2nd Australia Global Investment Summit: “Asia and the World”

When:
15 February 2011
 
Where:
The Langham, Melbourne, Australia
 

Emerging markets, particularly in Asia, are driving the global financial agenda like never before. Our Summit will present Australia’s superannuation funds and institutions with the opportunity to hear firsthand from leading asset managers and industry experts from Asia, emerging markets and the world. We will cover both traditional and alternative investment strategies.

Click here  to read AsianInvestor's Aussie super funds shift to emerging markets article.

AGENDA DETAILS

This year's topics included:

• Global economic outlook and the influence of Asian markets
• The increasing weight of emerging markets in a global equities portfolio
• Are you underweight Asian fixed income? How to access a promising but difficult asset class
• How to ensure Asian and emerging-market exposures conform to SRI and ESG requirements
• China illiquid investments: the opportunity set & regulatory issues for private equity, real estate & infrastructure
• Investing in private equity, real estate and infrastructure: risk, return and regulation
• The role of Asia in global distressed asset portfolios
• Going for high beta: can you invest in emerging markets passively?
• Frontier markets: do they belong in your portfolio?
• Everything you wanted to know about China QFII but were afraid to ask


This year's attending companies included:


Construction and Building Unions Superannuation     
Eaton Vance Management International (Asia)
Eight Investment Partners
Equip Super
Financial Services and Superannuation, Australia
Forte Investment Advisors
Frontier
FTV
Fundhost Limited
Future Fund
Grant Samuel Funds Management
HESTA Super Fund
HOSTPLUS
HSBC Asset Management
HSBC Bank Australia
Industry & Investment NSW
Industry Funds Management
IPAC
JANA Investment Advisers
J.P. Morgan
K2 Advisors
La Trobe Financial Services
Lombard Street Research (Asia)
Lonsec
LUCRF Super
Madgwicks Lawyers
Maple-Brown Abbott
Maritime Super
Media Super
Mercer
Money Management
Mutual Trust
NAB Private Wealth
 

 



Neuberger Berman Asia
NGS Super
Optimal Fund Management
Origin Asset Management (UK)
Pengana Capital
Perpetual Investments
Phoenix Capital Advisory
PineBridge Investments
Pinnacle Investment Management Limited
Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Professional Associations Super
Qantas Superannuation
Queens Streets Partners
Realindex Investments
RREEF Asia Pacific
Russell Investments
SCM Strategic Capital Management Asia
Shed Enterprises
Societe Generale
Standard Chartered Bank
State Government of Victoria Australia
State Street Global Advisors
Sustainable Investment Research Institute
Telstra Super
The Gandel Group
The Trust Company
Think Global Consulting
Towers Watson
Treasury Asia Asset Management
UniSuper Management
Victoria Funds Management Corporation
Warakirri Asset Management

For sponsorship pricing and asset managers interested in speaking, please contact:
Stuart Wadsworth, Head of Conference Sales, stuart.wadsworth@asianinvestor.net, +65 8121 7004

For other information including institutional investors interested in speaking, please contact:
Jonathan Watkin, Conference Director, jonathan.watkin@asianinvestor.net, +852 9328 4868

If you would like to be considered for an invitation, please contact:
Angel Chang, Conference Manager, angel.chang@asianinvestor.net, +852 3175 1981
 

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Polls
What will be your favoured currency in Year of the Dragon?





   |   View results
US dollar
  28%
 
Japanese yen
  3%
 
Aussie dollar
  11%
 
Singapore dollar
  18%
 
Chinese renminbi
  25%
 
None of the above; gold
  15%
TOTAL VOTES: 207

 
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AsianInvestor
February, 2012