Mercer Investment Forum 2017 | Marsh & McLennan Companies | 20 October 2017 | The Sherwood Taipei, No. 111, Section 3, Minsheng East Road, Songshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan 105

Nowadays investors face the challenge of generating returns when yields and risk premia are relatively low. Additionally, in an environment of economic and political fragility, many may have reached the limits of monetary policy effectiveness.

Highlights of our discussion topics include:

Building a Robust Investment Programme

• What are the fundamentals for institutional investors to exploit competitive advantages to deliver outperformance and better governance.
• The current significant opportunities for long-term institutional investors.
• Understanding the appetite for illiquidity and integrating that in your risk/reward evaluation.

Fund Manager Selection and Termination
• Latest trends on manager selection and what are the key focuses and recent innovations benefiting asset owners
• Measures to consider in the monitoring process and challenges faced
• Other considerations for the manager hire/fire conundrum

Constructing a Successful Private Market Portfolio
• Trends of private market investment for improved returns and greater diversification
• Strategies to cash flow planning and portfolio construction

Panel Discussion: Managing Long-Term Systematic Risks
• ESG impact on manager selection
• How to manage systematic risks
• Key considerations for ESG

2017 Speakers:

Adeline Tan
Head of Advisory, Mercer Hong Kong

Ernest Ong
Senior Investment Consultant, Mercer Singapore

Mei-Ni Yang
Private Equity Specialist, Mercer