Day Two - SGT (Singapore Time, GMT+08:00)
Which countries will generate the largest asset pools over the next decade? How are retirement systems evolving? What role will insurers, pensions and wealth platforms play?
Professionalising portfolio construction
Assessing impact of family offices
Competing with Big Techs
Branding wealth managers in a commoditised world
Riding the AI and private asset trends
- Yuri Bender - Editor-in-Chief, PWM, FT
- Anant Deboor - Chief Strategy Officer, VML
- Jenni Risku - Chief Strategic Partner & Singapore Head, Click Ventures Family Office
- Peter Flavel - Chair, Asia, Schroders Wealth Management
Asia is turning savers into investors on a scale no market has attempted before. Japanese households are buying funds at a pace nobody predicted, Indian families treat the monthly SIP like a utility bill, China is building a pension third pillar, and from Seoul to Taipei the active ETF is doing what took the West decades, in just a few years. Trillions in deposits could follow, if product, advice and policy line up. Chief execs from the region's leading asset managers compare notes: is Japan a template or a one-off? Is Asia now setting the pace on ETF innovation rather than following it? Are Asian households ready for private markets? And where is regulation helping or getting in the way?
- Scott Geary - Vice Chair & CEO, Asia, Wellington Management
- Doni Shamsuddin - Head of Asia Pacific, BNY Investments
Controlling the client relationship is becoming the defining competitive advantage. As the fight for influence over the end investor continues how is the traditional business model evolving?
Is China a strategic allocation, tactical opportunity or a standalone portfolio bucket? How should investors navigate geopolitical fragmentation and supply chain realignment?
Are active mutual funds structurally losing shelf space? Which investment wrappers are gaining the strongest traction across Asian wealth channels?
What does the opportunity set across both public and private markets look like and how are global allocators rethinking Japan’s role in diversified portfolios?
How are asset managers positioning themselves to capture opportunities across Asia's diverse markets?