Fixed Income Leaders Summit: Emerging Markets 2020
March 09 - 11, 2020
The Ritz-Carlton Westchester, White Plains, NY
Thomas Smith
Managing Director, EM, Senior Portfolio Manager
Metlife
Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Thomas.
Download The Latest AgendaTUESDAY, MARCH 10TH, 2020: DAY ONE – ANTICIPATING AND MANAGING RISK
Tuesday, March 10th, 2020
10:40 AM KEYNOTE PANEL: Devoting More Energy to Country Selection As Success Rates Get More Selective
Does a rising tide really lift all boats? In the last 5 years clearly not all EM are doing well at the same time. In the last big commodity supercycle uptake, a lot of commodity producing countries worldwide saw currencies appreciate, hard currency rise, and credit reserves fall. If global growth picks up it might be more domestically-driven than cross-border trade-driven than in the past.
•Do security-specific analysis for performance
•Use major divergence as a spur for active management
•Anticipate a deglobalizing environment
