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TradeTech Asia
07 - 08 November, 2012
Singapore

Hedge Funds Trading & Investments Summit

November 17th 2011



The agenda is still in production, however confirmed key topics to be discussed will be:
11.20 Chairman’s opening address
Hans Willem van Tuyll, Former Chairman, AIMA
Chairman’s opening address
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Hans Willem van Tuyll
Former Chairman, AIMA

H-W baron van Tuyll van Serooskerken born in Holland in 1938. Spent his younger years with his Parents in Indonesia and after WW 2 a year in the USA. Schooling and military service in The Netherlands. In 1960 joined a Dutch Shipping company and was posted to South Africa (1961- ’65) and subsequently to their headquarters in Hong Kong (’65-69) Joined the Cargill Inc group of companies in 1969 in Ge [read more]
11:30 Exclusive research: GFIA industry report
Peter Douglas, Founder & Principal, GFIA
GFIA is Asia's longest established hedge fund research and consultancy firm, specializing in Asian and emerging markets. Here we get exclusive access to their latest research into the Asian hedge fund industry and hear what strategies are proving most successful
Peter Douglas

Peter Douglas
Founder & Principal, GFIA

Peter Douglas, CAIA, a pioneer of the Asian hedge fund industry, is the principal of the firm, GFIA pte ltd. He has been researching the hedge and absolute return fund universe in Asia since 1998, and has been a fund management professional since 1985, working in London, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo. He was an Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) Council member for 10 years, and wa [read more]
12:00 Panel: Where are investors putting their money?
Peter Douglas, Founder & Principal, GFIA
Hans Willem van Tuyll, Former Chairman, AIMA
Michael Coleman , Managing Director, Aisling Analytics
Stanley Howard, Founder and director , Teneo Partners Limited
Stephane Pizzo, Managing Partner, Lotus Peak Capital
Peter Sullivan, Manager, Singapore/HongKong, Check Fund Manager LLC
Investors across the world are increasingly allocating to Asian funds, both traditional and absolute return. Within the alternative space, are they focused on geography, strategy, performance, manager or all of the above?
  • Which investor types are attracted to Asian hedge funds and why?
  • Exploring the growth of allocation to small and/or new funds
  • Are we seeing an overall increase in risk appetite?
Peter Douglas

Peter Douglas
Founder & Principal, GFIA

Peter Douglas, CAIA, a pioneer of the Asian hedge fund industry, is the principal of the firm, GFIA pte ltd. He has been researching the hedge and absolute return fund universe in Asia since 1998, and has been a fund management professional since 1985, working in London, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo. He was an Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) Council member for 10 years, and wa [read more]
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Hans Willem van Tuyll
Former Chairman, AIMA

H-W baron van Tuyll van Serooskerken born in Holland in 1938. Spent his younger years with his Parents in Indonesia and after WW 2 a year in the USA. Schooling and military service in The Netherlands. In 1960 joined a Dutch Shipping company and was posted to South Africa (1961- ’65) and subsequently to their headquarters in Hong Kong (’65-69) Joined the Cargill Inc group of companies in 1969 in Ge [read more]
Michael Coleman

Michael Coleman
Managing Director, Aisling Analytics
StanHoward

Stanley Howard
Founder and director , Teneo Partners Limited

Stan is a founder and director of Teneo Partners. He has over twenty-five years of experience in dealing with Japanese institutional investors. He began his career in the financial industry with Smith Barney where he was responsible for U.S. equity sales to Japanese institutional investors. From Smith Barney, he [read more]

Stephane Pizzo
Managing Partner, Lotus Peak Capital
Peter Sullivan

Peter Sullivan
Manager, Singapore/HongKong, Check Fund Manager LLC

Peter Sulivan has been involved in the US financial markets since 1989, when he joined Lehman Brothers in New York City as an account executive. In his 23+ years of experience, he has held the positions of Financial Representative, Financial advisor, Branch Manager and Senior Vice President. His responsibilities have included overseeing a client base with assets under management [read more]

12:30 Which hedge fund strategies and markets are proving most effective?
Hans Willem van Tuyll, Former Chairman, AIMA
Juerg Kiener, Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer, Swiss Asia Capital
Christian Stauffer, CEO, EuroFin Asia
Andrew Ballingal, CEO, Ballingal Investment Advisors (tbc)
Bernard Lock, Director & Regional Manager APAC, FX Concepts
Christopher Brandon, Managing Director, Rhicon Currency Management
No session description available.
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Hans Willem van Tuyll
Former Chairman, AIMA

H-W baron van Tuyll van Serooskerken born in Holland in 1938. Spent his younger years with his Parents in Indonesia and after WW 2 a year in the USA. Schooling and military service in The Netherlands. In 1960 joined a Dutch Shipping company and was posted to South Africa (1961- ’65) and subsequently to their headquarters in Hong Kong (’65-69) Joined the Cargill Inc group of companies in 1969 in Ge [read more]

Juerg Kiener
Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer, Swiss Asia Capital

Christian Stauffer
CEO, EuroFin Asia

Andrew Ballingal
CEO, Ballingal Investment Advisors (tbc)
BernardLock

Bernard Lock
Director & Regional Manager APAC, FX Concepts

The New York based Currency Manager & Research Firm was founded in 1981 and has been specialized in FX programs for both risk-hedge overlay and alpha generation. The firm is currently one of the world largest Currency Manager in term of AUM, which exceeds USD 6.7 billion.Prior to joining FX Concepts since 2002, Bernard Lock had actively traded in foreign exchange and derivatives ma [read more]
Christopher Brandon

Christopher Brandon
Managing Director, Rhicon Currency Management

Christopher Brandon is a principal and founder of Rhicon Currency Management. Mr Brandon began his career in 1995 at Swiss Bank Corporation in Geneva and thereafter in London as a foreign exchange dealer. He relocated to UBS Warburg Singapore in late 1998 as a proprietary trader and the senior technical analyst for Asia. In mid 2000 Mr Brandon co-founded Rhicon Currency Management in Singapore. Th [read more]
13:00 Lunch and opportunity to visit the exhibition area
Lunch and opportunity to visit the exhibition area
14:00 Chair opening remarks
Hans Willem van Tuyll, Former Chairman, AIMA
No session description available.
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Hans Willem van Tuyll
Former Chairman, AIMA

H-W baron van Tuyll van Serooskerken born in Holland in 1938. Spent his younger years with his Parents in Indonesia and after WW 2 a year in the USA. Schooling and military service in The Netherlands. In 1960 joined a Dutch Shipping company and was posted to South Africa (1961- ’65) and subsequently to their headquarters in Hong Kong (’65-69) Joined the Cargill Inc group of companies in 1969 in Ge [read more]
14:10 Using the commodities markets for emerging markets exposure
Pieter van Putten, Director & Founding Partner, APAC Asset Management
No session description available.

Pieter van Putten
Director & Founding Partner, APAC Asset Management
14:40 Exploiting trends in financial and commodities markets: a European case-study
Transtrend is a Rotterdam based CTA with approximately 10 bn USD under management and a 19 year track record. We are delighted to welcome André to Asia where he will share some experiences from the systematic trend following trading business.
15:10 Overview of the Korean hedge funds environment and investment opportunities
Sung Taek Hwang , Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, Truston Asset Management
  • Structure changes in Korean financial market
  • Strengths and key Characteristics of Korean economy
  • Market valuations
Sung Taek Hwang

Sung Taek Hwang
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, Truston Asset Management

Sung Taek Hwang chairs the Investment Committee and has oversight responsibility for all aspects of portfolio management at Truston Asset Management. Mr. Hwang co-founded Truston as IMM Investment Management in 1998, serving as CIO and director of Korean Equity Management. Following the joint-venture between IMM Investment Management and Macquarie Bank in 2000, Mr. Hwang served as Director and Hea [read more]
15:50 Afternoon refreshment & networking break
No session description available.
16:20 Evaluating the appetite of institutional investors for alternative assets in China
Zhen Liu, Managing Director, E Fund Management
  • Market structure drivers and barriers - technology and market innovation
  • Assessing future Chinese markets scenarios 2011 – 2012
  • Winners and losers as industry transforms
Zhen Liu

Zhen Liu
Managing Director, E Fund Management

Zhen Liu, CFA Mr. Liu graduated from Peking University in 1987 with a BS degree in Physics, continued his graduate study in Astrophysics at University of Utah, and received MS degree in Physics in 1993. Mr. Liu then went on to study Computer Science at University of Southern California, received MS in Computer Science in 1995. 1995 Mr. Liu started his career on Wall Street at D. E. Shaw WBR_AMPERS [read more]
16:50 Case Study Presentation: Are hedge funds the optimal investment structure to make money in Asia?
Neil Scrase, Head of Capital Formation , EXS Capital
No session description available.
Neil

Neil Scrase
Head of Capital Formation , EXS Capital

Neil Scrase is the Head of Capital Formation for EXS Capital, an independent Asian alternative investment firm and has joint responsibility for business development and deal sourcing/analysis. Neil has been involved with the Asian alternative investment industry since 2004, having worked with multi-asset, macro and equity long/short single manager funds at Ballingal Investment Advisors (BIA) and D [read more]
17:20 Chairman’s Closing Remarks
Hans Willem van Tuyll, Former Chairman, AIMA
Chairman’s Closing Remarks
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Hans Willem van Tuyll
Former Chairman, AIMA

H-W baron van Tuyll van Serooskerken born in Holland in 1938. Spent his younger years with his Parents in Indonesia and after WW 2 a year in the USA. Schooling and military service in The Netherlands. In 1960 joined a Dutch Shipping company and was posted to South Africa (1961- ’65) and subsequently to their headquarters in Hong Kong (’65-69) Joined the Cargill Inc group of companies in 1969 in Ge [read more]
17:30 Close of Conference
Close of Conference
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