Ep. 215: Nick Rohatyn on How to Navigate Emerging Markets Investing
May 10, 2024
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Nick Rohatyn, CEO of The Rohatyn Group, discusses pivotal moments in emerging markets, impact of low rates and rise of China, importance of local knowledge, and more. Topics include Brady bonds, Global Financial Crisis, and investment prospects in India.
Nick Rohatyn stresses the pivotal role of local knowledge in navigating emerging markets.
Understanding historical crises' impacts is crucial for managing risks in public and private markets.
Deep dives
Nick Rotten's Background and Career Journey
Nick Rotten, CEO of the Rotten Group (TRG), discusses his career journey, starting with his early years at Brown University. Despite initial academic dissatisfaction, Rotten leveraged his family's success and idealistic influences to navigate towards finance, accidentally landing a job at JPMorgan. His diverse roles at JPMorgan exposed him to various markets, eventually leading to his focus on emerging markets.
Transition from JPMorgan to Founding TRG
Following a successful career at JPMorgan, Nick Rotten faced a career crossroads after the merger with Chase Manhattan Bank. Acknowledging his passion for emerging markets, Rotten decided to leave and establish TRG. His strategic shift reflected his dedication to focusing on emerging markets, building a business plan around market observations, global investing, and targeting institutional investors.
Emerging Market Evolution and Key Developments
Nick Rotten outlines critical inflection points in emerging markets, starting with the Brady Bonds era that transitioned into proper capital markets. He highlights the periods of 2001-2008 as prosperous times for emerging markets, emphasizing the importance of local market development and institutional investment. Rotten also discusses the post-2008 era marked by challenges like falling interest rates and China's dominance in investments.
Investment Strategies, Risk Management, and Future Outlook
Nick Rotten shares insights on managing risks in both public and private markets, advocating for an understanding of historical crises' impacts. He discusses navigating emerging market dynamics while emphasizing the importance of staying adaptable and focusing on controllable aspects. Rotten also provides valuable career advice for young professionals, highlighting the significance of following happiness, embracing diverse opportunities, and prioritizing personal growth and fulfillment.
Nick Rohatyn is Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer of The Rohatyn Group. TRG is a global asset manager specialising in emerging markets and real assets, with over $8bn in assets under management. Prior to founding TRG in 2002, Nick spent 19-years at J.P. Morgan, including 5 years as a member of J.P. Morgan’s executive management team, holding a variety of leadership positions in emerging markets, foreign exchange, commodities, credit markets, and e-commerce functions. In this podcast we discuss pivotal moments for EM from Brady bonds to Global Financial Crisis, the impact of low rates and rise of China on EM, the mportance of local knowledge in EM, and much more.