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TBLI CONFERENCE ASIA 2006

TBLI Roundtable Challenge - SRI Asian Perspective

Location

Ballroom (7th Floor Landmark)

Time

09:45

Description

What are the key issues which the investment community must face in applying SRI principles to Asian portfolios.
a) Lack of disclosure and enforcement of ESG standards.
b) The need to do bespoke research which both raises implementation costs but can also increase the information value depending upon the market.
c) Identifying appropriate Asian SRI trends which have the potential to drive public market valuations and meet SRI expectations.
d) Why will the Asian investment community have to deal with SRI?

Speakers

Moderator

Melissa Brown (Hong Kong)
Executive Director - Asria

Speaker

Hauman Yeung (Hong Kong)
Business Development Manager - LESS Ltd.

Description
Hauman will be talking about the challenge of assessing and implementing environmental and social standards for private equity investments in Chinese companies. He has expertise both in the sustainable investment field and in identifying cleantech private equity opportunities.
Speaker

Veronique Lafon-Vinais (Hong Kong)
Adjunct Associate Professor - Hong Kong University Of Science And Technology

Description
A former banker, Veronique has published a new ASrIA report evaluating the impact of ESG factors on Asia's listed banks. Her work explores the gaps in disclosure and practice which will shape efforts to apply SRI fundamentals to Asia's listed financial sector.
Speaker

Jonathan Schuman (Japan)
Managing Director - PineBridge Investments Japan Co., Ltd.

Description
Jonathan oversees the management of AIG's newly launched SRI funds. He will talk about how SRI methodologies are being applied to Japanese portfolios and the challenges that fund providers face in finding appropriate research tools and adapting to local market expectations.

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