Emerging Market Volatility: Contained or Contagion?

February 18, 2014

Registration: 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Panel Discussion: 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p...

AS/COA

680 Park Avenue

New York

Live broadcast

Overview

Emerging market equities have fallen to a five-month low, while emerging market currencies had their single biggest sell-off since 2009. The reduced stimulus in the United States has exacerbated the issue, drying up liquidity that would have flowed to emerging markets. Such declines have erased $1.7 trillion from global stocks. The MSCI All-Country World Index—which came within 5 percent of an all-time high on New Year’s Eve—dropped 4 percent since January 22, the worst loss for worldwide equity markets in six months. The International Monetary Fund urged central banks to ensure that a financial market rout in the developing world does not lead to an international funding crunch. How will volatility affect the ability of emerging market companies to tap equity and bond markets? What effect will Fed tapering have on emerging markets? Are there opportunities in this crisis for investors? What countries are well positioned? Join AS/COA and a panel of experts to discuss the recent volatility in emerging markets and whether it will be contained or result in contagion. Panelists: <ul> <li>Ralph Davidson, Chief Equity Strategist, Itaú Private Bank International<a href="/sites/default/files/ASCOA_0214.pdf"> (Download his presentation)</a></li> <li>Luis Oganes, Managing Director, Head of EM Local Markets Strategy and Latin America Research, JP Morgan</li> <li>Lúcio Vinhas de Souza, Sovereign Chief Economist, Moody’s Investor Service</li> <li>Vivianne Rodrigues, Capital Markets Correspondent, Financial Times (Moderator)</li> </ul> Event Information: Andres Sada | <a href="mailto:asada@as-coa.org">asada@as-coa.org</a> | 1-212 -277-8369 COA Corporate Membership: Monica Vieira | <a href="mailto:mvieira@as-coa.org">mvieira@as-coa.org</a> | 1-212-277-8344 Press Inquiries: Adriana La Rotta | <a href="mailto:alarotta@as-coa.org">alarotta@as-coa.org</a> | 1-212-277-8384

Speakers

Ralph Davidson

Chief Equity Strategist, Itaú Private Bank International

Ralph Davidson is the chief equity strategist for Itaú Private Bank International. He joined Banco Itaú in January 2008 and is responsible for creating, maintaining and disseminating the bank's view of global equities. Prior to joining Banco Itaú, Mr. Davidson spent six years in...

Luis Oganes

Head of EM Local Markets Strategy and Latin America Research, JP Morgan

Luis Oganes is Head of EM Local Markets Strategy and Latin America Research at J. P. Morgan where he started working in September 1997. He drives the flagship publications of the Emerging Markets Research group; manages the strategy teams in charge of identifying investment...

Vivianne Rodrigues

Executive Editor for Emerging Markets, Bloomberg News

Vivianne Rodrigues is the Bloomberg News executive editor for Emerging Markets, a position she has held since the start of 2023. She oversees a team of 22 reporters and editors across the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America as well as London and New York...

Lúcio Vinhas de Souza

Sovereign Chief Economist, Moody’s Investor Service

Lúcio Vinhas de Souza has been the sovereign chief economist of Moody's Investor Services since 2011. Before that position, he coordinated the analysis and forecasting for the high income countries as well as the European and Central Asian regions at the World Bank's Development...

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