Alejo Czerwonko

EM Investment Strategy
UBS

Alejo is a director, emerging markets strategist at the Chief Investment Office of UBS. His primary focus is emerging markets macroeconomics, sovereign credit and asset allocation. Alejo is frequently quoted and contributes to columns in the Financial Times, Bloomberg, Reuters, WSJ, among other publications. Alejo earned a Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University. He also holds degrees in economics and finance from Tilburg University and Universidad del CEMA. He has taught courses at Columbia Business School, Columbia College, and Universidad del CEMA.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 10TH, 2020: DAY ONE – ANTICIPATING AND MANAGING RISK

Tuesday, March 10th, 2020

11:20 AM KEYNOTE PANEL: Blending Local and Hard Currency In Your Portfolio

Local currency is the fastest-growing asset class, with money going into local funds quadrupling in the last 5 years. But volatility in many local currencies can raise doubt about returns over 10 years. What’s the best advice that managers can give about their blending strategies? Who decides how it is blended, and how flexible is that decision?

•Use flexibility on currency to make better credit

•Devote the time, resources, and partnerships necessary to guide a 50/50 currency ratio

•Show how to hedge currency risk – and how much yield you would give up in the process

•Judge how weighted and dynamic strategies are

•Outline the process of moving local currency to new milestone levels

Fixed Income Leaders Summit: Emerging Markets 2022

Alejo Czerwonko

TUESDAY, MARCH 10TH, 2020: DAY ONE – ANTICIPATING AND MANAGING RISK

11:20 AM KEYNOTE PANEL: Blending Local and Hard Currency In Your Portfolio

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