The continued rise in strength of the U.S. dollar is having profound impacts on the global market. Forecasting spot currencies is never easy, and Investors need to understand how to evaluate whether they should hedge their currency risk in the international markets. In an upcoming Virtual Investment Summit on November 29 at 10:30 am (ET), DWS will bring these issues to the table.
Topics to be discussed include:
- Portfolio strategies for a strong dollar
- Learn how to implement a simple FX hedging strategy that may lower volatility, deliver positive carry income, and differentiate your practice in the process
- Myths and misperceptions uncovered about costs, correlations, and carry
- The challenges involved in predicting spot currency returns and central bank activity
To register as an attendee to this event click on this link
Host: Aiviel Sanchez, Latin America Coverage, DWS
Aiviel Sanchez is a senior relationship manager at DWS working primarily with institutional and other similar investors in Latin America. He has nearly two decades of financial services experience, having joined DWS in 2018 after previously being head of institutional sales-Chile at BlackRock and before that UBS and JPMorgan. Aiviel earned a BA in Finance from the University of Puerto Rico.
Speaker 1: Dean Allen, Passive Investment Specialist-U.S. Offshore, DWSXtrackers
Dean Allen joined DWS in 2021 with more than 14 years of relevant Passive and ETF experience. Prior to joining the firm he was responsible for wirehouse, private bank, IBD, and RIA clients in U.S. Offshore (UCITS ETFs and mutual funds) at Vanguard. Prior to that Dean was head of product management and ETF capital markets for Vanguard Investments Canada, based in Toronto, as well as having other roles relating to ETFs and distribution in international markets and U.S. businesses. He earned a BS in Finance from the University of Maryland.
Speaker 2: Jason Chen, DWS Research House
Jason Chen is a senior research analyst in the DWS Research House, the firm’s intellectual capital and analytics group focused on market analysis and thought leadership. He has been with DWS since 2018 and prior to his current role was a U.S. product strategist. Before joining the firm Jason focused primarily on multi-asset portfolio management and investment research when he worked at JPMorgan. He earned his BBA in Economics and International Business from Temple University.