3rd Annual Korea Institutional Investment Forum

Organizer: Asian Investor
Date: 9 July 2009
Location: TBA (Seoul, Korea)
Agenda & Speakers TBA

From Conference Website: Asian Investor Conferences bring together the region’s leaders in the institutional investment and asset management communities in order to share knowledge and best practices about the most important trends and issues currently facing the industry. In 2008, we will offer a mix of pan-regional summits, as well as country specific investing forums. More…

P&I Chinese Pension Symposium

Organizer: Pension & Investments
Dates: 3-5 November 2009
Location: TBA (Beijing, China)
Agenda & Speakers TBA

From Conference Website: No country has been spared the effects of the financial market distress of the past months and China is no exception. Like all governments in global markets, China faces the same challenges when it comes to the risk management and investment policies of its young but growing pension sector. With an aging population and a pay-as-you-go state pension system, the Chinese government has been working hard to promote funded, privately sponsored pensions through the development of Enterprise Annuity and individual schemes. With the rise of funded plans, both on defined contribution and defined benefit basis, China now must grapple with the same issues as all investors. More…

P&I Global Pension Symposium

Organizer: Pension & Investments
Dates: 11-12 November 2009
Location: TBA (Tokyo, Japan)
Agenda & Speakers TBA

From Conference Website: Pension funds in Japan face many of the same problems as those in the US: underfunding, low interest rates, aging participant populations and the challenge of finding alpha. This conference and report will give asset managers the opportunity to highlight the many solutions that are being developed to address these issues, including liability driven investing and pension outsourcing. In searching for asset allocation solutions, many plan sponsors are considering new investment arenas such as emerging markets, infrastructure and commodities, while reconsidering some more familiar areas such as real estate, private equity and hedge funds. More…

P & I Global Pension Symposium- Japan

Organizer: Pensions & Investments
Dates: 11-12 November 2009
Location: Tokyo
Agenda & Speakers TBA

From Conference Website: Pension funds in Japan face many of the same problems as those in the US: underfunding, low interest rates, aging participant populations and the challenge of finding alpha. This conference and report will give asset managers the opportunity to highlight the many solutions that are being developed to address these issues, including liability driven investing and pension outsourcing. In searching for asset allocation solutions, many plan sponsors are considering new investment arenas such as emerging markets, infrastructure and commodities, while reconsidering some more familiar areas such as real estate, private equity and hedge funds. More…

Hedge Funds World Africa 2009

Organizer: Terrapinn
Dates: 17-20 November 2009
Location: Cape Town International Convention Centre, South Africa (website)
Agenda & Speakers TBA

From Conference Website: Hedge Funds World Africa 2009 – is the definitive CEO level strategic conference where new ideas, business intelligence and close relationships really make a difference. It promises you a fun-filled interactive experience with exciting panels and war-story case studies. You will network with top-level delegates pre-qualified by conference premium fees. More…