Funds Selection Nexus Singapore 2024

Date:
12 September 2024
Time:
08:30 – 12:45, followed by a networking luncheon
Venue:
Shangri-La Singapore, 22 Orange Grove Rd

This event is restricted to attendees from private banks, private wealth managers, IAMs, and family offices. All registrations are subject to approval by Asian Private Banker

Overview

Asian Private Banker’s 2024 Funds Selection Nexus (FSN) is set to be the biggest in its 10 year history. Across both the Hong Kong and Singapore editions, the most powerful fund selector leaders and their teams, in charge of over $1.5trn of assets, will be in attendance to examine and discuss the ever changing demands of the Asian client, what’s on their wish lists for the coming year, and how best to navigate volatile market conditions. Product manufacturers will join the discussion to present their latest strategies and engage in in-depth analysis of what products should be in clients’ crosshairs for the coming year.

FSN is the industry’s longest-running dedicated event for the fund selector community – we look forward to you being a part of the discussions in September.

Agenda

08:30 – 09:10 Registration and networking coffee
09:10 – 09:15 Welcome remarks
09:15 – 09:55 Crafting resilience – Fortifying durable portfolios in an unpredictable environment

  • What strategic changes are being implemented in overall portfolio allocation and construction given decreased expectations for long-term returns amidst possible global recessions and unpredictable interest rate shifts?
  • As preferences shift towards large-cap stocks, active investment approaches and a growing interest in structured products, is this indicative of a more permanent change in investment strategies?
  • What are the key drivers behind expanding investment interest in growth sectors like technology and healthcare, and which other thematic areas are set to yield positive returns?
  • How are specialised model portfolios and open architecture platforms enhancing due diligence, risk management and overall investment opportunities for U/HNW clients?

Speakers:

Yazid Mahadi
Head of Funds Selection, Bank of Singapore
Jansen Phee
Head of Funds Investment Solutions, Asia Pacific; Head of Global Investment Management, China, UBS Global Wealth Management
Cheryl Tan
Head of Funds Specialists, APAC, Bank Julius Baer
Karen Tan
Head of Managed Solutions, Pictet Wealth Management

Moderator:

Audrey Raj
Senior Consultant – South Asia Editor, Asian Private Banker
09:55 – 10:15 Networking break and transition to breakout rooms
10:15 – 11:55 Breakout sessions

Workshop 1: Quantitative value – Exploiting market inefficiencies systematically

Markets are inefficient as prices deviate from intrinsic value, while investor behavioural biases amplify valuation peaks and troughs. Further to that, these inefficiencies could persist over extended periods of time and over different frequencies. Could these mispricings be exploited? Is there an opportunity for alpha generation through an active, disciplined, and systematic approach? Hear from Dr. Joanna Nash, senior quant PM and head of portfolio management at RQI Investors, on how RQI Investors combine quantitative analysis with proprietary alpha signals and the team’s market experience to capture market mispricing and deliver alpha.

Speaker:

Dr. Joanna Nash
Senior Quant Portfolio Manager & Head of Portfolio Management, RQI Investors

Workshop 2: Securitized fixed income – a strategic edge in the interest rate cycle

Investors are at a pivotal moment – recalibrating portfolios for a potential interest rate easing cycle. The traditional balancing act, a “cash plus” solution paired with longer-duration exposures, is evolving in anticipation of this key event. From AAA-rated CLOs to agency mortgages, securitized fixed income offers a strategic edge over this traditional approach for investors to optimize their fixed income exposure while making the most of the current macro environment. Meanwhile, a multi-sector approach allows the diversification of sources of returns across the entire fixed income space as it seeks the most attractive opportunities while providing balance between spread and duration return drivers. Join Janus Henderson’s fixed income investment specialist Alexis Lavergne to learn more about the dynamic world of securitized fixed income and how to navigate the interest rate cycle with precision and confidence.

Speaker:

Alexis Lavergne
Fixed Income Investment Specialist, Janus Henderson Investors

Workshop 3: Resilience in global IG – Role of portfolio construction and climate risks integration

Climate change arguably represents the largest long-term systemic risk in credit portfolios. The scale and urgency of change needed to ensure global greenhouse gas emissions are aligned with a 1.5 degrees Celsius pathway will impact every part of the global economy. Aviva Investors invests with a dual objective, which they believe are equally important and positively aligned to deliver 1) long term capital growth, and 2) investing in bonds of companies responding to climate change effectively. Join Aviva Investors’ senior portfolio manager, Thomas Chinery, to understand and discuss how you can invest in debt securities with the aim of achieving positive climate outcomes while delivering investment grade returns.

Speaker:

Thomas Chinery
Senior Portfolio Manager, Aviva Investors
11:55 – 12:15 Networking break and transition
12:15 – 12:45 Venturing beyond the conventional – Tapping specialist insights for hidden private market gems

  • What is the optimal approach to investing in private markets for U/HNW clientele, and what qualitative criteria should be considered when evaluating fund managers in this area?
  • How can private banks leverage specialised asset managers – particularly those who focus on the middle-market space – to uncover hidden investment opportunities and enhance value creation in the alternatives markets?
  • What are the key attributes of an effectively managed semi-liquid fund, and in what ways does it vary from traditional asset allocation between liquid and illiquid assets?
  • What methods can advisors use to manage client expectations regarding illiquid long-term funds, while emphasising their vital role in preserving generational wealth?

Speakers:

Mischa Bitton
Head, Alternative Investments, Wealth Management, Standard Chartered Bank
Gian-Maria Piccolo
Head of Investment Management, Emerging Markets, Deutsche Bank Private Bank
Shafali Sachdev
Head of Investment Services, Asia, BNP Paribas Wealth Management

Moderator:

Audrey Raj
Senior Consultant – South Asia Editor, Asian Private Banker
12:45 – 14:00 Networking lunch

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Belle Liang
Chief Investment Officer, Investment and Wealth Solutions, Hang Seng Bank

Belle joined Hang Seng Bank in 2011 as head of investment advisory. She took on her current role as chief investment officer of the wealth management business at Hang Seng in 2023. She is currently in charge of asset allocation strategy and investment product advisory and solutions for the bank’s high net worth clients as well as corporate clients. Prior to joining Hang Seng, she had accumulated years of experience in global markets and Hong Kong equities as a research analyst and equity strategist for various financial institutions.

Eva Lee
Managing Director, Head Greater China Equities, UBS Global Wealth Management Chief Investment Office

Eva Lee is the head of Greater China equities at UBS Global Wealth Management Chief Investment Office in Hong Kong. She joined UBS in Sept 2011 and led a team covering the Hong Kong/China property research sector.

Eva built up and held up the top three positions in Asia real estate research in the Institutional Investors poll of 2016/17/18.

Eva has covered the HK/China property sector for the last 21 years at UBS, before that, at Macquarie, ING, Credit Suisse and HSBC. Eva is a member of Chartered Financial Analysts, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Hong Kong Certified Public Accountants.

Grace Tam
Chief Investment Advisor, Hong Kong, BNP Paribas Wealth Management

Grace Tam is the chief investment advisor and managing director with the Chief Investment Office (CIO) Asia at BNP Paribas Wealth Management. She is a member of BNP Paribas Wealth Management’s global investment strategy committee and is responsible for formulating, formalising and communicating global asset allocation and investment strategies for Wealth Management in Asia.

Grace joined BNP Paribas Wealth Management from HSBC Global Asset Management where she was a senior market specialist. Before that, she was a director, portfolio solutions specialist with Credit Suisse Private Banking and spent over 10 years with J.P. Morgan Asset Management with her last position as executive director, global market strategist.

Grace holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics and is a chartered financial analyst.

Jacky Tang
Head of Portfolio Management Group Asia, Head of Portfolio Advisory Group Asia, Head of Investment Strategy Group Asia, Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management

Jacky is head of the portfolio management group, head of the portfolio advisory group, and head of the investment strategy group for Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management in Asia Pacific. He is responsible for centralised discretionary portfolio management for ultra high net worth and institutional clients across Asia Pacific. Jacky is also responsible for advising clients on strategic asset allocation and tactical investment strategies. He joined Goldman Sachs as an executive director in 2012 and was named managing director in 2019.

Jacky has served as an adjunct professor for the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Business and Economics and has led a number of workshops in behavioural finance, sustainable finance, financial markets, asset allocation and portfolio management.

Jacky earned a PhD in economics from the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and a master’s degree from the University of Cambridge.

Jeffrey Tam
Head of Investment Fund Specialists, Hong Kong, Bank Julius Baer

Jeffrey Tam is head investment fund specialists, Hong Kong at Bank Julius Baer. Based in Hong Kong, he is responsible for funds advisory for the clients in Asia, covering both traditional and alternative investments.

Prior to joining Bank Julius Baer in 2018, Jeffrey was a funds specialist at Deutsche Bank Wealth Management for three years. He was responsible for the bank’s traditional and alternative fund offerings with specialisation in hedge funds. He started his career in finance at Citi Private Bank, where he was a portfolio advisor, managing clients’ investment portfolios.

Jeffrey holds a Bachelor of Science degree in actuarial science from the London School of Economics.

Sabina Chiang
Head, Managed Investments, Wealth Management, Hong Kong, Standard Chartered Bank

Sabina Chiang is the head of managed investments, wealth management, Hong Kong at Standard Chartered Bank. She oversees the managed investments business across the bank’s consumer, private and business banking segments.

Sabina’s wealth of experience in the financial industry spans across wealth management, private banking as well as corporate and investment banking. With over 15 years of experience in private banking and managed investments, she has held various positions in banks including Bank Julius Baer, BNP Paribas and Lombard Odier.

Sabina holds a Bachelor of Commerce in finance from the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary in Canada.

Zandrew Liu
Head of Offering Management, North Asia, Deutsche Bank Wealth Management

Zandrew Liu is the head of North Asia, offering management team. In his role, he identifies solutions which best express Deutsche Bank Wealth Management’s CIO views, implemented through managed solutions such as funds, ETFs, and mandates as well as structured solutions.

Before joining Deutsche Bank in 2019, he was with Investec Asset Management, currently Ninety One, in their private bank distribution team and APAC product development with HSBC Asset Management prior to that.

Zandrew has been in the wealth and asset management industry for nearly 20 years, spanning from Montreal to Hong Kong.

Germaine Share
Director of Manager Research, Asia, Morningstar

Germaine Share is a director for Morningstar Asia Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc. Share oversees the active manager research efforts and represents the manager research capabilities in Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Korea and Thailand. She is also an integral part in leading the manager research service efforts in the region.

Before joining Morningstar in 2012, Share was a project officer for Hong Kong venture capital firm Chinarise Capital, where she was responsible for the business development of key client accounts and independent evaluation of client proposals.

Share holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from University College London.

Keye S.K. Chow
Senior Vice President, Director of Research & Senior Analyst, Alger

Keye Chow is a senior vice president, director of research and senior analyst covering the healthcare sector. He joined Alger in 2021 and has 19 years of investment experience.

Before joining Alger, he was a senior equity analyst and sector portfolio manager at Invesco, where he led fundamental research and stock selection across health care services, medical technology and biopharmaceutical companies. Prior to that, Keye was an equity analyst covering health care and technology at several investment managers, including Millennium, Credit Suisse, Ivory Capital Management and Palmyra Capital Advisors. He also gained experience in the technology industry during his time in business development and corporate development roles for Documentum and RSA Security, respectively.

Keye earned a B.A. in English and an M.S. in industrial engineering at Stanford University. He also earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Stephen King
Senior Vice President & Head of APAC Business Development, Alger

Stephen King is a senior vice president and head of APAC business development. He joined Alger in 2023 and has 23 years of financial services experience. Stephen is based in Singapore and is responsible for the business development and distribution efforts of Alger’s products within the Asia-Pacific region.

Prior to joining Alger, Stephen served as the head of institutional sales APAC at Fiera Capital, where he led business development and managed key client accounts within the APAC institutional markets. Prior to that, he worked in EMEA institutional sales at Fiera Capital where he focused on expanding sales and services to institutional clients. Stephen also held various leadership positions in institutional sales at the Rohatyn Group in both Singapore and London. Stephen earned a B.A. with honours from Bristol Business School at the University of West England.

Andrew McCagg
Senior Client Portfolio Manager, Nomura Asset Management

Andrew McCagg is senior client portfolio manager for Japanese equities at Nomura Asset Management UK. Ltd. in London. He joined Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd in Tokyo in 2008 after graduating from International Christian University with a bachelor’s degree in Linguistics.

He initially worked as an assistant portfolio manager in the advisory fund management department and moved to the Japanese equities team in 2011. He was a portfolio manager on the Japan Value team for eight years before assuming his current role as CPM.

Kelvin Heng
Portfolio Manager & Credit Analyst, Fixed Income, PineBridge Investments

Kelvin Heng joined PineBridge Investments in 2016 and is a portfolio manager and credit analyst. He is responsible for evaluating emerging market corporate bonds for all Asia and emerging market portfolios.

Previously, Kelvin worked in the Asia credit research team at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Hong Kong, covering a mix of high yield and investment grade credits across China, India and Southeast Asia. Prior to that, he worked at Barclays in London on the European credit research team, covering European high yield and investment grade credits in the retail, consumer and services sectors. Kevlin received a Bachelor of Commerce in finance from the University of British Columbia. He is also a CFA charterholder.

Pierre Chartres
Investment Director, Fixed Income, M&G Investments

Pierre is an investment director in the fixed income team. His role involves explaining the investment philosophy, process and performance of M&G’s fixed income fund range, as well as providing updates on overall financial market performance, investment trends and the economic outlook​.

Before joining M&G in 2013, Pierre worked at BNY Mellon Asset Management for seven years, most recently as a portfolio strategist designing, developing and managing multi-asset investment solutions. Prior to that, he spent two and a half years at Natixis Asset Management in Paris​.

He has a masters-level degree in business and finance from ESSCA Business School, Angers, France and is a CFA charterholder.

Michael Dyer
Investment Director, Multi Asset and Equities, M&G Investments

Michael Dyer is an investment director covering multi-asset and equity investments, based in Hong Kong. Michael joined M&G in 2019. Prior to joining M&G, Michael worked at Neuberger Berman in Hong Kong, as a client portfolio manager for multi-asset, liquid alternative and equity investments and Morgan Stanley Investment Management, in London, in multi-alternative and hedge fund portfolio solutions. Overall, Michael brings over 21 years of experience working in the investment management industry.

Michael graduated from University of Leeds and holds the chartered financial analyst (CFA) and chartered alternative investment analyst (CAIA) designations.