Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit: Conversations with Global Investors
3 November 2022
The Hong Kong Academy of Finance (AoF) co-organised with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) the “Conversations with Global Investors” seminar on 3 November, as part of the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit. The seminar was attended physically by senior leaders in the financial, corporate and public sectors, both from Hong Kong and overseas.
In his opening speech, Mr Paul Chan, Financial Secretary of HKSAR and Honorary President of AoF, explained how Hong Kong has weathered through the risks and volatilities in our financial markets; our philosophy and approach towards market regulation, and concluded Hong Kong is “simply the best IFC in Asia”.
Mr Paul Chan, Financial Secretary of HKSAR and Honorary President of AoF
Mr Eddie Yue, Chief Executive of the HKMA and Chairman of AoF, closed the seminar by proclaiming “the buzz and energy of this city is coming back. I hope that this week will really mark the beginning of our path to normality from now on”.
Mr Eddie Yue, Chief Executive of the HKMA and Chairman of AoF
During the panel titled “Creating Value through Uncertainties” panelists exchanged brilliant ideas on the more promising markets, investment strategies and asset allocation against the background of global inflation, rising interest rates, and economic slowdown.
(From Left) Moderator Mr Weijian Shan, Executive Chairman of PAG, panelists Mr William E. Conway, Jr., Co-Founder, Interim CEO, and Co-Chairman of Carlyle, Mr Ben Way, Group Head of Macquarie Asset Management, Mr Jim Zelter, Co-President of Apollo Global Management, and Mr Luke Ellis, CEO of Man Group.
During the panel titled “Managing through Volatile Markets” panelists discussed the regime change in financial markets, and revealed their top picks of investment strategies and rebalancing in asset allocation and diversification that they are deploying for their clients. They also discussed what investors nowadays are demanding of investment managers, and what opportunities ESG investment would create.
(From Left) Moderator Mr Howard Lee, Deputy Chief Executive of HKMA, panelists Mr Stephen Klar, President & Managing Partner of Wellington Management, Ms Hanneke Smits, CEO of BNY Mellon Investment Management and Cyrus Taraporevala, President and CEO of State Street Global Advisors