Programme

As the economic balance shifts towards Asia, Asia’s role in pension portfolios is growing. How do pension funds manage the associated risks and opportunities, how can they tackle governance issues, and how much are pension funds invested in China today, directly and indirectly?

Wednesday March 17th

13:30
Opening
 

          By: André de Vos, Editor in Chief Print and Events, Pensioen Pro


13:35
Keynote presentation: The shift to China: a macro-economic view
The global economy’s center of gravity is shifting to Asia and in particular China, while China in turn is becoming ever more economically active in Europe. How does this shift impact institutional investors? We discuss what is happening from a macroeconomic perspective, what role the US dollar will play, and perhaps most importantly, how the shift may impact governance in financial markets.  

          Speaker: Peter Ho, Professorial Research Fellow at London School of Economics and
          Zhejiang University

 

14:10
Workshop: tbc


14:50
Break
 

15:00
Presentation: Chinese Fixed Income
Chinese fixed income markets are rapidly changing. We review the latest developments relevant to pension funds.

          Speaker: Vanessa Chan, Asian fixed income investment director at Fidelity
 

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15:30
Presentation: Asian Equities
Shifting from GEM to Asian equities in a post-pandemic world.

          Speaker: Alexander Davey, Global Capability Head for Active & Quantitative Equity
          and Senior Investment Specialist | Asia & China Equity, HSBC Global Asset
          Management

 

16:00
Presentation: Sustainable China
China is known as the world’s biggest polluter – which makes it the place to be for sustainable investors who wish to make a difference. 
 

16:30
Closing Keynote: A new Asian Decade: a Business perspective


          Speaker: Frans-Paul van der Putten, Coördinator and Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael
          China Centre and China Platform for European Institutional Investors (CPEII)

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