Thursday 16 May 2013

Investment Professionals Assess Future of Finance at CFA Institute Annual Conference

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–


Investment professionals from around the world will converge at Marina

Bay Sands in Singapore next week for the 66th

CFA Institute Annual Conference
,to

explore the challenges facing the industry and examine ways to help

shape the future of finance. On May 19-22, more than 1,200 award-winning

academics, economists, and business leaders will share ideas, expand

their professional competence, and join CFA Institute in its efforts to

restore trust in finance and raise standards in ethics, education and

professional excellence. This year marks the first time the event will

be hosted in the Asia Pacific region.



CFA Institute President and CEO John Rogers, CFA, will open the

conference this Monday at 9 a.m. SGT, with an address to the

global investment profession. The address will focus on how to

shape a more trustworthy financial industry that better serves society,

and a call for reform in six critical areas of finance: putting

investors first, financial knowledge, retirement security, transparency

and fairness, regulation and enforcement, and safeguarding the system.

To watch the live video of the speech, visit the Annual

Conference live stream
.



The conference will feature more than 35 scheduled presentations and

panels with 48 speakers, including Ng Kok Song, adviser and chair

of global investments, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation; George

Friedman,
CEO and founder, Stratfor; Dambisa Moyo,

international economist, author and investment strategist; and Michael

Woodford,
former president and CEO, Olympus Corporation.



Follow the conference via social media and live stream video throughout

the conference:



1. Watch live video stream – Visit http://annual.cfainstitute.org

to participate or the Annual

Conference live stream
to access any one of these free video feeds:




  • Monday, 9-9:20 a.m. SGT — “The Future of Finance Starts With You”
    John

    Rogers, CFA, president and CEO, CFA Institute




  • Monday, 9:35-10:35 a.m. SGT – “The Roaring Dragon: Global

    Investment Implications of a Rising China”

    Ng Kok Song,

    adviser and chair of Global Investments, Government of Singapore

    Investment Corporation; Jonathan Anderson, president of Emerging

    Advisors Group; John Wong, professorial fellow and academic advisor at

    East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore; and Wu

    Shangzhi, chairman and managing partner of CDH Investments




  • Tuesday, 10:30-11:20 a.m. SGT – “The Great Convergence: Asia, the

    West, and the Logic of One World”

    Kishore Mahbubani, dean and

    professor in the Practice of Public Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of

    Public Policy, National University of Singapore




  • Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. SGT – “Geography’s Role in Shaping

    History, Politics, Economics, and Societal Imperatives”

    George

    Friedman, CEO and founder, Stratfor



2. Check out the conference blog – Live blogging

from the conference begins on Sunday and posts will cover nearly all

conference topics. Follow the blog at http://annual.cfainstitute.org/blog/.



3. Follow conference social media – Visit the conference social

media page
to get a live pulse of the events in Singapore, from

Twitter, Facebook, Sina Weibo, Google+ and LinkedIn. Follow

conference-related tweets using the #CFA13 hash tag.



Asset Manager Code of Professional Conduct Workshop Examines

Ethical Conduct



Investment managers will gather this Sunday from 12:30-1:30 p.m. SGT for

the “Ethical

Conduct in Practice: The CFA Institute Asset Manager Code of

Professional Conduct
” panel discussion. The event will examine how

investment managers can commit to ethical principles that put client

interests first by adopting the Asset Manager Code of Professional

Conduct. The session will be led by Michael G. Trotsky, CFA, executive

director and chief investment officer of the Massachusetts Pension

Reserves Investment Management Board; Lim Liying, CFA, chief investment

officer of Singapore Labour Foundation; and Mohammed Shoaib, CFA, chief

executive of Al Meezan Investment Management Ltd.



‘Challenging Industry Norms’ Panel Weighs Future of Finance



The conference will feature the “Challenging

Industry Norms: The Future of Finance
” panel discussion on Wednesday

from 9-10:10 a.m. SGT. Chaired by John Rogers, CFA, president and CEO of

CFA Institute, Mark P. Delaney, CFA, chief investment officer and deputy

CEO of AustralianSuper; Fred Hu, chairman of Primavera Capital Group;

and Aaron Low, CFA, principal of Lumen Advisors, LLC, the panel will

discuss ways to shape a more trustworthy, forward-thinking financial

industry that better serves society.



EDITOR’S NOTES:



Media RSVP: Credentialed journalists may register now for one of

a limited number of press passes. Please contact betty.wong@cfainstitute.org

to register and learn more about live, phone or video interviews with

conference speakers, attendees, sponsors, and CFA Institute leaders.



Full Program: A detailed program and agenda is available here.



About CFA Institute



CFA Institute is the global association of investment professionals that

sets the standard for professional excellence and credentials. The

organization is a champion for ethical behavior in investment markets

and a respected source of knowledge in the global financial community.

The end goal: to create an environment where investors’ interests come

first, markets function at their best, and economies grow. CFA Institute

has more than 116,000 members in 137 countries and territories,

including 108,000 CFA charterholders, and 138 member societies. For more

information, visit www.cfainstitute.org.


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Investment Professionals Assess Future of Finance at CFA Institute Annual Conference

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