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Rick Harper

Head of Fixed Income and Currency
Wisdomtree Asset Management

Rick oversees fixed income and currency products developed through Wisdomtree’s collaborations with Mellon Capital Management and Western Asset Management. Rick has over 21 years investment experience in strategy and portfolio management positions at prominent investment firms. As an expert strategist across both FX and Fixed Income markets, Rick has been keeping a close eye on interest rate levels to prepare his portfolio of the inevitable rate rise. During his session, Rick will provide his top tips on how you can best adapt your

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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?