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Institutional Investors Series (IIS)
The Institutional Investors Series (IIS) was first organised in December 2007 by the Securities Industry Development Corporation (SIDC). It is an annual series supported by the Securities Commission Malaysia and sponsored by Aberdeen Asset Management, Amundi Asset Management (formerly Credit Agricole Asset Management), BNP Paribas Investment Partners, Nomura Asset Management and recently Franklin Templeton Asset Management.
IIS is a programme to assist Malaysian institutional investors keep up-to-date with events in global financial markets and strategise for future investments.
Leading international experts from Aberdeen, Amundi, BNP Paribas, Franklin Templeton and Nomura will share lessons from the recent credit failures, the oppurtunities arising from the crisis as well as new approaches and strategies to uphold in the new economic order. From the event, participants will be able to discuss on current issues and concerns in the industry to improve their investment decision-making.
ACCREDITATION
SIDC CPE-Approved : 10 CPE points
ACCA : 8 CPD units
SPEAKER'S PROFILE
Co-Chief Executive Officer, Templeton Asset Management Ltd.
Director, Franklin Templeton Asset Management (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Dennis Lim joined Templeton Asset Management, Ltd. in 1990 as an investment analyst. His initial responsibilities were to analyse companies in South and Southeast Asia. In 1995, he was promoted to Director and Portfolio Manager and his responsibilities increased significantly. His research responsibility was enlarged to include Brazil, South Africa, Peru Colombia, Venezuela, Greece and Spain. In addition, he also co-managed a number of Templeton's emerging markets funds, including the Templeton Asian Growth Fund and Templeton Developing Markets Trust. As the emerging markets team continued to grow, Mr Lim was subsequently given the role of Research Director, coordinating the work of Templeton's analysts in 15 offices, working closely with and reporting directly to Templeton's Emerging Market's Executive Chairman Mark Mobius.
Mr Lim's investment management responsibility was further enlarged with the addition of the Templeton BRIC funds, the Templeton Thailand Fund, as well as mandates awarded by Malaysia's Employee Provident Fund. Mr Lim is also the emerging markets team's sector specialist for the telecommunications sector. In January 2006, Mr Lim was further promoted to the position of Co-CEO of Templeton Asset Management Limited. Prior to joining Templeton, Mr. Lim worked for the Government of Singapore's Ministry of National Development. He is a specialist in building regulations and urban planning requirements in Singapore and the ASEAN region.
Mr. Lim earned his M.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a B.S. from the National University of Singapore. He served on the Investment Management Association of Singapore's Executive Committee from 1997 to 2004. He is a member of the Singapore Government Commercial Affairs Department's Panel of Experts since 2003. He is proficient in English, Mandarin Chinese and Bahasa Melayu. He is married with two children, and for leisure, he enjoys scuba diving, swimming and exercising.
Local Head of Risk Management,
SE Asia & Australia Amundi Singapore Limited (formerly known as Credit Agricole Asset Management Singapore Limited)
Erwan Guilloux joined Crédit Agricole Asset Management London Branch in 2005 as Risk Analyst. He was mainly focusing on Global Fixed Income and Absolute Return funds. He was then promoted Head of Risk Management for South East Asia & Australia in March 2009, covering Fixed Income, Equities and Balanced funds.
Mr Guilloux holds a Master in Finance from the EDHEC Business School (Ecole Des Hautes Etudes Commerciales) (2002 - 2005) and graduated as a certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM®) from the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) in 2008.
Chief Investment Officer Fixed Income,
Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.
Mr Naoki Iwami is the Chief Investment Officer of Fixed Income at Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. He presides the Fixed Income Investment Strategy Committee and the Investment Environment Assessment Meeting as the Chairman. He is also the Deputy Chairman of the Investment Policy Committee for Global Fixed Income.
Mr Iwami joined Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. in 2002 and has served as a Chief Portfolio Manager and Leader of the Active Foreign Bond Team in the Investment Strategy Department. Mr Naoki Iwami started his career as a Trader at the Foreign Exchange section of the International Treasury Department at the Industrial Bank of Japan Ltd.
His early career includes managing the Corporate, Treasury and Fixed Income section of the International Treasury Department at the Industrial Bank of Japan Ltd. He has also served as the Director of Treasury Department at IBJ Indonesia Bank. He later moved on to become the Senior Vice President at International Treasury Department and Head of Singapore division of the bank.
Mr Iwami holds a B.A. in Economics from Tokyo University.
Investment Specialist, Global Balanced Solutions
BNP Paribas Investment Partners
James J. Yang joined BNP Paribas Investment Partners in 2008 as an Investment Specialist for Asset Allocation focusing on Asia. He is responsible for strategic and tactical asset allocations recommendations and advises on portfolio construction, rebalancing and optimization.
Prior to that, James worked with Goldman Sachs Asset Management in New York as part of the Global Manager Strategies team (a fund of funds group). James holds a MBA from Stern Business School, New York University. He graduated from University of Akron, Ohio and the Beijing University of Telecommunications,Beijing, PRC.
Asia - Strategist,
Aberdeen Asset Management Limited
Peter Elston is Strategist - Asia responsible for articulating and communicating macro economic research, the Asian team's investment strategy and other investment issues. He joined Aberdeen in 2008 and is based in Singapore. Peter began his career as a fund manager at Mercury Asset Management (acquired by Merrill Lynch in 1997), where he spent 11 years, mostly in Asia. In recent years he contributed a monthly column about investing to Hong Kong's South China Morning Post.
He graduated with a BA in Mathematics/Oriental Studies from Cambridge University.
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