Established in 2002, the Global Absolute Return Congress (‘Global ARC’) brings together the world’s largest network of pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, central banks, endowments & foundations, asset managers, senior policy makers and prominent academics to discuss the intersection of global investment issues, capital markets, macro-economic developments and geopolitics. Global ARC has earned a reputation as a research rich, impartial, and off-the-record meeting place where participants are free to share their views in a stimulating, non-commercial environment. Meetings have been held in Boston, San Francisco, London and Singapore to discuss both regional and global issues facing institutional investors. All gatherings are held strictly off-the-record with no media in attendance. Global ARC is an independent organization that is not affiliated with any individual supplier of services to the investment industry.