Sydney, Nov 9, 2009 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Insto's Foreign Exchange Conference 2009 will be held at Sydney's Westin Hotel on Tuesday 10th of November. Registration is free for all institutional funds and corporate representatives along with all subscribers to Insto.
We have deliberately designed our agenda to appeal to institutional investors in the morning, and top 200 companies in the afternoon. Delegates will benefit from keynote addresses, presentations, case study Q&A's and panel discussions.
Insto's Foreign Exchange Conference is a 'must attend' for anyone directly involved in FX and we trust delegates will benefit from both the plenary sessions and the networking opportunities between them.
To Register, go to this link:
http://www.insto.com.au/lists/lt.php?id=fEsHUgQJUAwNRFEHWEwFClAB
On behalf of our sponsors, Barclays Capital, Westpac Institutional Bank, HSBC, FXall, Currenex, FX Connect, Progress Apama and 360T we look forward to welcoming you on the day.
Conference Agenda:
09:00 Registration and welcome coffee/continental breakfast
09:30 Welcome address from Insto’s Editor, Bernard Kellerman
09:40 Session 1: Chairman's welcome and opening remarks
09:50 Session 2: Opening Keynote, the Australian FX Market
- The A$ through the GFC
- Outlook for the A$, parity and beyond?
- The role of FX in your portfolio
- FX Hedging
- Active FX and the bond and equity markets
- Innovation in FX risk management
- The future of global FX
Presenter: Joe Bracken, Head of Macro Strategies, BT Investment Management
10:20 Morning tea and networking break
10:40 Session 3: Panel , investment strategies
- Historical return and risks
- Active versus passive management
- Currency exposure in a global portfolio
- Generating alpha- Delivering liquidity in FX
- Diversification of risk across markets
- Active versus passive hedging
- Currency overlay
- Is currency an asset class?
- Trading models that work and don't work
Moderator: Donald Hellyer, Global Head of Financial Institutions, Funds and Insurance, National Australia Bank
Panel: Mark Ferguson, Director of Capital Markets, QIC
Chris Ellis, Portfolio Manager, Macquarie Funds
Cameron Fouladi, Senior Portfolio Manager, BTIM
Chris Loong, Head of Currency and Asset Allocation, SSgA
Simon Warner, Head of Macro Markets, AMP
11:40 Session 4: Keynote presentation, FX and the case for emerging markets
- Similarities between the USD current fundamentals, and those of the GBP early last century
- Smaller EM currencies gravitating away from the USD
- Drivers of differentiation between emerging markets currencies
- Internationalization of EM currencies
Presenter: Richard Yetsenga, Currency Strategist, HSBC (HongKong)
12:20 Session 5: Electronic trading platforms
- Comparative review of what's available
- Underlying drivers of eFX
- Single and multi-bank platforms
- FX and cross asset class trading
Moderator: Colquhoun, Editor, Insto Magazine
Panel: Spencer Davey, Vice President, Global Link
Matthew Kuppe, founding partner and managing director, 360T
Jonathan Woodward, Head of Australia & New Zealand, FXall
Simon Watkin, Senior Manager, Institutional Sales Asia & Oceania, ICAP Electronic Broking
John Doherty Senior Presales Consultant, Progress Software
12:50 Lunch and networking break
1:30 Session 6: Panel, Corporate FX, hedging and accounting
- Update on IAS 39 and replacement
- Active versus passive hedging
- Role of accountants in FX
- Overview of corporate exposures
- Coping with volatility
Moderator: Nic Tandy, Director, Specialised Structured Solutions, Global Banking, HSBC Hong Kong
Panel: John Kidd, Partner, Deloitte
Ashley Rockman, Partner, PwC
Dr. Alankar Karol, Head of Quantitative Services, Visual Risk
Peter Pontikis, Investment Management Specialist, ANZ.
Grant Norton, CEO, Blindware
2:30 Session 7: Your corporate FX needs
- Integrating your business plan with an FX strategy
- Working with FX providers
- Risk management techniques
- Protecting profitability
- Dealing with unfavorable FX movement
Moderator: Peter Pontikis, Investment Management Specialist, ANZ
Panel: Michael Braude, group Treasurer, Coca Cola Amatil
Ivan St Clair, Principal, Treasury Training Services
Paul Travers, Executive Director, Oakvale
Sean Russo, Managing Director, Noah's Rule Risk Advisory & Funds Management
3:30 Session 8: FX strategies and Economists Panel
- Assessing China's demand for Australian commodities- Aussie dollar up and downsides
- Overnight cash rate targets
- Market expectations and drivers
- Short and long term rate predictions
Moderator: Lachlan Colquhoun, Editor, Insto Magazine
Panel: Richard Grace, Chief Currency Strategist, CBATony Cripps, Head of Global Markets, HSBC
Robert Rennie, Chief Currency Strategist, Westpac
Adam Carr, Senior Economist, ICAP Electronic Broking
Greg Gibbs, Currency Strategist, RBS
4:20 Chairman's closing remarks
5:00 Cocktails and networking
Contact
Hadley Allchurch
hallchurch@insto.com.au
tel: +61 2 9004 8668
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