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Richard Levich

Professor of Finance
New York University

Richard M. Levich is Professor of Finance and International Business and Deputy Chair of the Department of Finance at New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business. He is also a Research Associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Professor Levich has been a visiting faculty member at many distinguished universities in the United States and abroad including Yale University, the University of Chicago, Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) in France, the Australian Graduate School of Management of the University of New South Wales, and City University Business School (Cass) in London. He has published more than 75 articles on various topics dealing with international finance, and is the author or editor of sixteen books. His most recent book is A New Look at Currency Investing (with Momtchil Pojarliev) published in 2012 by the Research Foundation of the CFA Institute.

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Keeping Abreast Of An Evolving FX Landscape

Wednesday, February 1st, 2017

11:00 360° Perspective: What strategies should you put in place now to capitalize on the FED’s interest rate rise?

With the FED set to finally raise interest rates in the coming months, and the UK likely to follow, conflicting rates and policy divergence across global jurisdictions has become a major challenge for FX currency managers. This expert panel consisting of leading strategists across the industry, will shed light on:

What do rising rates and a more attractive USD mean for global currency markets?
Addressing policy divergence- What strategies should you put in place to navigate your desk through the post QE world?
What do rising interest rates for the USD mean for risk management against other currencies?
Clarifying the path and trajectory of rising rates- Is there a terminal rate the FED are looking to?
Will a rate rise in the US prompt other central banks to do the same?

14:00 360° Perspective: Currency turmoil in Emerging Markets (EM) - As EM and carry strategies falter, what are the alternative methods for generating EM alpha?

Over recent months, emerging market currencies have felt the strain of FX markets, battling against a strong USD, as well as feeling the full force of China’s devaluation of the RMB. This has led to multi year lows and many investors reversing the long standing flow of money going into EM currencies. This interactive discussion with a global EM expert will shed light on:

Where will the major EM opportunities lie in 2016, and which strategies will prove successful in generating alpha?
Is now the time to invest in EM currencies while the cycle is low so you can make higher returns in the future?
Analyzing the key macro trends in emerging market currencies to identify the most profitable currency pairs
Is the EM currencies multi year low a cyclical trend, or does it represent a true and permanent shift?