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SFA’s catalog of educational offerings, including webinars, podcasts, and videos of panel presentations.
COVID-19
2.24.21
On this episode of Bright Ideas, SFA CEO Michael Bright is joined by infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist Dr. Peter Leone, who is a frequent speaker to policymakers…
Housing Finance
2.17.21
On this episode of Bright Ideas, Michael sits down with Politico author Katy O’Donnell to discuss how COVID-19 has shined a light on the long-existing racial disparity in…
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1.14.21
On the most recent edition of SFA’s Bright Ideas podcast, Michael Bright sits down with Isaac Boltansky from Compass Point. During their conversation, they discussed their expectations for…
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ESG Investing
12.16.20
This 2nd Annual ESG in Structured Finance panel discusses how experts evaluate environmental impact within structured finance sectors, deep dive into housing, auto, and commercial real estate sectors,…
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This 2nd Annual ESG in Structured Finance panel discusses EU Taxonomy, ESG disclosure framework for structured finance, appropriate scope of SFA effort: issues and considerations.
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This 2nd Annual ESG in Structured Finance panel discusses lending and investing focused on social impact, providing capital to lenders and industries that access funding in the structured…
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This 2nd Annual ESG in Structured Finance panel discusses ESG scoring: how do investors use scores in their assessments? Strengths and weaknesses of ESG evaluations, framework, labeling, certification…
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This 2nd Annual ESG in Structured Finance panel discusses ESG-friendly investments: which sectors fit the bill?. ESG information for investment opportunities, returns and relative value, client and underlying…
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This 2nd Annual ESG in Structured Finance panel discusses how market participants are looking at ESG based off SFA's ESG survey results.
Related Resources: Fireside Chat With Lora McCray
12.15.20
This 2nd Annual ESG in Structured Finance panel discusses sovereign, corporate, and institutional engagement, investor demand, assets under management, ESG assets: ETFs and other ESG-targeted products and debunking…
Related Resources: Fireside Chat With Lora McCray Securitization of Expansive Financial Assets