4th Annual China Institutional Investment Forum

Event Highlights

Sep 9, 2011

Photos from AsianInvestor's 4th Annual China Institutional Investment Forum, which was held in Beijing on September 7.

The China Institutional Investment Forum venue

Registration

Jonathan Watkin, AsianInvestor, and Philip Cheng, HKUST/Metlife Taiwan

BlackRock sponsor booth

CapitalIQ sponsor booth

Morning networking break

Jonathan Watkin, AsianInvestor

Connie Bolland, Economic Research Analysis

Audience

Ben Rudd, Ping An, and Andrew Wong, Penjing AM

James Ahn, of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

James Ahn, CD&R and Andrew Wong, Penjing AM

Q&A

Q&A by Philip Cheng, HKUST/Metlife Taiwan

Stuart Leckie, Stirling Finance

Dow Jones Indexes sponsor booth

Philip Cheng, HKUST/Metlife Taiwan, Kim Larsen, AsianInvestor

Sandra Lee, BlackRock/iShares

Audience

Sandra Lee, BlackRock/iShares

Marshall Mays, Emerging Alpha Advisors

Networking break

Bruce Pflaum, Russell Investments

Ryan He, Center for Strategy in Financial Crisis

Panel with Bruce Pflaum, Russell Investments; Ryan He, Center for Strategy in Financial Crisis; freelancer William Lowndes; Min Tha Gyaw, Z-Ben Advisors; and Victor Huang, Aviva-Cofco Life Insurance

Victor Huang, Aviva-Cofco Life Insurance

William Lowndes, freelancer

Min Tha Gyaw, Z-Ben Advisors

Ji Bing, BlackRock

Charles Zhao, Mercer

Philip Cheng, HKUST/Metlife Taiwan

Dennis Lee, National University of Singapore

Gerhard Hinterhaueser, PICC Asset Management

Philip Cheng, HKUST/Metlife Taiwan

Panel: Philip Cheng, HKUST/Metlife Taiwan; Gerhard Hinterhaueser, PICC Asset Management; Dennis Lee, National University of Singapore; Charles Zhao, Mercer

Stuart Leckie, Stirling Finance

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Harvest Global Investments' Asia equities head leaves; Schroders losing multi-asset deputy head to rival; Northern Trust names head of Apac; Singapore's Central Provident Fund names new chair; Amundi appoints Hong Kong CEO; MAS renews Ravi Menon as managing director; NZ Super makes general manager promotion; and more.

Asset Owners

Jun 6, 2021

Hugo Cox

The Canadian pension fund aims to more than double its regional infrastructure investments by 2026, particularly in renewables, data centres, fibre networks and satellites.

Asset Owners

Jun 2, 2021

Sara Velezmoro

The investment industry lacks coherent sustainability standards, which makes applying them harder, said officials at asset owners and fund houses from Japan, Malaysia and Korea.

Asset Owners

May 31, 2021

Shusi He

The largest pension fund in Thailand will focus on central business district areas for real estate, while New Zealand's sovereign wealth fund is planning to avoid competitive areas.

Asset Owners

Jun 2, 2021

Twinkle Zhou

Some pensions from the country have indirectly invested into China via pan-Asia funds, while a few European pension investors have sold Chinese stocks over ESG concerns.

Asset Owners

4 days ago

Richard Newell

Five asset managers get mandates from the Monetary Authority of Singapore that will see them setting up sustainability-focused operations in the city-state.

Partner Content

May 28, 2021

UOB Asset Management

The robust growth of China’s economy underpins the appeal of its local equity market, which is set to attract more foreign inflows this year.

Partner Content

Jun 7, 2021

Natixis Investment Managers

ESG is no passing fad, as more investors are convinced that alpha can be found in ESG and regulators continue to introduce rules to lift ESG standards.

Alternatives

Jun 6, 2021

Shusi He

The country's lifers are seeking high-quality overseas assets to strike a balance between risk and return. However, new capital rules from 2023 are making these choices harder.

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Asset Owners

3 days ago

Staff Reporters

Sunsuper and QSuper appoints CIO for combined entity; State Street appoints heads of HK and Taiwan; Nothern Trust rebuilds Apac team; Manulife IM names emerging markets fixed income CIO; RBC Wealth Management hires four into HK; Lombard Odier hires two senior equity managers; Allianz Global Investors appoints Asia hand as equity CIO; and more.

Asset Owners

3 days ago

Twinkle Zhou

Investors from China and the US are expected to continue buying assets in each other’s markets despite the blacklist of Chinese firms with military and surveillance ties.

Asset Owners

4 days ago

Natalie Koh

Stronger government actions are needed to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees, investors such as Hesta and CDPQ signed in a statement.

Awards

4 days ago

The Editors

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