Wednesday, July 9, 2025
1:00 pm EST | 10:00 am PST | 6:00 pm GMT
Six months into the Trump 2.0 administration, policy is a key driving force of investor outcomes. During this webinar, John Sonsalla, Head of Policy & Legal Research, Washington Analysis, A CFRA Business, and Aniket Ullal, Head of ETF Research & Analytics, CFRA, will examine key policies implemented to date and what to expect in the new few months.
This webinar combines CFRA’s top expertise in policy and ETF analysis, providing valuable insights for ETF investors in institutional and wealth markets as policy in DC continues to evolve and get implemented.
During this session, we will discuss:
- A Look Back at the First Half of 2025: Discuss the policy agenda of the administration so far, and how it has impacted ETF investors.
- A Look Ahead to the Second Half: Provide key insights for investors on what to expect through the rest of this year as the Trump 2.0 agenda gets implemented.
- Cross-Sector Opportunities and Risks in ETFs under a New Administration: Discuss cross-sector opportunities and risks in the ETF space as the administration’s priorities become clearer.
Speakers
John Sonsalla
Head, Policy & Legal Research and Senior Financial Services Analyst
John Sonsalla joined Washington Analysis in 2022 as Head of Strategy and Senior Financial Services Analyst, where he covers banking, payments, fintech, cryptocurrency, loan servicing, credit ratings, capital markets, housing, and higher education, among other issues. Previously, he worked in the Investment Banking and Capital Markets Division of Credit Suisse.
Before working in finance, John held numerous roles at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, one of the nation’s leading multi-client government relations firms, where he worked with an array of Fortune 500 corporations, investment firms, national trade associations, and nonprofit institutions. He also spent time in the office of Congressman Joe Sestak, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and a national trade association.
John has worked on and managed campaigns and party conventions at the federal, state, and local level. John received his MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and his B.A. from the School of Public Affairs at American University.
Aniket Ullal
SVP and Head, ETF Data & Analytics
Aniket Ullal is SVP and Head, ETF Data & Analytics for CFRA, one of the world's largest providers of independent investment research. Aniket founded First Bridge Data, a leading source for global ETF data and analytics acquired by CFRA in August 2019.
Prior to starting First Bridge in 2010, he had product management responsibility for S&P's US indices, including the widely followed S&P 500 and S&P/Case-Shiller indices. These indices have over $1Trillion in ETF assets tracking them.
Aniket is the author of 'ETF Investment Strategies' (McGraw-Hill; 2013). He is a graduate of Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management and the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad.
