As our world evolves, the market and economic environment continues to change. Building on a broad, timely view of the markets and currencies, this session identifies pervasive themes affecting global asset and risk capital allocation.

Brian will proffer investment perspectives on:
- US budget challenges for the coming months and years
- Eurozone issues for 2013 and beyond
- Perceiving and navigating global macro themes

Brian D. Singer, CFA – Partner, Head of Dynamic Allocation Strategies Team

Brian Singer is the head of William Blair & Company’s Dynamic Allocation Strategies team. Prior to joining William Blair in 2011, he was the head of investment strategies at Singer Partners, LLC. Previously, Brian was the head of global investment solutions and the Americas chief investment officer for UBS Global Asset Management, where he was a member of the UBS Group managing board and global asset management executive committee. Brian is a member of the CFA Institute board of trustees research foundation and formerly served as a board member and chair of the of the CFA Institute board of governors. He serves on the endowment investment committee for Exeter College at Oxford University and is the chairman of the “Free to Choose Network,” which is inspired by the ideas of economist Milton Friedman. In 1991 Brian co-wrote “Determinants of Portfolio Performance II: An Update” with Gary Brinson and Gilbert Beebower; this research serves as a landmark update to one of the pioneering studies on asset allocation. In 2009, Brian was the lead author of Investment Leadership and Portfolio Management, Wiley Publishing. Education: bachelor’s in economics, Northwestern University; M.B.A., University of Chicago.