PLEASE NOTE THE 2020 AGENDA IS COMING SOON - 2019 Main conference day 1
- Malik Sawar - CEO, K2 Leaders
Ongoing trade issues between US and China: what implications is this having on financial markets in China? What is the knock-on effect on other Asian markets? And predicting what other important global events will define the Asian investment landscape in 2020 and beyond?
- Michael Pettis - Professor of Finance, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University
Hear directly from one of the most influential figures for Mutual Recognition of Funds (MRF) - what effects does MRF have on the asset management industry in Hong Kong, in Asia and globally? What are the other key trends and developments in the industry? How should Asia position itself in the global market?
- Alexa Lam - Chief Executive of Asia-Pacific, ICI Global
Tightening regulations, stormy financial market, the dawn of customisation:
How are global firms facing up to disruption and its challenges?
Opening remarks by Blair Pickerell, Strategic Advisor, CreditEase Wealth Management
followed by the expert panel
- Blair Pickerell - Strategic Advisor, Creditease Wealth Management
- Kimberley Stafford - Head of PIMCO Asia-Pacific, PIMCO
- Charles Lin - Chief Executive Officer, Vanguard Asia
- Ligia Torres - CEO Asia Pacific, BNP PARIBAS Asset Management Asia Limited
- Scott Geary - Head of Asia Pacific, GRG, Wellington Management
Having seen some record losses in 2018, CIOs and fund selectors discuss the biggest challenges facing the industry:
How to strive for a reasonable return in late cycle? What should investors do to their portfolios in 2020 and what are the potential growth areas to focus on?
- Paul Carrett - Group Chief Investment Officer, FWD Group
- John Woods - Chief Investment Officer, Asia Pacific, Credit Suisse
- Ben Rudd - Chief Investments Officer, Prudential Hong Kong
- Adrian Zuercher - Head Asset Allocation, CIO APAC, UBS AG
- Eleanor Coleman - Founder, The Financial Empowerment Group
Comparing the performance of emerging markets and developed markets in Asia: What are the benefits of tapping into under-invested markets early and what are the hidden risks involved? Should investors approach EM as a whole or a more granular approach?
- Stewart Aldcroft - CEO, CitiTrust
- Julie Koo - Managing Director, Head of Investment Management Sales, APAC, Citi Private Bank
- Jung Ho Rhee - President & Chief Executive Officer, Mirae Asset Global Investments (HK) Limited
- Alan Liu - Head of Treasury, Hong Kong Housing Society
Exploring the development of the Asian bond market and understanding what are the pros and cons of different approaches to gain exposure? Weighing up the risk vs the opportunity.
- Jeffrey Yap - Managing Director, Regional Head of FICC, Asia, HSBC Private Banking
- Anitza Nip - Head of Fixed Income Research, Asia, Union Bancaire Privée
- Navaneeth Krishnan - AVP, Investment Analysis, Envestnet
One big question for ETF practitioners in Asia: why are great products not selling well in Asia and how to solve this? What are the drivers for passive to grow into comparable market size as active? What are the biggest challenges at hand with ETFs amid the uncertain financial outlook?
- Malik Sawar - CEO, K2 Leaders
- Brian Roberts - Head of Exchange Traded Products, HKEX
- Pierre DeGagné - Executive Director, Investment Funds Fund Selection & Strategy, DBS Bank
- Yasuaki Ogiwara - President, Nikko Asset Management Hong Kong Limited
- Melody He - Managing Director, Head of Sales and Product Strategy, CSOP Asset Management
Revealing the top tips of selecting local listed ETFs vs foreign listed ETFs that you should know.
- Vincent Chen - Executive Director, Global ETF Strategy, China International Capital Corporation (HK) Ltd
- Julian Liu - Executive Chairman, Yuanta Securities Investment Trust Co. Ltd.
- Claudio Freitas - Portfolio Manager, E Funds Management
- Rebecca Sin - Co-Head of Sponsorship, WE Asia Pacific Chapter
How can wealth managers connect more intelligently with clients? What kind of services can they deploy to add value to clients with the addition of tech? And what investment products will win out in a digital context?
- Jaye Chiu - Managing Director, Head of Investment Management, PB Asia, BMO Private Bank
- Hanna Raftell - Head of Digital Wealth Management, OPTI Wealth Management
- Damien Mooney - Managing Director, Head of Aladdin Wealth Tech, APAC, BlackRock
- Wenhui Ma - Managing Director, Head of Research and Strategy, YunFeng Financial Group
How is technology changing the distribution landscape for asset managers? How can technology help improve asset managers’ relationships with their distribution partners?
- Malik Sawar - CEO, K2 Leaders
- Remi Toucheboeuf - Head of Products, Investments & Fund Services, APAC, BNP Paribas Securities Services
- Jens Kruse - Chief Representative Switzerland, Jifu Investments
- Chung Chun Lim - Chairman and CEO, iFast Corporation Ltd
With a rapidly aging population, pension and healthcare products are increasingly important. This session will focus on meeting customers’ evolving needs through product development and how technology will help shape retirement provision in the future.
- Joseph Lee - Director (Product Regulation), Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA)
- Lennie Lim - Managing Director, Regional Head, Asia, Legg Mason Global Asset Management
- Jason Jin - Associate Portfolio Manager, First State Super
Deep dive into the four pillars of AI: big data, cloud, artificial neural networks and applications, and the four underlying essential investment themes: AI Users, AI Vendors, Infrastructure and AI Enablers
- Maxime Alazet - International Institutional Sales Director, La Financiere De l'Echiquier
- Will Wang - Chapter Head, CAIA
With so much money raised but not deployed, are private markets and alternative asset classes a more attractive investment proposition than more traditional investment vehicles in public markets?
- Andreas Vogelsonger - CEO , Asia Frontier Capital (Vietnam) Ltd.
- Tao Xing - Head of ALM, BOC Group Life Assurance Company Limited
- Eileen Li - Head of Strategy and Operations, Red Pulse
- Brendan McCurdy - Head of International Portfolio Strategy, GSAM Strategic Advisory Solutions, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Discuss investment strategies for South East Asia, India, China and markets that were overlooked.
- Antony John - Principal, Ilex Associates
- Sundeep Sikka - Executive Director & CEO, Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management Limited
- Hannah Anderson - Global Market Strategist, J.P. Morgan Asset Management
- Rebecca Chua - Managing Partner, Premia Partners Company Limited
Do bond ETFs bring similar yield as active bond funds? What are the additional risks for bond ETFs and how can investors measure them? In what situation investors should buy fixed income ETF instead of an active fund?
- Andre Havas - Managing Partner, CIMalgo
- Yingyong Chiaravutthi - Head of Investment, Prudential Life Assurance (Thailand) PLC
- Yan Pu - Managing Director, Head of Investment Management Group, Asia, Vanguard Investment Hong Kong Limited
- Derek Mok - Chief Investment Officer, Fubon Convoy Asset Management Limited
- Ecaterina Bigos - Head of Fixed Income Product Strategy, BlackRock
Learn more about the true depths of ETF liquidity: Nikko Asset Management and Flow Traders will be walking you through how to efficiently trade large quantities in ETFs by demonstrating real time ETF trading and debunking misconceptions on ETF liquidity.
- Jermyn Wong - Product Development Director, Nikko Asset Management
- Sebastian Born - Institutional Trader, Flow Traders Hong Kong
Are factors merely characteristics, or should they be framed as an attempt to codify approaches to active security selection? Will investors use these strategies any more successfully than they have actively-managed funds? Or will we be forever victims of our performance-chasing tendencies? Why should investors believe that factor-oriented strategies will be any more successful in outperforming broad-based cap-weighted benchmarks than traditional active managers? Is there a scenario where factors don't matter anymore?
- Ben Johnson - Director of Global ETF Research, Morningstar
- Matthew Chan - Senior Consultant, Mercer
Will passive investing overtake the active space in the near future? Are ETFs purely driven by low cost? Do they deliver something that active funds don’t? Can active investing make a comeback?
- Paula Ip - Executive Director, Head of Investment Fund Sales, Greater China, UBS Wealth Management
- Pierre DeGagné - Executive Director, Investment Funds Fund Selection & Strategy, DBS Bank
- Yingyong Chiaravutthi - Head of Investment, Prudential Life Assurance (Thailand) PLC
FundForum-Inside ETFs Asia invites you to join us for a provocative keynote talk from Jonathan Larsen, Chief Innovation Officer at Ping An Group, Asia’s insurance giant and most innovative financial group in China, to share his insights on digital transformation in finance. What is happening next and how will economy be transformed?
- Jonathan Larsen - Chief Innovation Officer, Ping An