Real Assets Panel: Safe haven or political hot potato? The new reality for US real assets

04 Nov 2026
  • How real assets are positioned within institutional portfolios and which strategies are gaining or losing favour
  • The evolving deal structures and return profiles that meet today’s investment committee expectations
  • Balancing inflation protection, political scrutiny, and the challenges of long-term capital commitments
Moderator
Heather Fernstrom
Heather Fernstrom, Co-Founder & Managing Partner - Alliance Global Advisors
Speakers
Andrew Hoffmann
Andrew Hoffmann, Director – Real Assets - North Carolina Investment Authority 
Eric Newman
Eric Newman, Treasury Manager - City of Stamford
Richard Nordell
Richard Nordell,  Executive Director of Infrastructure - Mubadala Investment Company