PLEASE NOTE THE 2020 AGENDA IS COMING SOON - 2019 China Summit
Following a challenging 2018 in geopolitical terms, how is the economic landscape in China shifting? Is China really opening the door to foreigners and what plans does the government have in place to allow this to happen? Is this the time for conservative or aggressive investing?
- Mehran Nakhjavan - Partner, Emerging Markets Strategist, MRB Partners
- Lin Li - Managing Director, Head of Asset Allocation Strategy Research, CreditEase Wealth Management (Hong Kong) Limited
- Martin Hennecke - Asia Investment Director, St. James's Place Wealth Management
- Ting Lu - Chief China Economist, Nomura
It’s been 18 months since WOFE-licensed foreign managers launched their first product. How are recent market movements affecting them? How are these companies affected by QFII and Bond Connect? Is there still appetite for joint ventures and what might the benefits be?
- Patrick Liu - CEO - China, Neuberger Berman
- Zhiqiang Ren - CEO, HFT Investment Management Co.,Ltd
- Vincent Chen - Executive Director, Global ETF Strategy, China International Capital Corporation (HK) Ltd
- Ting Li - Chief Executive Officer, Yunfeng Financial Group
A tour d’horizon on China’s development policy of ecological civilization and recent examples of how that is proceeding. How is this linked to the GBA plan and the development of a vision/plan for 2035? The need to raise capital for it, and China’s effort to green its financial system. Hear Christine Loh on a holistic view of China changing gear in its development path where the environment is key.
20 minute presentation by Christine Loh
followed by a 25 minute fireside chat with Steve Wang
- Christine Loh - Chief Development Strategist, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, former Undersecretary for the Environment, HKSAR Government
- Wei (Steve) Wang - MD & Deputy Head of Research, Bank of China International
What’s the role of China in global portfolio allocation? How much exposure do investors need? Is active or passive the best way to navigate a complex and volatile market like China?
- Michael Levin - Head of Asset Management, Asia Pacific, Credit Suisse Private Banking
- Daniel Chan - Managing Director, Head of Citi Investment Management Asia, Citi Private Bank
- Qi Wang - CEO, MegaTrust Investment (HK)
- William Ho - Managing Director, Strong Grace Limited
What are the implications for potential investments in China? And how about the ETF market? What are foreign investors’ appetites for mainland equity and bonds and can they afford to ignore China?
- Jackie Choy - Director of ETF Research, Asia, Morningstar
- Brendan Ahern - Chief Investment Officer, KraneShares
- Thomas Taw - Head of ETF Investment Strategy APAC, Blackrock
- Eugenie Shen - Managing Director and Head of Asset Management Group, Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association
- Louis Lu - Fund Manager, Head of Quantitative and Alternative Investment, CSOP Asset Management
- Jens Kruse - Chief Representative Switzerland, Jifu Investments
What future innovations can we expect to see from China? How are these tech companies getting into the investment game? Should traditional fund managers be nervous?
15min presentation on Fintech applied to asset management by Soul Htite, Chairman, Dianrong Group
followed by a 40min panel discussion
- Henry Chan - Chief Investment Officer, BEA Union Investment Management
- Soul Htite - FinTech Entrepreneur, DIANRONG.COM
- Ting Li - Chief Executive Officer, Yunfeng Financial Group
- Jonathan Ha - CEO, Red Pulse
What are the best ways for investors to assess risk and have exposure to China when China is still not fully transparent? How do investors do their research and due diligence – is a different approach required for China?
- Andrew Sullivan - Director, Pearl Bridge Asset Management
- Table 1: Hedge funds
- Table 2: ETFs
- Table 3: Private equity
- Simon Liu - Senior Investment Manager, St. James’s Place (Hong Kong) Limited
- Anand Batepati - Co-founder and Portfolio Manager, GFM Asset Management
- Patrick Ip - Managing Director, China-ASEAN Investment Cooperation Fund (CAF)