This landmark event brought together the region's top sovereign wealth funds, state and corporate pension funds, insurance companies, and other leading institutional investors and distributors of investment products.

The event explored the most pressing themes in global investing, in particular the challenges of volatile markets attracting more than 270 attendees.
 

Who should attend: Individual trustees, finance directors, HR, investment committees and investment officers from state and corporate pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies and other leading institutional investors may be considered for attendance on a complimentary basis.

New attendance policy in 2011:
In addition to invited institutional investors and our sponsors, a limited number of places are available for senior investment officers and managing directors from non-sponsoring asset management firms at a rate of US$3950. To apply for a place, please request an invitation below.

The agenda explored key topics and the most pressing questions for 2011, including:
• Macroeconomic policy coordination and IMF role will impact global investment
• The changing fixed income landscape and strategic allocation
• Options for protecting an investment portfolio against inflation in a changing growth regime, including use of inflation-linked bonds
• The continuing role of ETFs
• Asian fixed income – what is the likelihood of interest-rate hikes in Asia?
• The importance of growth of emerging markets for investment returns
• Current opportunities for alternative investments in the region
• The outlook for real estate investments
• What CalPERS has done in the Global Equity Group since 2008 global financial meltdown
• Risk management and governance – what are the current concerns for institutional investors
• China economy presentation - the economic and investment challenges in the next five years
• Commodities – looking at portfolios and returns
• The role of a transition manager in delivering value during a transition
• 2011 trends in institutional investing and asset management
• Where should the focus be for investing – developed or emerging markets ?
• RMB internationalisation from a macro perspective

Below is this year's speaking faculty:
• Professor Geng Xiao, director, Columbia Global Center for East Asia, Beijing
• Christophe Lee, chairman, Alternative Investment Management Association (Hong Kong)
• Dr. Alexander Blank, vice president, head of Hong Kong office, SCM Strategic Capital Management Asia
• Nicholas Wong, principal, The Townsend Group
• Yunsoo Cho, chief researcher, Retirement Research Center, Samsung Life, Korea
• Qiao Yu, Professor of Economics - School of Public Policy, Tsinghua University, Beijing
• Ho Ho, quantitative portfolio manager, CalPERS
• Chi Lo, chief executive officer, HFT Investment Management (HK), A BNP Paribas Investment Partner
• Dennis Lee, chief risk officer, Office of Risk Management, National University of Singapore
• Rizaldy Capulong, deputy chief actuary & vice president for Capital Market Division, Philippine Social Security System
• Win Phromphaet, head of global and real estate investments, Investment Bureau, Social Security Office, Thailand
• Nick McDonald, Mercer
• Kevin Kwon, chief investment officer, Government Employees Pension Services, Korea
• Philip Cheng, Adjunct Associate Professor, HKUST
• Peter Ryan Kane, head of portfolio advisory, Towers Watson
• Abhi Shroff, vice president, Greenwich Associates, Singapore
• Kheng-Siang Ng, Asia Pacific head of fixed income, State Street Global Advisors
• Marion Le Morhedec, head of inflation portfolio management - global rates fixed income director, AXA Investment Management
• Anthony Chan, director, BlackRock / ishares Asia Research and Investment Advisory
• Kenneth Akintewe, portfolio manager, Asian fixed income, Aberdeen Asset Management
• Ulrich Behm, chief executive officer, Vontobel Asia Pacific
• Andrew Wong, partner, portfolio manager, Penjing Asset Management
• Brooke Zhou, executive director, Asia Pacific, private equity, LGT Capital Partner
• Mark Gabbay, chief investment officer, Asia Pacific, LaSalle Investment Management
• Mark Lindeis, managing director, ABG Sundal Collier, USA
• Anthony Yeung, head of business development, Asia, Thomson Reuters Indices
• Simon Pottinger, strategist, transition management, Northern Trust
• John Eisenger, portfolio manager, Janus Capital
 

Below is a selection of attending organisations:

To view pictures of last year's event please click here.

If you would like to be considered for an invitation, please provide your name, job title and a short description of your organisation to:
Angel Chang, Conference Manager, angel.chang@asianinvestor.net, +852 3175 1981

For other information including institutional investors wishing to speak, please contact:
Jonathan Watkin, Conference Director, jonathan.watkin@asianinvestor.net; +852 9328 4868

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

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