Kaplan has been transforming students' lives for 85 years and is the preferred education partner of 4,000+ global business leaders. Through these relationships within the financial services segment and beyond, we have a pulse on the latest trends and can offer insights to help you attract and retain valuable employees and clients—likely some of the biggest expenses and challenges you face. Take advantage of these insights by registering for or downloading one of our quarterly Thought Leadership webinars.
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The first exchange-traded fund (ETF) product was introduced in the U.S. in 1993. Since then, global ETF assets have grown significantly and are expected to reach $14 trillion by the end of 2024—up from $5 trillion just six years ago, according to BlackRock data.* This webinar will provide insights to equip your organization about the future of investing:
- Gain insights to equip your organization about the future of investing
- The rise of ETFs in portfolio construction
- The key differences between ETFs with traditional mutual funds
- The new ETFs & Portfolio Construction certificate program
*Source: https://www.blackrock.com/sg/en/ishares/insights/growth-trends
Fostering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Financial Services Workplace Panel Discussion
Join us as we explore ways leading financial firms are supporting proactive Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) strategies to enhance the efficacy development of personnel. Research has shown that DEI initiatives within the financial industry are interrelated with improvements in revenues, risk management, and client advancement opportunities.*
*Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers. (2019). A new challenge for financial services: Making diversity and inclusion a priority. PwC. https://www.pwc.com/us/en/industries/financial-services/library/diversity-and-inclusion-a-priority.htmlFostering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Financial Services Workplace Panel Discussion
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The Importance of Alternative Investments in 2024 & Beyond
As attitudes toward investing shift from generation to generation, younger investors are more interested in alternative investment opportunities. Young investors are three times* more likely to invest in alternatives than older generations. This webinar explores how to prepare your firm to better handle the generational wealth transfer and the investment preferences of a new breed of younger and more aggressive investors.
Observe as Brian Stype, Kaplan’s segment sales director for Advanced Designations, hosts an informative conversation with Aaron Filbeck, CAIA, CFA, CFP®️, CIPM, FDP. Aaron oversees UniFi by CAIA™️, a learning platform dedicated to educating the private wealth management industry on alternative investments.
*Source: Bank of America 2022 Study of Wealthy Americans, https://www.privatebank.bankofamerica.com/articles/generational-differences-wealth-study.html, accessed February 2024.
The Importance of Alternative Investments in 2024 & Beyond
The 2024 Workforce: What Organizations Are Doing to Solve Their Unique Workforce Challenges
HR and Learning’s role as a strategic leader in organizations has increased steadily year over year, as companies face growing pressure to recruit, attract, upskill, and retain top talent. Shortages of workers, increasing skills gaps, and the new employee-employer compact in this changing world of work have made it more difficult for organizations to prepare for the future.
Listen to Rachael Bourque, Kaplan's senior vice president of Corporate Learning Solutions, as she moderates a panel discussion around key topics influencing the future of the workforce and unique approaches to attract, engage, and develop talent. The panel discusses trends in different industries and some examples of strategies organizations are deploying to be successful in this new world of work.
Our distinguished group of panelists includes:
- Jeff Bulanda, senior manager for Amazon Career Choice
- Rob Lauber, CEO & founder of XLO Global LLC and former CLO of McDonald’s
- Lydia Logan, vice president for education and workforce development at IBM Global
2024 Workforce: What Organizations Are Doing to Solve Their Unique Workforce Challenges
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