EDUCATION SESSION

New Horizons for Investing in Emerging Markets

Emerging market investments are becoming more attractive for several reasons. The re-opening of China and its projected economic development, a tapering of interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve leading to a potentially weakening dollar, and stable commodity prices are all pointing to opportunities beyond the domestic and European markets.

Other potential catalysts include rising bond yields around the world, plus new trade restrictions (including the prospect of a U.S. outbound investment screening program) and a favorable regulatory outlook. The resulting shifts in trade relationships could create opportunities as companies diversify exposure away from China and into other emerging markets.

Bring your questions as you take a deeper dive into the investment opportunities across asset classes in emerging markets.

Following the discussion, share your views with colleagues as you network over drinks and snacks.

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DATE

26 April 2023

TIME

5:15 PM Registration

6:00 PM Event Begins

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Networking reception will follow.

LOCATION

Ropes & Gray

191 North Upper Wacker Drive, 32nd Floor

Chicago, IL 60606

PARTICIPANTS

Anupam Damani

Nuveen

Brendan Hanifin

Ropes & Gray

Molly Marcum

Moderator

Sophus Capital, a Victory Capital Franchise

HOST

Ropes & Gray

www.ropesgray.com

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BIOGRAPHIES

Anupam Damani

Co-Head of Global Fixed Income Portfolio Management; Head of International and EM Debt Strategy, Nuveen

Anupam is a portfolio manager for Nuveen’s global fixed income team and the Head of the International and Emerging Markets Debt team. She is the sector lead for sovereign credit, global rates, and foreign currency and a portfolio manager for Nuveen’s suite of emerging markets debt and international fixed income strategies. Anupam is Co-Head of Global Fixed Income Portfolio Management and a member of Nuveen’s Fixed Income Investment Committee, which discusses and debates investment policy. Previously, Anupam was the sovereign research analyst for central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa regions, lead emerging markets debt trader and portfolio manager for Eurozone Debt. Before joining the firm in 2005, she was an emerging markets debt portfolio manager and trader at Citigroup. Anupam was named Bond Manager of the Year by the Women in Asset Management Awards USA in 2022 and ranked as one of the Top 20 Female Portfolio Managers in the United States by Citywire Professional Buyer magazine in 2019 and 2018. Anupam graduated with a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from Calcutta University in India and an M.B.A. in Financial and Investment Management from Pace University, New York. She holds the CFA designation.

Brendan Hanifin

Partner, Ropes & Gray

Brendan Hanifin is a partner in Ropes & Gray’s International Risk practice, based in Chicago. Brendan provides clients with regulatory and transactional counseling across a range of risk areas, including economic sanctions, export control laws, and anti-bribery laws. He also routinely represents clients in national security reviews before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). Brendan’s practice is not limited by geography or sector; his clients include firms in the asset management, fintech, private equity, and venture capital industries. Brendan has represented clients in enforcement matters before multiple U.S. regulators, including OFAC, BIS, DDTC, and CBP, and he regularly assists clients to develop risk-based compliance programs. A former, three-term member of Law360’s International Trade Editorial Advisory Board, Brendan has co-authored over 40 articles published in leading legal publications and has been quoted by The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and other outlets.

Molly Marcum

Emerging Markets Product Specialist, Sophus Capital, a Victory Capital Franchise

Molly Marcum is a product specialist on the Sophus Capital Emerging Markets team. Sophus Capital is a Victory Capital investment franchise. Molly is responsible for client performance reporting, marketing and communications of our Sophus Capital strategies, in addition to being a liaison between operations and compliance for investment management accounts. Prior to joining Sophus Capital in 2022, she was an Assistant Vice President for Equity Research Institutional Sales at Bernstein Research in Chicago, Illinois. Molly graduated from Southern Illinois University with a BA in Mass Communication & English Language Literature.

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Ropes & Gray

A preeminent global law firm with more than 180 lawyers in Chicago, Ropes & Gray was named The American Lawyer’s “Law Firm of the Year,” ranked No. 1 on The American Lawyer’s A-List and No. 1 on Law.com International’s UK A-List—an unprecedented achievement for a law firm in a single year. The firm has approximately 1,500 lawyers and legal professionals worldwide. It has consistently been recognized for its leading practices in many areas, including private equity, M&A, finance, asset management, real estate, tax, antitrust, life sciences, health care, intellectual property, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, and business restructuring.

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