Babson College Investments & Finance Groups to Host 5th Annual Investments Conference March 9th

WELLESLEY, Mass., March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Stephen D. Cutler Center for Investments and Finance and the Babson Investment Management Association (BIMA) will hold their fifth annual conference - "Global Market Outlook - Investing in an Uncertain Environment" - on Friday, March 9th, 8:15 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., at Babson College.

Babson President Leonard A. Schlesinger will offer the kickoff address.

Keynote speakers are:

• John Y. Campbell, Professor of Economics and Department Chair, Harvard University; Founding Partner, Arrowstreet Capital, LP
• Brian C. Kelly M'95, Founder, Shelter Harbor Capital, and frequent CNBC contributor
• Daniel Clifton, Partner and Head of Policy Research, Strategas Research Partners

Morning Panel: Emerging Markets - Where Do We Go From Here?

Moderated by Diana R. Harrington, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Applied Investments, Babson College

Panelists:

• Lisa Emsbo-Mattingly, Director of Asset Allocation Research, Fidelity Investments
• Ward Brown Ph.D., Portfolio Manager, MFS Emerging Markets Debt Fund
• Kent A. Jones Ph.D., Professor of Economics and Kevern R. Joyce Term Chair, Babson College
• George R. Hoguet, Senior Portfolio Manager and Global Investment Strategist, Emerging Markets, State Street Global Advisors

Afternoon Panel: Financial Services - Value or Value Trap?

Moderated by Steven Feinstein, Ph.D., CFA, Associate Professor of Finance, Babson College

Panelists:

• Frederic Chartier, Lecturer in Economics and Finance, Babson College
• David H. Ellison, President and Chief Investment Officer, FBR Equity Funds, Portfolio Manager, FBR Large and Small Cap Financial Funds
• Lisa A. Welch, Senior Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager, Regional Bank Funds and Financial Industries Fund, Manulife Asset Management
• Eric G. Warasta M'04, Financial Services Equity Analyst and Portfolio Manager, Cambridge Trust Company

To register, visit:
https://activedata.babson.edu/EventList.aspx?fromdate=3/9/2012&todate=3/9/2012&display=Day&type=public&eventidn=1327&view=EventDetails&information_id=4271

To learn more about Babson's Stephen D. Cutler Center, visit:
http://www.babson.edu/Academics/centers/cutler-center/Pages/home.aspx

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