Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 - Spotlight on Asia
Venue: Four Seasons Dallas
Venue: Four Seasons Dallas
4150 North MacArthur Boulevard
Irving, Texas, USA, 75038
+1 972 717-0700
Speaker Biographies:
Donald Amstad, Asian Fixed Income Specialist, Aberdeen Asset Management
Donald Amstad joined Aberdeen Asset Management in Singapore in March 2007 and is currently the Director of Business Development. He has responsibility for marketing globally Aberdeen's Asian fixed income products, as well as for representing the group's fixed income expertise to clients in the region. Mr Amstad joined from JPMorgan Asset Management in London, where he worked from 2004 as Managing Director, Fixed Income, responsible for managing central bank portfolios. He has also worked for Bank of America (2001-2004), JPMorgan (1987-2001) and Nomura International Limited (1983-1987). Mr Amstad has 25 years’ experience in fixed income markets and is now living in Asia for the fourth time in his career. He has spent over 12 years in the region in both Tokyo (1987-1990) and Singapore (1990-1992, 1994-1996 and 2007 to date). He holds a BA (Hons) in PPE from Trinity College, Oxford.
Dr. John Hund, Professor of Finance, Rice University
Dr John Hund is a visiting Assistant Professor at Rice University, teaching International Finance and Economics in both the executive and daytime MBA programs. He has also taught at the University of Texas at Austin and Tulane University, and his research focuses on the estimation of emerging market default risk and liquidity, as well as the influence of default on corporate decision making and the credit rating process. Dr Hund also co-founded and co-managed the Financial Engineering Group at BankBoston where he was responsible for developing models to price and hedge proprietary interest rate, currency, and emerging market structured products. He has presented original research at numerous industry conferences around the world, and consults for money center banks on advanced topics on emerging market debt and derivatives. He also serves as an expert witness in legal cases involving derivatives and corporate appropriateness. Dr Hund graduated magna cum laude from Williams College in 1987 with a BA in Political Economy and a concentration in Russian, Soviet, and Eastern European Studies and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He received his PhD in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin.
Rita Raagas De Ramos, Managing Editor, Ignites Asia – Financial Times Group
Rita Raagas De Ramos is the Managing Editor at Ignites Asia, a Financial Times publication for and about the asset management industry in Asia. Ms De Ramos has been responsible for Ignites Asia since its launch in September 2010, and she has been covering the asset management industry in Asia from Hong Kong since 2000. Prior to that, she was the Managing Editor at Asian Investor in Hong Kong, having previously been the Asia-Pacific funds reporter at Dow Jones Newswires. In a 20 year career as a journalist, Ms De Ramos was also a Bureau Chief at United Press International and an investigative reporter at Business World in Manila. She has a BS in Economics from the University of the Philippines.
James Hille, Chief Investment Officer, Texas Christian University
Jim Hille was appointed the first Chief Investment Officer for the Texas Christian University Endowment in May 2006. The TCU Endowment has $1.2 billion in assets invested globally in multiple asset classes. Formerly, Mr Hille was the Chief Investment Officer of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, a $100 billion public pension plan where he also served as Director of International Equities. From 1992 to 1995 he managed portfolios for the Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS), and from 1990 to 1992 he worked as an assistant to the international portfolio manager for the Bass Brothers Trust family office, while earning an MBA in Finance from TCU. With a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the US Naval Academy class of 1983, he served for six years as a Marine Corps officer. Mr Hille is a trustee for the Communities Foundation of Texas, Silver Ventures, and Trinity Valley School. He is also a trustee advisor for the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Fund and the Employee Retirement System of Texas. Mr Hille is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA).
Kerrie Waring, Acting Head of Secretariat, International Corporate Governance Network
Kerrie Waring is the Head of Secretariat at the International Corporate Governance Network, a global body of investors with members responsible for US $18 trillion in AuM. Ms Waring has extensive experience in the field of corporate governance and has held significant positions in a number of professional bodies. Prior to her appointment at ICGN, she was Corporate Governance Manager at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales where she had led the Institute's US-UK corporate governance initiative. Prior to that, in her role as International Professional Development Manager at the Institute of Directors, she led the development of several initiatives including the Global Director Development Circle linking board training institutions within the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa. Ms Waring is co-author and editor of the 'Handbook on International Corporate Governance' (Kogan Page, 2004) and co-author of the World Bank-OECD's Global Corporate Governance Forum's Global Director Training Toolkit. The latter publication was the result of winning a World Bank tender for proposals to increase capacity building in emerging markets around director training. She has a BA honours Degree in International Business and Japanese and is a Chartered Company Secretary. She was named Rising Star of Corporate Governance by The Millstein School of Corporate Governance and Performance at the Yale School of Management (2008).
Peter Taylor, Head of Corporate Governance, Aberdeen Asset Management
Peter Taylor is a Senior Investment Manager and Head of Corporate Governance on the global emerging markets equity team. Mr Taylor joined Aberdeen's Asian equities team in Singapore in 2007 and transferred to London in 2011. Previously, he was with the International Finance Corporation, where he worked on corporate governance and capital markets development for seven years from their Washington DC and Hong Kong offices. Mr Taylor graduated with a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University, and an MA in International Economics and International Relations from The Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC. He is a CFA Charterholder.
Jennifer Fuentes, Regional Sales Manager, Aberdeen Asset Management
Before attending, feel free to click here for a quick read on Investing in Asia. In addition, you may like to view a brief video on "Views from the Front Lines of Asia", which you can find here.
Interested in Attending? Contact Melissa Papasidero at +1 917-551-5106 or Melissa.Papasidero@ft.com
For CFP Credit, please bring your number the day of the event.
Agenda:
| 2:00.pm | Registration |
| 2:30 pm | Welcome by Ignites and Aberdeen Asset Management Donald Amstad, Asian Fixed Income Specialist, Aberdeen Asset Management |
| 2:45 pm |
Panel with Q&A - Spotlight on Asia
Donald Amstad, Asian Fixed Income Specialist, Aberdeen Asset Management |
| 3:45 pm | Break |
| 4:00 pm | Keynote Interview with Q&A: Time to Broaden Horizons? Asian markets have done well to shake of their reputation of being a risk-heavy investment destination, and regional growth is an attractive proposition at a time when low interest rates and low yields are making for a challenging global macroeconomic environment. As investors increasingly look further afield in their efforts to improve returns, it would appear that so-called 'home-bias' may be easing, but is this a temporary reaction or indicative of longer term trends? Are US investors sufficiently outward-looking, and can they afford not to be? James Hille, Chief Investment Officer, Texas Christian University Interviewer: Rita Raagas De Ramos, Managing Editor, Ignites Asia – Financial Times Group |
| 4:45 pm |
In Conversation: Corporate Governance - The Key to Investing with Confidence in Asia and the Emerging Markets
Peter Taylor, Head of Corporate Governance, Aberdeen Asset Management |
| 5:45 pm | Concluding Remarks Jennifer Fuentes, Regional Sales Manager, Aberdeen Asset Management |
| 5:50 pm | Networking Cocktail Reception |
Speaker Biographies:
Donald Amstad, Asian Fixed Income Specialist, Aberdeen Asset Management
Donald Amstad joined Aberdeen Asset Management in Singapore in March 2007 and is currently the Director of Business Development. He has responsibility for marketing globally Aberdeen's Asian fixed income products, as well as for representing the group's fixed income expertise to clients in the region. Mr Amstad joined from JPMorgan Asset Management in London, where he worked from 2004 as Managing Director, Fixed Income, responsible for managing central bank portfolios. He has also worked for Bank of America (2001-2004), JPMorgan (1987-2001) and Nomura International Limited (1983-1987). Mr Amstad has 25 years’ experience in fixed income markets and is now living in Asia for the fourth time in his career. He has spent over 12 years in the region in both Tokyo (1987-1990) and Singapore (1990-1992, 1994-1996 and 2007 to date). He holds a BA (Hons) in PPE from Trinity College, Oxford.
Dr. John Hund, Professor of Finance, Rice University
Dr John Hund is a visiting Assistant Professor at Rice University, teaching International Finance and Economics in both the executive and daytime MBA programs. He has also taught at the University of Texas at Austin and Tulane University, and his research focuses on the estimation of emerging market default risk and liquidity, as well as the influence of default on corporate decision making and the credit rating process. Dr Hund also co-founded and co-managed the Financial Engineering Group at BankBoston where he was responsible for developing models to price and hedge proprietary interest rate, currency, and emerging market structured products. He has presented original research at numerous industry conferences around the world, and consults for money center banks on advanced topics on emerging market debt and derivatives. He also serves as an expert witness in legal cases involving derivatives and corporate appropriateness. Dr Hund graduated magna cum laude from Williams College in 1987 with a BA in Political Economy and a concentration in Russian, Soviet, and Eastern European Studies and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He received his PhD in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin.
Rita Raagas De Ramos, Managing Editor, Ignites Asia – Financial Times Group
Rita Raagas De Ramos is the Managing Editor at Ignites Asia, a Financial Times publication for and about the asset management industry in Asia. Ms De Ramos has been responsible for Ignites Asia since its launch in September 2010, and she has been covering the asset management industry in Asia from Hong Kong since 2000. Prior to that, she was the Managing Editor at Asian Investor in Hong Kong, having previously been the Asia-Pacific funds reporter at Dow Jones Newswires. In a 20 year career as a journalist, Ms De Ramos was also a Bureau Chief at United Press International and an investigative reporter at Business World in Manila. She has a BS in Economics from the University of the Philippines.
James Hille, Chief Investment Officer, Texas Christian University
Jim Hille was appointed the first Chief Investment Officer for the Texas Christian University Endowment in May 2006. The TCU Endowment has $1.2 billion in assets invested globally in multiple asset classes. Formerly, Mr Hille was the Chief Investment Officer of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, a $100 billion public pension plan where he also served as Director of International Equities. From 1992 to 1995 he managed portfolios for the Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS), and from 1990 to 1992 he worked as an assistant to the international portfolio manager for the Bass Brothers Trust family office, while earning an MBA in Finance from TCU. With a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the US Naval Academy class of 1983, he served for six years as a Marine Corps officer. Mr Hille is a trustee for the Communities Foundation of Texas, Silver Ventures, and Trinity Valley School. He is also a trustee advisor for the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Fund and the Employee Retirement System of Texas. Mr Hille is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA).
Kerrie Waring, Acting Head of Secretariat, International Corporate Governance Network
Kerrie Waring is the Head of Secretariat at the International Corporate Governance Network, a global body of investors with members responsible for US $18 trillion in AuM. Ms Waring has extensive experience in the field of corporate governance and has held significant positions in a number of professional bodies. Prior to her appointment at ICGN, she was Corporate Governance Manager at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales where she had led the Institute's US-UK corporate governance initiative. Prior to that, in her role as International Professional Development Manager at the Institute of Directors, she led the development of several initiatives including the Global Director Development Circle linking board training institutions within the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa. Ms Waring is co-author and editor of the 'Handbook on International Corporate Governance' (Kogan Page, 2004) and co-author of the World Bank-OECD's Global Corporate Governance Forum's Global Director Training Toolkit. The latter publication was the result of winning a World Bank tender for proposals to increase capacity building in emerging markets around director training. She has a BA honours Degree in International Business and Japanese and is a Chartered Company Secretary. She was named Rising Star of Corporate Governance by The Millstein School of Corporate Governance and Performance at the Yale School of Management (2008).
Peter Taylor, Head of Corporate Governance, Aberdeen Asset Management
Peter Taylor is a Senior Investment Manager and Head of Corporate Governance on the global emerging markets equity team. Mr Taylor joined Aberdeen's Asian equities team in Singapore in 2007 and transferred to London in 2011. Previously, he was with the International Finance Corporation, where he worked on corporate governance and capital markets development for seven years from their Washington DC and Hong Kong offices. Mr Taylor graduated with a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University, and an MA in International Economics and International Relations from The Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC. He is a CFA Charterholder.
Jennifer Fuentes, Regional Sales Manager, Aberdeen Asset Management
Jennifer Fuentes is a Regional Sales Manager - Wealth Management, Americas. She is responsible for new business development and diversified financial service firm relationships in the South Central region.
Ms Fuentes joined the firm in 2012, bringing with her six years of industry experience. Previously, she was with Mirae Asset Global Investments as a Associate Vice President, Emerging Markets Specialist, where she was responsible for business development and relationship management in the RIA, Regional, Independent, and Wirehouse channels throughout the state of Texas. She earned an MBA from St. Peters College and a BS in Finance from Seton Hall University.
Before attending, feel free to click here for a quick read on Investing in Asia. In addition, you may like to view a brief video on "Views from the Front Lines of Asia", which you can find here.
Interested in Attending? Contact Melissa Papasidero at +1 917-551-5106 or Melissa.Papasidero@ft.com
For CFP Credit, please bring your number the day of the event.
