International Investing and Emerging Markets

Course Outline and Schedule [PDF]

The International Foundation has once again teamed with the Wharton School to offer another high-quality course. This new course presents high-level sessions with a special emphasis on international investment opportunities and related risks.

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for multiemployer and public plan trustees, administrators and staff, human resource and benefits professionals, corporate officers and executives, finance personnel, investment professionals and fiduciaries from both defined benefit and defined contribution plans with an interest in learning more about the international investment arena.

Program Highlights

With exposure to several outstanding Wharton professors over 2½ days of classroom instruction, you will learn about

• Global financial markets—overview of emerging trends and key players
• Investing in global markets—comparison of portfolio returns with and without international investments
• Analyzing portfolio issues with respect to equities in three domains: domestic, developed world equities and emerging market equities
• What to look for in an international investments manager
• The effect of exchange rates on international investing and the impact of hedging on portfolio volatility
• International bond markets
• Financial trends in emerging markets
• The social aspects of investing in emerging markets and/or alternative (nontraditional) international investments.

Course Location

For classes held at Wharton West, book hotel directly. Mention the International Foundation to ensure you receive the negotiated conference guest room rate. After the reservation deadline, reservations and rate subject to availability.

Omni San Francisco Hotel
Reservations phone: (415) 677-9494 or (800) 843-6664
Rate: $289 single/double (14.07% tax)
Reservation deadline: July 28, 2008
Online Reservations

Contact Information

For more information on program content, please contact Mary Jo Bugembe at (262) 373-7641 or email maryb@ifebp.org. For registration information, e-mail edreg@ifebp.org or phone toll-free (888) 334-3327, option 2 or (262) 786-6710, option 2.