General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> May 25, 1998

Joshua G. Feuerman – State Street Global Advisors

JOSHUA G. FEUERMAN, CFA, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager in SSgA's Global Active Equities Group, joined State Street in 1987. Presently, he is responsible for portfolio management and research for SSgA's active emerging markets equity portfolios. Previously, he assisted in the development of country and stock selection processes for both the developed and emerging markets. Mr. Feuerman has been involved with the active emerging markets strategies since their inception in 1993. He is a frequent speaker at conference on such topics as: emerging markets investing, active vs. Passive management and asset allocation. He is soon to be published in Current Issues in Public Funds Investment Management, in an article entitled "The Case for International Investing." His market commentaries have appeared in periodicals such as: "The Wall Street Transcript", "Pensions and Investments", "World Equity Magazine", "Plan Sponsor Magazine" and "Global Custodian." Mr. Feuerman has also been an Adjunct Lecturer in Economics at Brandeis University. He has an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago and an AB in Economics and Romance Languages from Bowdoin College. Profile
TWST: What are the effects of the Asia events on the economic picture?

Can we still consider it an Asian "crisis"?

Mr. Feuerman: I believe that the crisis still exists because there