10th Asia Pacific Region Investment Conference

This year, the 10th Annual Pacific Region conference will once again hold an investment conference in New World Hotel, Makati, Philippines on October 14 & 15, 2010.

Organized by the Asia Pacific Association for Fiduciary Studies (APAFS), the annual conference usually gathers over 400 delegates, comprised of financial executives, key decision makers of companies, and other professionals. This year, the PRIC will bring together investment and finance professionals and organizations, with key global players in the finance industry lending their support for the upcoming event.

Local finance institutions have also pledged their support for the conference, which aims to promote the regional understanding of current economic issues.

For more information, email executivedirector@apafs.org or  log on to www.apafs.org.

One Cebu Business and Sustainability Summit 2010

Last August 9, 2010, Mandaue Business Movement (MBM 2010) celebrated their 2nd Event of their Business Movement One Cebu Business and Sustainability Summit 2010. This happened at Cebu International Convention Center, Mandaue City.

One Cebu Sustainability Summit 2010 was attended by top business executives, with the theme "The Sustainable Business Revolution: A Call to Action". This Special Event brought awareness as to what to do to contribute to sustainable development with a strong commitment to do something about it.

The event is aimed to make delegates LEARN why sustainability is so important and what they need to do to make the transformation in their own business; CONNECT with major business leaders who have made the leap to sustainability and who can help delegates with their own challenges, as well as with other attendees who may provide unique partnership opportunities going forward; COMMIT to specific steps one’s company needs to take to move into the new world of sustainable business; and, ACT on the first of those steps delegates just committed to, so that when they go back to their company afterwards, they are already moving toward their long-term goals.

Varied talks from Environment, Technology, Energy, Business, Social Development and to Advocacy were given by prestigious speakers such as Mr. Alex Lacson, and Mr. Antonio Meloto, Jr.

One Cebu Sustainability Summit 2010 is organized by the Mandaue Chamber of Commerce & Industry and in partnership with the Province of Cebu, Mandaue City and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry. It is just one of the Prestigious Local Events that happened in Cebu.

For more information about the One Cebu Sustainability Summit 2010, contact the Mandaue City Chamber of Commerce and Industry at (63632) 420-2252 or (6332) 420-2232.

The Ninth Annual Pacific Region Investment Conference

Aiming to provide meaningful educational forums that discuss the most current and fundamental roles of asset managers, the Asia Pacific Association for Fiduciary Studies (APAFS) held the Ninth Annual Pacific Region Investment Conference (PRIC) at the Renaissance Makati Hotel last Oct. 8 and 9.

Focusing on regional specific issues and needs, the conference also provided members with current developments about the relevant tools needed to measure the performance of investment managers, investment consultants, and other service providers. The annual confab has also been considered as a regional resource for best practices and industry developments. The PRIC has also provided valuable networking opportunities with other fiduciaries from the region.

Distinguished speakers from all over the world discussed several topics across two days. The first day saw to Mr. Stephen Weiss from Income Research & Management as he discussed the “Update of 2008 Presentation of Global Crisis;” Mr. Jack Lin, co-chief executive officer of Janus Capital International talked about “The Investment Conundrum: Active, Passive, and Other Investment Solutions;” Sen. Manuel Villar tackled “Real Estate Investments Overview;" Mr. John J. Rice of Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robins, meanwhile, talked about “Corporate Governance Issues Facing Investment Fiduciaries” over lunch of the first day. Mr. Louis Bolanger of Louis Bolanger Now was assigned to discuss “Protection Against the Risk of a Systematic Financial Breakdown” and keynote speaker Dr. Mark Mobius handled the discussion about “Emerging Markets Investing and Outlook” and had a panel Q & A segment afterward.

The second day had another round of sessions, this time from Mr. Frank Crawford from the United States Department of Agriculture, who discussed about the “Performeter: Measuring a Government’s Financial Health and Success;” Mr. Stephen Weiss went back to the podium for “Introduction to Bonds;” Mr. Mark J. Heath of Metropolitan West Capital Management talked about the “Basics of Equity Securities;” and Mr. David C. John, president of the ASC Trust Company, the featured luncheon speaker for the second day, spoke about the “Evolution of Retirement Plans.”

Two Q & A portions were also featured on the second day, with the following topics: “Outlook for the Global Fixed Income Markets” and “Outlook for Equity Markets.”

Event sponsors for the two-day conference were Income Research & Management, Metropolitan West Capital Management, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Atalanta Sosnoff, ASC Trust Company, Davis Hamilton Jackson and Associates, Fisher Investments, Franklin Templeton, Janus Capital, Louis Bolanger Now and Bullion Management Group, Payden & Rygel, Renaissance Investment Management, Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robins, Glimpses of Guam, Merrill Lynch, Milliman, Robeco Investment Management, Inc., Nicholas – Applegate, Capital Institutional Services, Continental Airlines, and Manels.

The Ninth PRIC was conducted and held in association with CFA Philippines, the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines, The USDA Graduate School, the Philippine Stock Exchange, the Trust Officers Association of the Philippines, and the ADFIAP. Media partners the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Business World, Media G8way, and Money Sense also participated in the event.

For more information regarding registration process, interested parties may contact Leigh Formilleza at (+632) 750-6510 or (+632) 501-5090 or Daniel Roland at (1) 671 687-8823. You may also send your emails to leigh@brandspeakasia.com and pafs.pric@brandspeakasia.com or through fax at (+632) 7506510. For any general inquiries, please email to apafs.pric@brandspeakasia.com or leigh@brandspeakasia.com.

The Ninth PRIC was organized by BrandSpeakAsia.