The 2nd Pensions and ESG Forum - The Dynamics in a Changing World 2017 | Asia Asset Management | 16 November 2017 | Mandarin Orchard Singapore, 333 Orchard Road, Singapore 238867

Asia Asset Management commenced publication in December 1995 and was the first trade journal in the Asia-Pacific region to cater to the needs of asset managers, pension funds and institutional investors.For the past 21 years it has been dedicated to providing comprehensive news coverage and in-depth analysis of the Asian asset management industry.

Our readers are mostly CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, Managing Directors, Presidents and Vice Presidents of companies, Chairmans, Regional heads, Finance Directors, Pension Fund Trustees, HR Directors, Treasurers, Head of Investment Committees, Marketing Directors and Heads/Directors of Risk Management, Treasury, IT, Compliance, Trading Department, Asset Management, Finance, and others.

Topics for discussion:
• Going Green: An Academic’s Perspective on Social and Environmental Investing
• ESG’s Growing Global Impact
• How ESG Impacts Investment Decisions and Returns
• Global Market Inefficiencies
• Overview of Global ESG Market: Key Trends to Watch
• Corporate Strategy for Managers and Investors

Plus four panel discussions:

• Impact Investing : The Role of Government Funds
• Harmonization of Stewardship Codes of Conduct in Asia
• Global Themes Driving Demand for Responsible Investing
• SRI, ESG and Impact Investing

Who will attend?
Institutional investors and asset owners including pensions, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, big finance groups, SWF, banks, private wealth and custodians, regulators etc.

2017 Speakers:

Dr Johan Sulaeman
Research Director, Centre for Asset Management Research & Investments (CAMRI), NUS Business School

David Smith
Head of Corporate Governance, Aberdeen Asset Management

Omar Lodhi
Partner & Regional Head – Asia, Abraaj Capital Asia Pte Ltd

Arthur Kwong
Head of Asia-Pacific Equities, BNP Paribas Asset Management

Mary Leung
Head, Advocacy, Asia Pacific, CFA Institute

Paul Smith
President and CEO, CFA Institute

Gareth Davies
Head of Responsible Investment Solutions, Columbia Threadneedle Investments

Dr.Peng Chen
CEO, Dimensional Fund Advisors (Asia ex Japan) and Chairman, Dimensional SmartNest (Dimensional Retirement)

Heman Wong
Former Executive Director, Hospital Authority Provident Fund Scheme Hong Kong

Rana Karadsheh-Haddad
Country Manager, IFC – Singapore

Atsushi Yoshikawa
Distinguished Visiting Fellow, NUS Business School, Chairman of the Board, Nomura Real Estate Holdings and Former President and Group COO, Nomura Holdings

Dr.Lawrence Loh
Director, CGIO, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore ·

Professor Joseph Cherian,
Practice Professor of Finance, Director, Centre for Asset Management Research & Investments (CAMRI),
NUS Business School

Hannah Skeates
Senior Director, Strategy and ESG Indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices

Tianyin Cheng
Director, Strategy and ESG Indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices

Vivek Jamwal
Practice Head (Risk & Research), Stradegi Consulting

Marc Bindschädler
Portfolio Advisor, Director, Vontobel Asset Management

Dr.Söhnke M. Bartram
Professor of Finance, Department of Finance, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick

CO-SPONSORS:

• BNP Asset Management
• Columbia Threadneedle
• S&P Dow Jones Indices
• Stradegi
• Vontobel

SUPPORTING PARTNER:
• Centre for Asset Management Research & Investments