Here is a daily overview of the dominating themes addressed over the 4 in-depth days of panels and presentations at FundForum Asia 2009 (April 2009, Singapore):
Fund distribution in Asia: the view from the summit - 27th April 2009
Long-term business development in Asia should be a major priority for manufacturers and distributors of investment funds. Most countries in the region are running substantial current account surpluses – which, by definition, means that there is an excess of savings. This also means that Asian economies should recover from the global financial crisis sooner and faster than the developed countries. For more please click here.
East is East: West is West - 28th April 2009
There are many features that set the Asian fund markets apart from their counterparts in the rest of the world. However, investment fund companies across the region have had to endure many of the same problems – some of which are of the companies’ own making – as have their counterparts in Europe and North America. For more please click here.
Building an Asian Business - 29th April 2009
Across the Asia-Pacific region, including Australia and Japan, the investment funds business is a fragmented one. For all the achievements about which global investment fund companies are rightly proud, the business is dominated by about 300 local organisations, most of which are either boutiques or affiliates of local financial institutions. For more please click here.
Emerging Markets - 30th April 2009
In the future, historians may see the global financial crisis of 2008 – 2011(?) as a seminal event in which political and economic power shifted from the developed world to the emerging markets. The elevation of the importance of the G20 grouping of major economies, together with widespread calls for the replacement of the US dollar as the global reserve currency are the most obvious signs of this. For more please click here.