attractive relative value opportunities across below-investment grade asset classes\, sectors and issuers. Octagon’s investment philosophy and methodology encourage and rely upon dynamic internal communication to manage portfolio risk. Over its history\, the firm has applied a disciplined\, repeatable and scalable approach in its effort to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for its investors. For more information\, please visit www.octagoncredit.com.\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert Amodeo is Head of Municipals at Western Asset Management Company\, LLC and has 34 years of investment experience. Mr. Amodeo began his career at The Bank of New York but soon thereafter joined Salomon Brothers Inc.\, where he was responsible for analyzing various private investment partnerships\, including venture-capital\, oil-and-gas\, and real-estate\, equity and bond portfolios.In 1992\, Robert joined Salomon Brothers Asset Management where his role evolved into managing director\, head of the municipal bond investment team and he worked with Salomon’s Yield Book department to adapt advanced technology for municipal bond and tax-efficient portfolio management. Since 2005\, Robert has been part of Western Asset’s municipal bond investment team and is the sector head of that group. \nMr. Amodeo holds a Bachelor’s degree from Long Island University and a Master of Public Administration\, Advanced Management and Finance from Columbia University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has written various articles regarding the public finance market. \n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaura is a Product Specialist within Nuveen’s Alternative Investment distribution team. She is focused on supporting business development efforts across the private credit spectrum.Laura joined Nuveen in 2021.From 2014 to 2021\, she worked for Invesco’s Global Private Credit platform where she supported new business development and institutional client communications\, shaping investor messaging and business strategy globally. \nPreviously\, Laura worked in corporate finance and investor relations at CIFC Asset Management where she supported marketing efforts and was responsible for financial projections on behalf of their private equity owners. Prior to CIFC\, she was an associate at Goldman Sachs\, where she worked in the firm’s investment management finance division focused on credit strategies. Laura began her career at Deloitte & Touche. \nShe entered the investment management industry in 2003.Laura graduated with both a B.S. in Business with a major in Accounting and an M.S. in Accounting from the University of Connecticut. She is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) and holds the FINRA Series 7 and Series 66 registrations. \n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChristian has 21 years of experience in financial services and investment management\, with the last 16 years focused on secondary investments involving venture-backed and growth equity-oriented companies and funds. During this time\, he has also served on the boards of many of these companies and funds. \nPrior to Liberty Street Advisors\, Christian was CIO of SPIM overseeing all investment related functions. Christian still serves as one of the portfolio managers of The Private Shares Fund\, formerly the SharesPost 100 Fund\, and a member of the investment committee. \nPrior to joining The Private Shares Fund investment management team and Liberty Street Advisors\, Inc.\, Christian was Co-Head of the Global Private Equity Secondaries Practice at HQ Capital based in New York\, a $10+ billion alternative investment firm headquartered in Germany. Prior to that\, he served as Head of Secondaries at Thomas Weisel Partners. Christian started his career as an investment banker at Banc of America Securities. \nIn aggregate\, Christian has helped raise more than $1 billion globally from institutional investors\, corporations\, pensions\, endowments\, and family offices\, and has completed or overseen the completion of more than 100 secondary transactions representing over $1 billion in capital commitments. \nChristian received his BA from Rutgers College. \n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\nMichael Grayson is a Portfolio Manager at First Trust Capital Management L.P (“FTCM”). Michael focuses on FTCM´s event-driven and multi-alternative mandates as well as private market platform. Michael started his career at Vivaldi Asset Management\, LLC\, an independently owned\, boutique alternative investment firm based in Chicago. Vivaldi was predominantly a Multi-Family Office and Advisor to several public (1940 Act) alternative products. Michael was dedicated to the firm´s investment management as well as business and product development verticals.\nMichael holds a B.A from University where he studied Political Science and Economics.\n\nClose×\n\n\nMr. Hobbs leads Oaktree’s North American Sourcing and Origination group\, which focuses on private credit sourcing and deal origination for the firm’s U.S. Private Debt\, Global Private Debt\, Special Situations and Global Opportunities strategies. He also serves on the investment committee for Oaktree’s Direct Lending platform. Prior to joining the firm in 2013\, Mr. Hobbs was an executive director at Natixis Securities focused on building the high yield sales and trading franchise. Prior thereto\, he spent five years at Goldman Sachs as a vice president in leveraged finance origination and sales. Before joining Goldman Sachs in 2007\, Mr. Hobbs was a director in Leveraged Finance at Deutsche Bank Securities\, which he joined in 2000. Additional experience includes regional account management focused on fleet financing at GE Capital Corporation and controller for Leveraged Finance at Bank of America. Mr. Hobbs received his M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and a B.S. degree in accounting from Rutgers University. Brookfield Oaktree Wealth Solutions partners with financial professionals around the world to connect investors to the innovative solutions\, expertise and insights.\n\n\n\n\n\nBrookfield and Oaktree. From public to private markets\, and across the liquidity spectrum\, we aim to be the single point of entry into the very best of Brookfield and Oaktree – with the goal of helping advisors and their clients understand how to navigate key investment decisions\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCFA (2012); BSc (Pure and Applied Mathematics) (Hons\, 2008)\, Trinity College\, Ireland. \nKevin is an institutional portfolio manager for RBC GAM-US. He specializes in a broad spectrum of global credit strategies including Investment Grade\, Leveraged Finance\, Emerging Markets\, Multi-Asset and Alternatives. \nKevin joined RBC GAM in 2014; he moved from BlueBay Asset Management to RBC GAM-US in 2020. During his time at BlueBay\, he initially worked as an institutional portfolio manager on the Emerging Markets desk\, before broadening his remit to cover other areas of the global credit markets. Prior to joining BlueBay\, Kevin worked for another global asset management company\, where he specialized in fixed income fund manager research to feed ideas into the firm’s suite of multi-manager portfolios. Prior to this\, Kevin worked as an investment consultant at a global consulting firm. \nHe began his career in the investment industry in 2008. \n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\n\nErin is head of strategic development for Thornburg Investment Management\, leading corporate and product development initiatives across the firm. She has extensive investment and management experience\, including with large and small asset management firms and most recently the financial technology industry. \nPrior to joining Thornburg\, Erin was chief investment officer for C2FO\, a Kansas City–based financial technology company focusing on supply-chain finance solutions. She developed private investment solutions to provide working capital liquidity to small businesses\, utilizing C2FO’s proprietary technology platform. \nPrior to C2FO\, Erin spent 11 years with Fountain Capital Management\, a boutique high-yield investment firm also based in Kansas City. At Fountain\, Erin held various positions\, including partner\, portfolio manager\, head trader\, and research analyst. She started her career at Strong Capital Management as an equity research analyst\, focusing on small- and mid-cap value portfolios and later as a private equity analyst for McCarthy Capital. \nErin is a graduate of Indiana University with a BS in finance and is a CFA charterholder. \n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\nMr. Stone joined Flaherty & Crumrine in 2003 after a 20-year career on Wall Street. Based in Summit\, New Jersey\, he is a member of the firm’s portfolio management team. He is responsible for macroeconomic and quantitative research and analysis and directs our credit research group. Together with Mr. Chadwick and Mr. Conwell\, he serves on the firm’s board of directors and is a member of the executive management committee. He also serves as Chief Financial Officer\, Vice President and Treasurer of the U.S. Flaherty & Crumrine closed-end funds and oversees the financial reporting and tax operations for the Flaherty & Crumrine closed-end funds.\nFrom 2001 until joining Flaherty & Crumrine\, he was Director of U.S. Market Strategy at Barclays Capital in New York\, where he advised clients on market strategies across U.S. treasuries\, agencies\, and interest rate derivative products. Prior to Barclays\, he spent 14 years at Goldman Sachs\, where he most recently held the position of Director — Interest Rate Product Strategy\, Americas. He was a regular member of Institutional Investor’s All-America Fixed Income Research Team\, earning the top ranking in Derivatives Strategy in 2001. He began his career at Salomon Brothers as an options trader and derivative salesperson.\n\nClose
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SUMMARY:Active Investment Company Alliance CEF / BDC / Interval Fund BootCamp and Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:November 6\, 2019 7:50am – 7:30pm \nLocation: 35 East 21st Street\, New York\, NY 10010\, US\nWifi Access “The Space at Flatiron” with no password.  \nIf you need CE credits\, please check-in with the registration desk to confirm session attendance and your CFP information \n\nAICA is hosting a timely event focused on four fund groups with favorable tax considerations for investors that prioritize after-tax income. The event will feature a variety of high-quality speakers across two days of presentations.The panels will discuss a variety of highly-relevant topics for investors given current uncertainty regarding changes in taxation\, the interest rate environment\, credit quality\, and the general macro situation. The concept of return of capital (RoC) will be explored in-depth\, including how it can potentially benefit income investors\, particularly in relation to covered call and energy funds. There will also be an introductory presentation by John Cole Scott\, CIO of Closed-End Fund Advisors and the founder of AICA\, that will outline his approach to building high after-tax income portfolios for investors and advisors. \n\nInterval Funds\, a non-listed type of closed-end fund\, have experienced tremendous growth in recent years. There are now 75 Interval funds managing about $60 billion\, up from 27 such funds less than 5 years ago.\nThe event will enable investors and their advisors to better understand the structure and how some of the top funds are using it to deliver solid results for investors.\n4.5 CFP CE Credits.\nAgenda\nSponsorsInterviewsFeedbackSponsors\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBe an AICA event sponsor!\nSponsorship opportunities – Download Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCEF Advisors & CEFData.com\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInterviews\n\n\n\n\nPanel #1\n\n\n\n\n\nJerry Raio\n.\n\n\n\n\nPresentation #1\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn Cole Scott\n.\n\n\n\n\nDan Silver\n.\n\n\n\n\nPanel #2\n\n\n\n\n\nChuck Jaffe\n.\n\n\n\n\nPanel #3\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn Cole Scott\n.\n\n\n\n\nGreg Drose\n.\n\n\n\n\nJames Curry\n.\n\n\n\n\nVadim Avdeychik\n.\n\n\n\n\nPanel #4\n\n\n\n\n\nVadim Avdeychik\n.\n\n\n\n\nPanel #5\n\n\n\n\n\nPhilip Goldstein\n.\n\n\n\n\nPanel #6\n\n\n\n\n\nDan Silver\n.\n\n\n\n\nPanel #7\n\n\n\n\n\nHarry Pangas\n.\n\n\n\n\nNick Marshi\n.\n\n\n\n\nBryce Rowe\n.\n\n\n\n\nJohn Cole Scott\n.\n\n\n\n\nClosing Remarks\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn Cole Scott\n.\n\n\n\n\nFeedback\n\n\nWe appreciate your feedback\n \n\n\nAgenda7:50 AM to 8:15 AM - Registration & Breakfast8:15 AM to 8:25 AM - Welcome Remarks AICA Launch II State of the CEF/BDC Universe\n Video\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn Cole Scott\nCIO at CEF Advisors\,\nFounder of CEFData.com\,\nExecutive Chairman @ AICA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8:25 AM to 9:15 AM - Panel #1:Recent Trends & Future of CEF/BDC IPOs & Non-listed Funds Launch\nTranscript Video\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\nAmy Charles\,\nManaging Director – Raymond James\nPresenter #1\nJamie Patturelli\,\nThe NYSE\nPresenter #2\nAndy Hall\,\nManaging Director New Listing @ NASDAQ\nPresenter #3\nJerry Raio\,\nArbor Lane Advisors\, Inc.\n\n\n\n\n\n9:15 AM to 9:50 AM - Presentation #1:The ABC’s of BDCs & Closed-End Funds\nDeck VideoTranscript\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenters #1\nJohn Cole Scott\,\nCIO at CEF Advisors\, Founder of CEFData.com & Executive Chairman @ AICA\nPresenters #2\nDan Silver\,\nCEF/BDC Analyst @ AICA\, PM @ Zoso Capital\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9:50 AM to 10:40 AM - Panel #2: Diversified Retirement Income Solutions: Balancing Economic Risk\, Taxes & Interest Rates\nDeck VideoTranscript\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\nJohn Duggan\,\nVice President CEF & ETF Research @ Morgan Stanley\nPresenters #1\nBill Meyers\,\nSr. Managing Director @ Nuveen\nPresenters #2\nPatrick Shaddow\,\nDirector Index Operations @ S-Network\nPresenters #3\nChuck Jaffe\nHost of The\nNAVigator – Money Life\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:40 AM to 10:55 AM - Networking Break10:55 AM to 11:45 AM - Panel #3: Interval Closed-End Fund Bootcamp: Learn About the Tremendous Growth in the use of These Funds for Illiquid Equity & Credit Investing\nTranscript Video\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\nJohn Cole Scott\,\nCIO at CEF Advisors\, Founder of CEFData.com & Executive Chairman @ AICA\nPresenters #1\nGreg Drose\,\nExecutive Director of Business Development at UMB Fund Services\nPresenters #2\nJames Curry\,\nAVP\, Sr. Key Account Consultant\, SS&C ALPS\nPresenters #3\nVadim Avdeychik\,\nCounsel @ Paul Hastings\n\n\n\n\n11:45 AM to 12:35 PM - Panel #4: Access to Illiquid Investments & Managing an Interval or Tender Offer Fund Structure\nTranscript Video\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\nVadim Avdeychik\,\nCounsel @ Paul Hastings\nPresenters #1\nRyan Cummins\,\nWildermuth Wealth\nPresenters #2\nZach Forman\,\nSVP\, Head of Investor Relations @ Griffin Capital\nPresenters #3\nChristian Munafo\,\nCIO@ SharesPost 100 Fund\n\n\n\n\n\n12:35 PM to 1:25 PM - Networking Lunch1:25 PM to 2:00 PM - Presentation #2: Energy Investing in 2020 and Beyond\nDeck VideoTranscript\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenters\nRob Chisholm\, Managing Director & Portoflio Manager at Brookfield\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2:00 PM to 2:50 PM - Panel #5: How to Analyze & Trade CEFs: An Institutional Perspective\nTranscript Video\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\nChuck Jaffe\nHost of The\nNAVigator – Money Life\n\nPresenter #1\nMarc Loughlin\,\nETF & CEF\nTrading Solutions\nPresenter #2\nEric Boughton\, Director CEF & ETF Trading Solutions @ WallachBeth\nPresenter #3\nRob Shaker\,\nPortfolio Manager\, Chief Analyst at Matisse Capital\nPresenter #4\nPhilip GoldStein\,\nBull Dog Investors\n\n\n\n\n2:50 PM to 3:20 PM - Presentation #3: Deep Analysis of The 70+ Active UITs Focused on CEF’s/BDCs. Which Sponsors Have More Success for Various Investment Goals?\nTranscript VideoTranscript\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenters\nRandy Watts\,\nUIT Investing\, a NASDAQ Company\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3:20 PM to 3:40 PM - Networking Break3:40 PM to 4:30 PM - Panel #6: Alternative Income vs Traditional Fixed Income Solutions\nTranscript Video\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\nDan Silver\,\nCEF/BDC Analyst @ AICA\, PM @ Zoso Capital\nPresenter #1\nBarry Sloane\,\nPresident\, CEO & Founder Newtek Business Services\nPresenter #2\nTony Huang\,\nAssistant Portfolio Manager @ Advent Capital\nPresenter #3\nKim Flynn\,\nManaging Director of Alternative Investments @ XA Investments\nPresenter #4\nDavid Sachs\,\nPartner / Co-founder @ Ares\n\n\n\n\n4:30 PM to 5:20 PM - Panel #7: Keys to Analyzing the Risk & Opportunties in BDCs\nTranscript Video\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\nHarry Pangas\,\nPartner Dechert LLP\nPresenter #1\nNick Marshi\,\nThe BDC Reporter\nPresenter #2\nBryce Rowe\,\nManaging Director BDC Research @ National Securities\n \nPresenter #3\nJohn Cole Scott\,\nCIO at CEF Advisors\, Founder of CEFData.com & Executive Chairman @ AICA\nPresenter #4\nKelly Thompson\,\nFounder & Editor @ Direct Lending Deals\n\n\n\n\n5:20 PM to 5:30 PM - Closing Remarks\, Thank You’s & Founding AICA Member Recognition\n Video\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn Cole Scott\nCIO at CEF Advisors\,\nFounder of CEFData.com\,\nExecutive Chairman @ AICA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5:30 PM to 7:30 PM - Networking Cocktail Reception×\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMr. Scott has worked at Closed-End Fund Advisors since 2001. He holds the FINRA 66 License and the Certified Fund Specialist designation (CFS). He is a graduate of The College of William and Mary and has been quoted and interviewed widely in the financial press and presented at conferences and for investment groups on more than 50 occasions. \nIn 2008 John founded CEFA’s Closed-End Fund Universe\, a data service covering all US listed closed-end funds and BDCs. Currently supported by an internal 10 member analyst team with a data manager/ programmer covering the 700+ ticker universe of CEFs/BDCs/iCEFs. They regularly do consulting and projects for CEF/BDC Sponsors\, Hedge Funds and Institutional Investors. \nPortfolio Consultant with over a quarter billion deposits into a fund focused on BDCs with a fund sponsor partner. He developed 35 CEF/BDC based indexes; 9 diversified portfolio objective\, 9 Equity and 15 Bond sector. John is a past board member of The Richmond Association for Business Economics (RABE)\, and serves as Assistant Treasurer and on the Investment Committee for The New York State Society of The Cincinnati. Board member and Finance & Investment Committees for The William & Mary National Alumni Board. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmy M. Charles \nManaging Director \nDirector Closed-End Fund and ETF Research\, \nMs. Charles\, as the Managing Director and Director of Closed-End Fund and ETF Research\, is responsible for setting general research policy and strategy.  She joined Raymond James Financial in November 1995 and joined the Closed-End Fund Research group in September of 1998.  Prior to joining Closed-End Fund Research\, she spent two and a half years in the Equity Research Department.  She has been the Director of Closed-End Fund Research since May of 2000.  She holds a B.A. from Florida Metropolitan University.  Ms. Charles has been quoted in several publications including Business Week and has been a speaker at numerous conferences throughout the year. \nWebsite: https://www.raymondjames.com/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose×Jamie Patturelli is a Director of Exchange Traded Products at the New York Stock Exchange\, where he supports the delivery of customized\, full service end-to-end capabilities for ETF and Closed-end Fund Issuers.  As the team is comprised of expertise across the various segments of the ETF Ecosystem\, Jamie leverages his prior experiences to provide regulatory\, compliance\, trading\, and market structure guidance to NYSE listed clients. \nPrior to joining the Exchange Traded Products team\, Jamie spent a combined 17 years at the New York Stock Exchange and American Stock Exchange in several roles within the regulatory and compliance divisions.  He most recently was responsible for leading and managing the Exchange’s equity\, ETF\, and options listing programs for the New York Stock Exchange\, NYSE American\, NYSE Arca\, NYSE Amex & NYSE Arca options.  He also has extensive background and experience in working with the SEC and FINRA on a variety of listing and trading issues. \n\nWebsite: www.nyse.com/etfClose×\nComing soon .. \nClose×\n\n\n\nJerry is the President and CEO of Arbor Lane Advisors\, Inc.\, a consulting firm focused on the financial services sector.  His career on Wall Street spans over 30 years and has been mostly focused on the retail distribution of Equity Capital Market products to Financial Advisors and investors.   Most recently he was Head of Retail Origination at Wells Fargo Securities where he worked closely with asset management clients to structure\, market and execute new closed end fund offerings.  Prior to joining Wachovia (now Wells Fargo) in 2005\, he worked on the retail equity syndicate desk at both Morgan Stanley and Citigroup. \nJerry earned a B.S. from the State University of New York at Albany and an MBA from the Frank Zarb School of Business at Hofstra University. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\nDaniel Silver\, CFA manages Zoso Capital\, an investment advisory firm primarily focused on long/short closed-end fund and equity strategies. \nPrior to Zoso\, Mr. Silver worked as an analyst at a hedge fund as well as several investment banks. He is a CFA charterholder\, a member of CFA Society New York (CFANY)\, and a graduate of Emory University’s Goizueta Business School. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChuck Jaffe is a syndicated financial columnist and the host of “Money Life with Chuck Jaffe\,” a one-hour weekday financial talk show (moneylifeshow.com). \nChuck’s work has been syndicated since 1995\, first while based at the Boston Globe and then from MarketWatch.com; he also writes for the Wall Street Journal and elsewhere. A past president of the Society of American Business Editors &and Writers\, Chuck has been a frequent guest on CNBC\, Nightly Business Report\, Fox Business News\, National Public Radio and more\, and is the author of three books: “Getting Started In Finding a Financial Advisor\,” “The Right Way to Hire Financial Help” and “Chuck Jaffe’s Lifetime Guide to Mutual Funds.” \nIn what is jokingly referred to as “spare time\,” Chuck is very involved in the sport of lacrosse as a broadcaster\, referee\, coach\, league owner and player. He lives on Boston’s South Shore with a golden retriever who sleeps under the desk while Chuck is working and whose flatulence issues sometimes explain Chuck’s demeanor. \nYou can follow him on Twitter @ChuckJaffe\, @MoneyLifeShow and\, depending on your sporting interests\, @BostonBoxLax. \nWebsite: https://www.moneylifeshow.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose×John Duggan is a vice president and analyst at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management on the Closed-End Fund (CEF) and Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) Research team.  The team is responsible for rating approximately 100 CEFs and provides research commentary on the ETF industry and coverage on over 550 U.S.-listed ETFs.  Prior to re-joining Morgan Stanley in 2014\, John was the lead CEF and ETF strategist at Oppenheimer & Co.\, where he also managed an income and total return-oriented strategy on the firm’s UMA platform.  John graduated with a B.A. from Boston College and received an M.A. in journalism and an M.B.A. in finance from New York University. \n\nWebsite: https://www.morganstanley.com/Close×\n\n\n \n\nVadim Avdeychik is of counsel in the Investment Management practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s New York office. Mr. Avdeychik counsels mutual funds\, closed-end funds\, exchange-traded funds (ETFs)\, business development companies (BDCs)\, hedge funds\, and their investment advisers. He routinely advises on the formation and operation of registered investment companies (including those implementing alternative investment strategies)\, alternative fund structures (including registered and unregistered master/feeder and fund-of-funds structures and BDCs)\, fund governance\, regulatory issues involving public and private funds\, and investment company status issues. Mr. Avdeychik has extensive experience assisting pre-IPO and public operating companies\, specialty finance companies\, investment banks\, financial product sponsors\, and other entities in determining their investment company status or the status of the products they sponsor\, including the ability to qualify for exemptions from the Investment Company Act\, in connection with securities offerings\, financial product launches and other transactions. He also has transactional experience concerning funds and their advisers\, including merger and acquisition transactions. \nMr. Avdeychik also has significant ERISA experience\, with particular focus on fiduciary issues and prohibited transaction exemption questions under Title I of ERISA. he has authored several articles dealing with the intersection of ERISA and the investment management industry. \nPrior to joining Paul Hastings\, Mr. Avdeychik was the Vice President and Counsel at PIMCO and Assistant Secretary to the PIMCO-Managed Closed-End Funds. Formerly\, he was an associate at an international law firm and prior to that\, ERISA Enforcement Advisor\, Employee Benefits Security Administration. \nWebsite: https://www.paulhastings.com/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose×\n\n\n \n\nChief Investment Officer\, SP Investments Management \nChristian has 19 years of experience in finance\, with the last 14 years focused on secondary investments involving venture-backed and growth equity-oriented companies and funds. During this time\, he has also served on the boards of many of these companies and funds. Before joining SharesPost\, Christian was co-head of the Global Private Equity Secondary Practice at HQ Capital based in New York. Prior to that\, he served as head of secondaries at Thomas Weisel Partners. In aggregate\, Christian has helped raise more than $1 billion globally from institutional investors\, corporations\, pensions\, endowments\, and family offices\, and has completed or overseen the completion of more than 100 secondary transactions representing over $1 billion in capital commitments. Christian holds a B.A. in Economics and Finance from Rutgers College. \nWebsite: https://www.sharespost.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose×\nJanis serves as Adams Funds’ General Counsel\, Corporate Secretary\, and Chief Compliance Officer. In those roles\, Janis oversees all legal and compliance matters for the Funds. She is a member of the Funds’ Management Committee. \nJanis’s more than 24 years of legal and compliance experience in the investment management industry includes service in-house on Wall Street\, representing clients in private practice\, and three years on the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.  She has been a frequent author and speaker on fund management and compliance matters. \nJanis holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry from Wake Forest University and earned her Juris Doctor from the American University Washington College of Law. She is a member of the bar in Maryland and the District of Columbia\, and actively represents the Funds within the Closed-end Fund Association and the Investment Company Institute. \nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEric helped develop and is the portfolio manager for the Matisse Discounted Closed-End Fund Strategy\, an alpha-generating global balanced approach available via separately managed accounts and our mutual fund (launched in 2012).  The core investment thesis is that the narrowing of CEF discounts\, driven by shifting investor sentiment in a highly inefficient market—along with excess income when buying deeply discounted CEFs—can generate sustained alpha for investors. \nWith over 20 years of investment experience\, Eric received a BS degree with distinction in mathematics from the University of Houston in 1997\, is a Registered Investment Advisor\, and is a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charter holder. \nWebsite: https://www.matissecap.com/closed-end-funds \n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\nRobert Shaker\, Chief Investment Strategist \nRob has been working with Shaker Financial Services since 2004 and currently serves as its Chief Investment Strategist.  He is responsible for overseeing strategy development\, trading and portfolio allocations.  Shaker Financials’ “Discount Capture” Composite is currently rated 5 stars by Morningstar. \nWebsite: https://www.shakerfinancial.com/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\nPhillip Goldstein – Principal / Co-Founder / Portfolio Manager \nMr. Goldstein\, who co-founded Bulldog Investors in 1993\, is a Principal of the firm and its lead investment strategist. Widely acclaimed as one of the foremost experts in closed-end fund investing and in using activist techniques to enhance investment returns\, he has appeared on and been interviewed by numerous business shows and publications\, including CNBC\, Forbes and Fortune Magazine. Mr. Goldstein plays a key role in implementing the firm’s activist strategies and\, in this capacity\, has served as a director of a number of closed-end funds in which a Bulldog-managed fund maintains a strategic position.  He is currently a director of the Mexico Equity and Income Fund Inc.\, MVC Capital\, Inc.\, Special Opportunities Fund\, Inc.\, Brookfield DTLA Fund Office Trust Investor Inc.\, and Swiss Helvetia Fund\, Inc.\, and is a trustee of High Income Securities Fund and Crossroads Liquidating Trust.  Mr. Goldstein graduated from the University of Southern California in 1966 with a Bachelor of Engineering degree and from City College\, New York in 1968 with a Master of Engineering degree. \n\nWebsite: https://www.bulldoginvestors.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBARRY SLOANE\, PRESIDENT\, CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER \nMr. Sloane is the President\, Chairman and CEO of Newtek Business Services Corp. Prior to joining Newtek Business Services\, Mr. Sloane was a Managing Director of Smith Barney\, Inc. where he directed the Commercial and Residential Real Estate Securitization Unit and\, prior to that\, he was national sales manager for institutional mortgage and asset backed securities sales. Mr. Sloane was founder and President of Aegis Capital Markets\, a consumer loan origination and securitization business. Additionally\, he was Senior Vice President of Donaldson\, Lufkin and Jenrette\, where he was responsible for directing sales of mortgage-backed securities and was a senior mortgage security sales person and trader for Bear Stearns\, L.F. Rothschild\, E.F. Hutton and Paine Webber. \nWebsite: https://www.newtekone.com/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKimberly Flynn serves as Managing Director at XA Investments\, a wholly-owned subsidiary of XMS Capital Partners.  She is a partner in the firm and responsible for all product and business development activities.  Kim created the alternative registered trust platform at XA Investments working in partnership with independent subadvisers representing best-in-class alternative investment managers.  Previously\, Kim was Senior Vice President and Head of Product Development for Nuveen Investments’ Global Structured Products Group. In her 11 years at Nuveen\, she helped developed over 40 closed-end funds raising ~$13 billion in capital.  In her leadership role at Nuveen\, Kim was responsible for asset raising activities through the development of new traditional and alternative investment funds including CEFs\, ETFs\, UITs and commodity pools. \nKim received her MBA degree from Harvard University\, where she was a William J. Carey scholar and President of the HBS Volunteers.  Before attending Harvard Business School\, Kim spent three years working in Morgan Stanley’s Investment Banking Division (1999-2002) in their Chicago office.  She earned her BBA in Finance and Business Economics\, summa cum laude\, from the University of Notre Dame in 1999 where she was a valedictorian candidate\, Rhodes Scholar Finalist and the first recipient of the Paul F. Conway award given to a senior in the Department of Finance who embodies Notre Dame’s tradition of excellence and who enriches the ideals of the university. Kim earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and CFA Society of Chicago. Kim currently serves on the Board of the Women in ETFs Chicago chapter as head of the mentorship committee and on the Advisory Board for Youth Guidance’s program Becoming A Man (BAM).  Kim with her husband Leo\, son Teddy (12yrs) and daughter Rose (9yrs) live in Lincoln Park\, Chicago. \n\nWebsite: https://www.xainvestments.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHarry S. Pangas\, Partner\, Dechert LLP \nWith more than 20 years of securities regulatory and capital markets experience\, Harry has developed a deep and broad practice representing business development companies\, registered closed-end funds\, private investment funds\, blockchain and cryptocurrency companies\, and other financial services firms in connection with a range of securities regulatory and transactional matters. Harry began his career at the SEC serving in various roles in the Division of Corporation Finance. He regularly counsels BDCs and CEFs on regulatory and compliance matters under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. He advises clients on establishing and operating public and private BDCs and CEFs and assists alternative investment managers in developing permanent capital structures for their various asset classes. Prior to joining Dechert\, Harry was a partner at a global law firm in Washington\, D.C. He received a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University and a J.D. from Tulane University Law School. \nWebsite: https://www.dechert.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBryce Rowe joined National Securities in July 2019 as a senior equity research analyst with a primary focus on the Business Development Company sector.  Bryce has been an equity research analyst at several firms since March 2000.  Most recently\, he spent 13 years at Robert W. Baird & Co.\, covering small-cap banks and BDCs.  Bryce has been recognized three times for his stock picking abilities in The Wall Street Journal’s Best On The Street Analyst Survey and by Thomson Reuters (Starmine).  Bryce has a B.A. from the University of Virginia and is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder. \nWebsite: https://yournational.com/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKelly Thompson is the founder of Direct Lending Deals\, a new publication catering to originators and investors in private credit. Thompson has covered capital markets for 20 years\, her specialty being middle market finance. She has shared her views on industry panels\, and her analysis has been featured across trade and mainstream media including Forbes and Seeking Alpha. Previously\, she covered middle market for LevFin Insights and S&P LCD. \n\nWebsite: https://www.dldeals.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\nPatrick is responsible for the development\, production and maintenance of all S-Network indexes\, including indexes that serve as the underlying for financial products holding over $8 billion in AuM. He is also responsible for the oversight of product-centered company IT. Patrick started at S-Network in 2007 and has engaged directly in every facet of the index business. He oversees development and production of domestic and international equity indexes as well as indexes that include 40-Act funds\, futures and options. \nPatrick has been responsible for the development of S-Network’s Benchmark Index Series and the Thomson Reuters/S-Network ESG Best Practices Indexes and Ratings\, as well as a number of smart beta and thematic indexes. Patrick is a member of the IADB Sustainable Index Committee. \nPrior to joining S-Network\, Patrick worked as a Research Analyst for Dow Jones Indexes\, where he was a member of the custom index quarterly review. Patrick earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance with a concentration in Management Information Systems from Rutgers University School of Business. \nWebsite: http://snetworkglobalindexes.com/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\nWilliam works within Nuveen’s Closed-End Fund Business Development Group and is responsible for raising public and private capital for Nuveen’s closed-end funds. In this role\, he leads Nuveen’s new business development team on the origination and syndication of new closed-end fund IPOs. \nWilliam joined the firm in 1992 and has been involved with the successful launch of more than 100 CEF IPOs as well as the development of many innovative financing structures utilized as leverage by Nuveen funds. \nWilliam graduated with a B.S. in Finance from Marquette University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. He also holds the Series 7 and 24 securities registrations. \nWebsite: https://www.nuveen.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNicholas Marshi is a co-founder and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of BDC Investment Advisors “(BDCIA’)\, a California Registered Investment Advisor.  He is responsible for the firm’s investment management\, and is the editor of the BDC Reporter and its sister publication\, BDC Credit Reporter. The BDC Reporter is the premier subscription publication exclusively focused on “news\, views and analysis” of the $100+ billion BDC sector. The BDC Credit Reporter – still in beta – provides timely and comprehensive coverage of all under-performing BDC portfolio companies\, to provide readers with early notice of change in BDC values. \nPrior to forming BDCIA\, Mr. Marshi was a co-founder and principal of Southland Capital Partners (“SCP”)\, a Los Angeles based private equity firm. SCP was established in 1998 in Los Angeles\, in order to acquire controlling interests in middle market companies in the Southern California region. SCP has acquired several companies in a wide range of industries. Prior to forming SCP\, Mr. Marshi managed Kensington Capital Corporation (“KCC”)\, another private-equity investment firm\, with a similar focus. In addition\, Mr. Marshi was the head of the Los Angeles office of Kleinwort Benson\, a British merchant bank\, from 1987-1990 and was involved in leading investment banking\, lending and principal investing activities. Before joining Kleinwort’s Mr. Marshi held various positions with Citibank at locations worldwide. \nMr. Marshi is a graduate of Tufts University (B.A.) and Harvard University (M.A.). He is a California Registered Investment Adviser. \nWebsite: https://www.bdcreporter.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarc Loughlin joined WallachBeth in late 2012 to launch a robust closed end fund execution platform\, thus further enhancing the capabilities of WallachBeth’s ETF trading group\, one of the leading ETF desks in the industry. \nPrior to joining WallachBeth\, Marc ran a proprietary non-standard arbitrage desk at a major European investment bank\, where he focused on CEFs\, ETFs\, illiquid value stocks\, along with options\, futures and equity-linked securities as hedging instruments. \nMarc brings his buy-side approach to client order execution\, utilizing OTC\, algo and market direction methods to maximize liquidity and price efficiency in the closed-end fund space. His deep knowledge of CEF and ETF execution strategies\, coupled with his buy- and sell-side experience\, make him an invaluable resource to WallachBeth’s institutional clients. \nWebsite: https://wallachbeth.com/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMr. Huang serves as an Associate Portfolio Manager for Advent’s Global Balanced Convertible Strategy and Global Phoenix Strategy\, as well as an Associate Portfolio Manager for Advent’s closed-end funds\, working with our CIO\, Tracy Maitland. Mr. Huang has also served as Research Analyst for the Technology sector since 2007. Prior to joining Advent in 2007\, Mr. Huang was at Essex Investment Management in Boston where he headed the Technology sector research coverage and managed Essex’s diversified Research Fund. Mr. Huang also had Technology and Telecommunication research responsibilities at two hedge funds and Fidelity Investments\, where he began his career. Mr. Huang is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. \nWebsite: https://www.adventcap.com/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\nMr. Sachs is a Partner in the Ares Strategy and Relationship Management Group\, where he focuses on the Ares Credit Group’s publicly traded funds\, strategic growth opportunities for Ares and facilitating the sharing of credit knowledge across the Ares platform. He serves as a Director and Chairman of the Board of Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund\, Inc. (NYSE:ARDC) and is an interested trustee of CION Ares Diversified Credit Fund. Additionally\, Mr. Sachs serves as a member of Ares Credit Group\, Private Equity Group and Real Estate Group fund investment committees and the Ares Equity Income Opportunity Strategy Portfolio Review Committee. Prior to joining Ares in 1997\, Mr. Sachs was a Principal of Onyx Partners\, Inc.\, where he focused on merchant banking and related capital raising activities in the private equity and mezzanine debt markets. Previously\, he also worked with Taylor & Co.\, an investment manager providing investment advisory and consulting services to members of the Bass Family of Fort Worth\, Texas\, and Columbia Savings and Loan Association as Executive Vice President\, where he was responsible for asset-liability management and running the investment management department. Mr. Sachs serves as the Non-Executive Chairman of Terex Corporation and is on the Board of Trustees and the McCormick Advisory Council at Northwestern University. He holds a B.S. from Northwestern University in Industrial Engineering and Management Science. \nWebsite: https://www.aresmgmt.com/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRob Chisholm – Managing Director\, Portfolio Manager\, Energy Infrastructure Securities \nRob Chisholm has 20 years of industry experience and is a Portfolio Manager on the Public Securities Group’s Energy Infrastructure Securities team\, responsible for research and analysis of individual MLP holdings\, and provides recommendations on buy and sell activity. Prior to joining the firm in 2007\, Rob worked in the Energy Investment Banking Division of Morgan Keegan and was Senior Project Analyst at Enbridge Energy Partners\, LP where he analyzed midstream MLP mergers and asset acquisitions. He also worked at Koch Industries in the Capital Markets\, Hydrocarbon and Midstream Groups. Rob earned a Master in Business Administration degree from The University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Texas Christian University. \nWebsite: https://publicsecurities.brookfield.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\nAndy Hall\, Managing Director\, Nasdaq New Listings \nAndy has been with Nasdaq Listing Services since 2004\, and has had various positions in the areas of Issuer Services & Market Intelligence.  Andy has been on the New Listings team since 2007\, and works with companies that are considering a Nasdaq listing.  Andy has worked with companies that are moving from being a private to a public company in an IPO\, and public companies that trade on the NYSE\, NYSE American\, TSX or OTC and are considering transferring\, dual listing or uplisting to Nasdaq. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose×\n\n\n\nJames has been with SS&C/ALPS since 2006 and has over 20 years of Mutual Fund Intermediary Operations experience. James has expert knowledge of distributing both Mutual Fund and Closed-End Interval Fund Structures to key platforms and intermediaries and holds the designation of Certified Mutual Fund Specialist (CMFS). \n\nWebsite: https://www.ssctech.com/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSS&C is a global provider of investment and financial software-enabled services and software for the global financial services and healthcare industries. Some 18\,000 financial services and healthcare organizations\, from the world’s largest institutions to local firms\, manage and account for their investments using SS&C’s products and services. visit www.ssctech.com\n\nClose×\n\n\n\nRyan Cummins is a Portfolio Analyst for Wildermuth Advisory focused on research and due diligence of alternative investments. He is a member of the Wildermuth Advisory Investment Committee. Mr. Cummins brings over a decade of experience in investment management. \nThroughout his career\, he has held various institutional investment and finance positions at Cliffwater (a specialist consultant in alternative investments)\, Cantor Fitzgerald\, Blackstone and hedge fund firms in New York City. Mr. Cummins has earned the right to the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the CFA society of Jacksonville. \nWebsite: www.wildermuthwealth.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose×\nWebsite: https://umbfs.umb.com/ \nClose×\nWebsite: https://www.griffincapital.com/griffin-institutional-access-credit-fund \nClose×\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith a successful track record of over 15 years in the financial services industry\, Randy Watts has spent much of his career in the UIT market — at both large and small sponsor firms\, including Van Kampen Investments\, Matrix Capital Group\, Incapital\, and Nuveen Investments. \nRecognized as a UIT industry expert\, Randy has deep expertise in both the management level and operational details of the UIT business. He has spent over a decade working in UIT product development\, national accounts\, compliance\, trading\, and portfolio administration.  Randy is a regular speaker at UIT industry events\, trusted UIT industry consultant\, and has written the most comprehensive and utilized education materials in the unit investment trust industry. \nHe earned a B.S. in Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Illinois at Chicago. \nWebsite: www.uitinvesting.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\nClose×\n\nClose×\n\nClose×Close×Close×Close×\n\nClose×Close×Close×\n\nClose×\n\nClose×Close×Close×\n\n[Transcript]\nClose×\n\n[Transcript]\nClose×\n\n[Transcript]\nClose×\n\n[Transcript]\nClose×\n\nClose×\n\n[Transcript]\nClose×\n\n[Transcript]\nClose×\n\n[Transcript]\nClose×\n\n[Transcript]\nClose×\n\n[Transcript]\nClose×\n\n[Transcript]\nClose×\n\n[Transcript]\nClose×\n\n[Transcript]\nClose×\n\n[Transcript]\nClose×\n\n[Transcript]\nClose×\n\n[Transcript]\nClose×\n\n[Transcript]\nClose
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