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Latest Article on Emerging Markets for Global Affairs Review
May 8, 2018
See Marber's latest article GLOBAL INVESTMENTS: TIME TO RETHINK EMERGING MARKETS? at https://gareviewnyu.wordpress.com/2018/05/08/global-investments-time-to-rethink-emerging-markets/?sf88330527=1

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Marber at the Carey Business School
April 29, 2018
Peter Marber helped close-out a weeklong focus on philanthropy at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School by moderating a discussion with Wyatt Oroke, Chuck Langmead, and Dr. John Brothers.

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Interview with Parag Khanna at NYU
April 24, 2018
Peter Marber interviewed Parag Khanna at NYU’s Center for Global Affairs.

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The Global Economy at Columbia University
April 15, 2018
Peter Marber moderated a roundtable at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs with Professor Andrea Bubula, Constance Hunter of KPMG, Ibrahim Gassambe of the NY Fed and Maria Paula Carvajal of Goldman Sachs.

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Brave New Math at Johns Hopkins
April 14, 2018
Peter Marber discussed alternative economic metrics at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore based on his 2014 book Brave New Math: Information, Globalization, and New Economic Thinking in the 21st Century.

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Boston College: The Liberal Arts and The Future of Work
April 8, 2018
Peter Marber presented on the future of work at Boston College's conference organized by Jon Burmeister which included Dr. David Roochnik, Philosophy Department (Boston University) Dr. Russell Muirhead, Government Department (Dartmouth) Dr. Mary Crane, Institute for Liberal Arts (Boston College) and Dr. David Quigley, Provost at Boston College.

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Trump's First Year at NYU's Center for Global Affairs
February 13, 2018
Peter Marber discussed Trump’s impact on the global economy during his first year in office at a panel discussion at NYU’s Center for Global Affairs. Silvia Maier led the discussion with experts including Michael Oppenheimer, Bill Hewitt, and Carolyn Kissane of NYU.

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Global Economy in 2018 at Harvard Club
February 8, 2018
Peter Marber moderated a roundtable discussion on the global economy with Wall Street experts including Jon Levy of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Saurin Shah of Neuberger Berman, and Saliq Khan of Imperial Capital. The event was organized by Johns Hopkins Carey School of Business.

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New President for St. John's College
February 1, 2018
Peter Marber introduced the school's new president Pano Kanelos to an audience of New York City educators. Learn more about St. John's College, America's third oldest, in Marber’s article for Quartz at https://qz.com/994810/the-most-forward-thinking-future-proof-college-in-america-teaches-every-student-the-exact-same-things/. Follow the school @stjohnscollege.

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New Financial Indicators at NYU’s Center for Global Affairs
January 9, 2018
Peter Marber interviewed Zachary Karabell, author of The Leading Indicators: A Short History of the Numbers That Rule Our World for the mini-course Beyond GDP.

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CFA and Legg Mason at Johns Hopkins
December 11, 2017
Peter Marber interviewed Jeff Masom of Legg Mason about the growing importance of CFA in the financial sector. The event was held at the Carey Business School at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

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Brave New Math in New York
November 2017
Peter Marber discussed his recent Brave New Math book at an event for Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in New York.

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Marber at Global Economy Roundtable at West Point’s SCUSA
November 5, 2017

Peter Marber was featured at the U.S. Military Academy's 69th Student Conference on United States Affairs (SCUSA): "The Politics of the Forgotten and the Aggrieved: Remaking the World Order?” He co-hosted the global economy roundtable with Dr. Daniel Ahn, Chief Economist for the State Department. The USMA launched the first student conference in 1948. Since its inception, SCUSA has consistently brought together the best and brightest from the nation’s top social science programs to discuss current and emerging issues of national significance.

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Social Entrepreneurship with Franklin Policy Group
November 9, 2017
Peter Marber was opening speaker for a roundtable on social entrepreneurship at NYU’s Center for Global Affairs. The event was cosponsored by the Franklin Street Policy Group and featured Patrick Ho (Vaxess), Manal Kahi, (Eat Offbeat), Grant Fox (NYU/Adaptive Management), Alice Vilma (Morgan Stanley), and Miki Noguchi (Franklin Street).

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Deutsche Bank on Latin America at NYU's Center for Global Affairs
October 21, 2017
Peter Marber interviewed Augustin Sicouly of Deutsche Bank about Latin America financial markets at NYU’s Center for Global Affairs.

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Marber Article in Quartz
June 21, 2017
Peter Marber wrote about the unique education provided by St. John’s College in Quartz. https://qz.com/994810/the-most-forward-thinking-future-proof-college-in-america-teaches-every-student-the-exact-same-things/

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Marber at Johns Hopkins this Summer
May 30th, 2017
Peter Marber will teach Advanced Hedge Fund Strategies at the Carey Business School this summer. “It’s a great honor to join Hopkins’ faculty this summer. The Carey Business School offers innovative programs and I look forward to joining its vibrant community.” Marber will teach at both the school’s campus in Baltimore and Washington DC.

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Teaching Award at Harvard
May 25, 2017
Peter Marber won the J. Fussa Distinguished Teachers Award for management and finance faculty during Harvard University’s 366th Commencement ceremonies in Cambridge. Marber has served on the faculty since 2014.

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Marber Wins Columbia Alumni Medal
May 17, 2017
Peter Marber was one of ten Columbia Alumni Medalists at Columbia University’s Commencement on May 17th. The Alumni Medal, first awarded in 1933, recognizes alumni for distinguished service of 10 years or more to the University—including its schools, alumni associations, regional Columbia Clubs, and University-wide initiatives.

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Marber Keynotes Global Case Competition at Harvard
April, 9 2017
Peter Marber closed the 2017 Global Case Competition at Harvard University with a speech focused on themes his 2015 book Brave New Math. More than 125 schools from around the world competed in this year’s competition, with the winning team from London Business School taking first prize of $10,000.

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Marber and Araya’s New Book for Routledge: The Evolution of Liberal Arts in the Global Age
March 25, 2017
Peter Marber and Daniel Araya just published their second volume for Routledge: The Evolution of Liberal Arts in the Global Age. You can order it on Amazon

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EM+BRACE "Mentorship Series" presents Peter Marber
March 23, 2017
Non-profit EM+BRACE founder Robert Abad interviewed Peter Marber for the organization’s “Mentorship Series” Read in on LinkedIn.

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New Article for Quartz
March 17, 2017
Peter Marber’s latest article for Quartz on higher education as one of America’s great exports. Read it here.

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Marber on Trump Era for Barron's
November 12, 2016
Peter Marber was quoted in today’s Reuters article “How Emerging Markets Will Fare in the Trump Era.” Marber teaches emerging markets investing at Harvard University and is the co-editor with Daniel Araya of the forthcoming book The Evolution of Liberal Arts in the Global Age.

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Marber on EM Investor Flows for Reuters
September 30, 2016
Peter Marber was quoted in today’s Reuters article "Outside investors up emerging markets holdings to most since 2014.” Marber is head emerging market investments for Loomis, Sayles & Company and teaches emerging markets investing at Harvard University.

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Marber on Turkey for Bloomberg
July 20, 2016

Peter Marber was quoted on the impact of the attempted coup in Turkey on Turish asset prices for Bloomberg. Marber is head emerging market investments for Loomis, Sayles & Company and teaches at Harvard University.

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Wall Street Journal interviews Peter Marber on Attempted Turkish Coup
July 17, 2016

Peter Marber was quoted in today’s Wall Street Journal article “Turkey’s Markets and Economy To Take Hit from Failed Coup.” Marber is head emerging market investments for Loomis, Sayles & Company and teaches at Harvard University.

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Marber on BREXIT in the Wall Street Journal
June 27, 2016

Peter Marber was quoted in today’s Wall Street Journal article "Brexit Effect Ripples Through Emerging Market.” Marber is head emerging market investments for Loomis, Sayles & Company and teaches at Harvard University.

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Wall Street Journal Interviews Peter Marber
June 15, 2016

Peter Marber was interviewed by Riva Gold in today’s Wall Street Journal. When asked about MSCI’s decision to postpone China’s A-share inclusion in its EM equity indices, Marber noted it would have been “the single biggest development in emerging markets in 20 years.” Marber teaches at Harvard and is head emerging market investments for Loomis, Sayles & Company.

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Marber Keynotes HSBC Conference in Las Vegas

May 19, 2016

Peter Marber gave the keynote address “Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity (VUCA): Rethinking Asset Allocation in the VUCA World” at HSBC’s annual conference in Las Vegas. Marber highlighted the rise of China, new investors - including ETFs, hedge funds, computer and algorithmic traders - as well as new Wall Street re-regulation that has changed the financial marketplace. “New faster investors coupled with reduced market making has created less liquid, more volatile markets than what we saw a decade ago,” Marber said. “Quantitative easing, too, has exacerbated the the hunt for yield and has created less stable market conditions.” Marber teaches at Harvard and heads emerging market investments for Loomis, Sayles & Company.

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Wall Street Journal Interviews Marber on China
April 26, 2016

The Wall Street Journal interviewed Peter Marber for the article “Steel Speculation Obscures Signals about Chinese Economy." “What you’re seeing trade on the exchanges defies logic,” said Marber, head of emerging markets investments at Loomis Sayles & Co. “Some of the locals that we’ve spoken to say that as much as 70% of steel and iron ore futures is the domain of Chinese retail investors versus fundamental producers and consumers that use the futures market for hedging.”

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Marber in Barron’s
March 5, 2016

Barron’s interviewed Peter Marber for the article “Strategists Turn Bullish on Emerging Market Stocks.” Emerging markets appear to have bottomed,” said Marber. He added, “EM equity and currency indices have broken some key technical levels, implying potential upside. Commodity-linked countries—Colombia and South Africa, among others—may see the biggest bounce after 2015’s rout.”Peter Marber teaches finance at Harvard University and is head emerging market investments for Loomis, Sayles & Co.

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Reuters Interviews Marber on Emerging Markets
February 24, 2016

Peter Marber was interviewed for the Reuters article "With G20 hopes low, beaten-down emerging nation go it alone to stop rot.” Marber noted that while expectations for a multilateral announcement was low, investors should watch for signs or coordinated actions by the world’s largest blocs to accelerate global growth. Marber heads emerging market investments for Loomis, Sayles & Co. and teaches at Harvard University.

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Brave New Math at the the Boston Society of Financial Analysts (BSAS)
January 15, 2016

Peter Marber presented his 2015 book, Brave New Math: Information, Globalization and New Policy Thinking in the 21st Century for the BSAS at the Hyatt Regency Boston today. He noted: “Globalization requires us to reconsider so many of the conventional economic yardsticks that have guided public policies for so long.” Marber is the head of emerging market investments at Loomis, Sayles & Co. and teaches at Harvard University.

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Globalization at Johns Hopkins
January 12, 2016

Peter Marber delivered the kick-off lecture to the 2016 Globalization seminar at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. “Never before have so many countries been so entangled on so many levels,” Marber noted. “Globalization is the defining feature of our era.” Peter Marber heads emerging market investments for Loomis, Sayles & Co. and teaches at Harvard University.

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Peter Marber in Wall Street Journal on China
January 6, 2016

Peter Marber was interviewed by Ben Eisner in today’s Wall Street Journal article "Why It’s Getting Harder to Understand China". “The sheer size of China’s economy and financial markets make it one of the key countries to watch,” Marber said, "but the economy’s opacity and China’s distorted financial system makes it incredibly difficult for investors to know exactly what to watch.” Marber is head of emerging market investments for Loomis, Sayles & Co. and is a faculty member at Harvard University.

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Yahoo Finance
January 5, 2016

Yahoo Finance interviewed Peter Marber on China and other emerging market developments. Marber is head of emerging market investments for Loomis, Sayles & Co. and teaches at Harvard University.

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Barron’s 2015 Wrap-up with Peter Marber
December 27, 2015

Peter Marber, head of emerging market investments at Loomis, Sayles & Co, was interviewed for the Barron’s article "Emerging-Market Stocks Face a Tough Go in 2015.”

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CFA Institute in Amsterdam
October 28, 201

Peter Marber, head of emerging markets investing at Loomis, Sayles & Co. spoke today about redefining emerging markets amid globalization at Natixis Global Asset Management's conference in Vienna, Austria. He noted, "Many former emerging markets now have the credit ratings and socio-economic development of so-called advanced countries, in some cases, among the best in the world."

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Presentation at Uhlenbruch Verlag Conference in Zurich
October 27, 2015

Peter Marber participated in an emerging markets investment roundtable, as well as presented “Rethinking Emerging Markets” at the annual Uhlenbruch Verlag conference in Zurich, Switzerland. Marber noted that, "most investor remain underweight emerging markets and financial marketization in such countries continues to mushroom even amid negative headlines.” Marber teaches at Harvard University and is head of merging markets investments at Loomis, Sayles & Company.

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Marber in Vienna
September 17, 2015

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Redefining Emerging Markets
August 18, 2015

Peter Marber's country cluster analysis was quoted in today's FT article "Redefining EM: Choosing the best matrix".

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FT Article on Country Clustering
August 5, 2015

Peter Marber published a short article in today's Financial Times called "Redefining EM: Country clusters offer new matrix." Marber notes that through Ward's methodology, many so-called "emerging markets" have improved multi-dimensionally in the last generation, with several looking like "advanced" nations. Marber urges looking at countries in a continuum of development versus simply as either advanced or emerging. Marber teaches at Harvard University and is Head of Emerging Markets at Loomis, Sayles & Company.

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Marber Quoted in The Big Read
August 3, 2015

The Financial Times quoted Peter Marber in today's article, "Emerging markets: Redrawing the world map." Marber noted that the term "emerging markets" has outgrown its usefulness. China, he argues, is now are large and important enough for investors to have a dedicated allocation, similar to Japan a generation ago.

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Fund Forum Monaco Speech
June 29, 2015
Peter Marber was keynote speaker at the emerging markets day at the annual Fund Forum in Monaco. Marber argued for investors to look beyond benchmarks when crafting emerging markets' strategies, including considering China as a standalone allocation.

http://www.fundforuminternational.com/page/Emerging-Markets-Summit
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Marber on Greece for MarketWatch
June 29, 2015
Peter Marber was interviewed today for the story "Greece is a Classic Emerging Market Problem." Marber is head of emerging markets investments for Loomis, Sayles & Co. based on Boston.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/greece-is-a-classic-emerging-market-problem-2015-06-29
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Barron's Interview
June 27, 2015
Dimitra Defotis interviewed Peter Marber for her story "Preparing for the Coming Emerging Markets Rally" in Barron's Online today.

http://online.barrons.com/articles/preparing-for-the-coming-emerging-markets-rally-1435374984
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Peter Marber Presentation in Montevideo, Uruguay
April 23, 2015
Peter Marber, head of emerging markets at Loomis, Sayles & Co., spoke at the annual Citywire event in Montevideo, Uruguay.

http://citywireglobal.com/events

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Marber Speaks at Fund Forum in Hong Kong
April 14 2015
Peter Marber, head of emerging markets investments at Loomis, Sayles & Co. spoke at the CIO Roundtable today at the annual Fund Forum conference in Hong Kong.

http://www.fundforumasia.com
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Marber in Wall Street Journal
April 13, 2015
WSJ reporter Chao Deng interviewed Loomis' Peter Marber about Chinese stocks in her article "Hang Seng Index Breaks Above 28000."

http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-shares-rise-after-beijing-allows-investors-more-accounts-1428894178

Past News

Defaults in Emerging Markets
January 29, 2015

Sujata Rao of Reuters interviewed Peter Marber for her story "Falling angels' could hit $260 billion of emerging market debt." Marber noted "The big worry is for countries in the low investment grade range, such as Russia and Brazil. Falling into the junk bond range cuts you off from the largest segment of bond buyers." Marber is head of emerging markets investments at Loomis Sayles in Boston which manages more than $225 billion.

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Reuters Interviews Marber on Russia
December 29, 2014

Chris Vellacott interviewed Peter Marber for the article "Russian company debt contaminates sovereign dollar bonds". Marber noted that while the chance of the Russian's defaulting on sovereign obligations is extremely low, there were other risks trading the debt given collapsing liquidity: "Russia has given benchmark managers headaches all year long,....With the wide bid-offer spreads, anything you buy can immediately result in a mark-to-market loss." Marber is head of emerging markets investments at Loomis Sayles in Boston which manages more than $200 billion as of June 30, 2014.

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Peter Marber in Barron's
December 27, 2014

Peter Marber was interviewed today by Barron's for the story titled "Emerging-Market Stocks Face a Tough Go in 2015. " He noted that collapsing commodity and slower growth would create headwinds for select emerging market countries in 2015. Marber is head of emerging markets investments at Loomis Sayles in Boston which manages more than $200 billion as of June 30, 2014.

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NPR's Marketplace: Marber on Shanghai-Hong Kong Connect
November 17, 2014

National Public Radio's Marketplace interviewed Peter Marber regarding the new program being enacted to open up China's local stock markets to foreigners. "China’s markets are [currently] somewhat protected," says Peter Marber, head of emerging markets at Loomis, Sayles & Company. "They’ve got some stocks that list themselves on the New York Stock Exchange and around the world, but it’s only a small percentage of, really, what’s listed in China. This will allow us to invest in companies that we’ve just never had access to in the past."

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Marber on Frontier Stocks in the Wall Street Journal
August 6th, 2014

Peter Marber was interviewed today by the Wall Street Journal for the story titled "Frontier-Markets Boom Prompts Warnings as Investors Pile In." He noted that prolonged low interest rates in major markets have forced investors to scour the world for returns, pushing huge flows into frontier stocks markets which are small and volatile. Marber is head of emerging markets investments at Loomis Sayles in Boston which manages more than $200 billions of June 30, 2014.

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Reuters Global Investing
July 23rd, 2014

Peter Marber was interviewed today for the Reuters column titled "The People Buying Emerging Markets." He noted that while retail flows were negative in 2014, institutional flows remained strong. Marber heads emerging markets investments at Loomis Sayles in Boston which manages more than $200 billion as of June 30, 2014.

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Marber on Argentine Debt, Financial times
June 19, 2014

Peter Marber was interviewed today by the Financial Times in "Argentina's fight with creditors fails to spoil investors appetite." Marber highlighted the lack of spillover effects in other emerging markets: "Argentina headlines are always catchy....But the reality is that regardless of Argentina, dozens of countries and many more corporate bond issuers have had access to international capital markets in the past couple of years. This dispute won’t change the fact that there has been a broad-based improvement in fundamentals throughout emerging markets." Marber heads emerging markets investments at Loomis Sayles in Boston which manages more than $15 billion in emerging markets.

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High Risk Sovereign Debt
May 12th, 2014

Peter Marber was interviewed today for the article, "Unholy EM trinity tempts investors with double digit returns." In reference to Ukraine, Argentina, and Venezuelan sovereign debt, Marber noted that these three countries had relatively high credit spreads indicating possible default. But prices, he added, had been buoyed by relatively scarce alternatives elsewhere - particularly in the US distressed and high yield space. Marber is head of emerging markets investments at Loomis Sayles in Boston.

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Marber on Russian Risks in the Financial Times
April 18th, 2014

In the article, "Russian debt and equity stalls," Peter Marber noted that recent price action indicated a de-escalation, but that there were still lingering risks in buying Russian assets. Marber is head of emerging markets investments at Loomis Sayles in Boston.

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Strait Times Interviews Marber on Emerging Markets
April 7th, 2014

Peter Marber was interviewed today by the Strait Times in Singapore for "Emerging Markets Still a Good Bet," underscoring the how EM assets have performed better than expected in 2014, but still were cheap by many yardsticks. Marber is head of emerging markets investments at Loomis Sayles in Boston which manages more than $200 billion for clients worldwide.