Foreign Exchange - The Timebomb! & Reception with Graham Meyer, ICAA CEO
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When: Thursday 25 Feb 6pm to 10pm. The presentation will start at 6.30pm and will take approximately 1 hour, followed by FCA Presentation Ceremony and drinks and food.
Where: The Boardroom, 7th Floor, Association of British Insurers, 51 Gresham Street, LondonEC2V 7HQ.
Cost: ICAA UK Members: £15, Guests: £25
Refunds can be given for cancellations up to 48 hours before the event.
Foreign Exchange- the Timebomb!
The world has just seen the worst financial markets meltdown for 60 years
The Foreign Exchange (FX) markets have never been busier, more volatile and risky
Any company with exposure to international markets has to deal with FX risk, but do they fully understand the dangers?
Why have Fund Managers woken up to Currencies?
Major Currency Plays- Carry Trades, Risk Reversals
The Aussie and the Kiwi- Politics and currencies
The Chinese drama unfolds!
The future- what about the dollar, and what is this SDR anyway?
Derek Taylor is Managing Director of Taylor Associates, a prominent financial training company which was established in 1993, specializing in derivatives, capital markets, risk and treasury training. He has personally trained in banks, brokers, asset managers, hedge funds and corporations both in the UK and overseas. Derek’s career started in Midland Bank Group Treasury working across a broad product range including Money Markets, Foreign Exchange, Equity and Fixed income. He rose to the level of senior Director, before moving to Lehman Brothers working both in London and NY. Derek has primarily worked as a trader, both inter-bank and proprietary, but has also spent some years as a broker, running desks at two of the world’s leading brokerage houses, Tullett Prebon and Harlows (now part of the ICAP group). Derek is an Associate of the Institute of Bankers, a member of the Forex Association (ACI), and a member of the Society of Technical Analysts.
