Opening Keynote: The Malaysian Capital Market Outlook Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar Chairman Securities Commission Malaysia Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar was appointed the Chairman of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) on 1 April 2006. She had served as the Deputy Chief Executive of the SC and member of the Commission since 1 December 2001. Tan Sri Zarinah is also the Vice Chairman of the Emerging Markets Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and was the Chairman of the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum from 2006-2008. Tan Sri Zarinah currently chairs the Malaysian Venture Capital Development Council (MVCDC) and the Capital Market Development Fund (CMDF). She is also a member of the Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority (LOFSA), the Financial Reporting Foundation (FRF), Malaysia International Islamic Financial Centre (MIFC), and the Board of Directors of the Institut Integriti Malaysia (IIM) and the Asian Institute of Finance Malaysia. Prior to joining the SC, Tan Sri Zarinah was the Deputy Chairman of Shell Malaysia. She graduated with an LLB (Hons) from the University of Malaya. Session One : New Realities of the Investment Environment for 2011 and Beyond The implications for Investment Advisory Ms Iris Kao Principal Consultant Mercer, Singapore Pte Ltd Iris Kao is a Principal Consultant at Mercer (Singapore) Pte Ltd, responsible for spearheading the Wealth Management Consulting business in Singapore. In this role, she brings institutional-quality investment advices and solutions to wealth management companies. Prior to this, Iris was a Director and Investment Consultant at UBS Wealth Management. Her other assignments over the past 17 years included regional roles as Assistance Vice President at Citibank, NA, and Financial Analyst at Hexcel Pacific Rim Corporation.
Moderator Session 2A: Governance Towards Market Integrity and Enhancing Investors Protection Mr Dinesh Virik Executive Director Perkasa Normandy Dinesh s career commenced in Normandy over 14 years ago where he gained experience in capital raising exercises, private equity investments, and other corporate finance activities. He has been involved in capital raising and corporate management assignments in Singapore, Australia and America. In 2004, he has moved from corporate finance to the development of Normandy s wealth management business. Over the last 7 years, Dinesh has spearheaded the establishment of Normandy s investment advisory and consultancy business, advising both institutional and private clients on understanding clients investment needs, fund research and ratings, asset allocation strategies and the management of customised fund portfolios. Dinesh holds a Bachelor of Business in Accounting and Finance from RMIT University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia and is qualified as a Chartered Wealth Manager (AAFM) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP). He is a CMSRL holder in Fund Management and Investment Advice. Panelist Session 2A: Mr Christopher Foo Partner Raja, Darryl and Loh Advocates & Solicitors Christopher was admitted as a partner of Raja, Darryl and Loh Advocates and Solicitors on March 1, 1994. Since joining RDL, his practice has evolved into one consisting primarily of all levels of life insurance, asset management, unit trust and trustee-related work. He was also appointed as an independent member of the Board of Directors for FIMM for more than 10 years until recently when FIMM became a Self Regulatory Organisation. He had lectured on unit trusts for the Capital Markets Graduate Training Scheme run by the Securities Commission and has been a two term member of the Malaysian Bar Council. Currently he is a member of the Bar Council Corporate and Commercial Law Committee and still keeps in touch with his litigation roots by taking on a variety of court work for the firm. Panelist Session 2A: En. Mohamad Ayob Abu Hassan Affin Fund Management Berhad
Encik Mohamad Ayob is the of Affin Fund Management Berhad. He began his banking career with Maybank Berhad in April 1978 and was selected to join Maybank s International Department as a Foreign Exchange and Money Market Dealer in the same year. In May 1981, he was transferred to the Bank s London Branch as a Senior Dealer and was subsequently made the London Branch Manager in January 1984. He returned to Malaysia in December 1985 and served Maybank until July 1987. Between August 1987 and July 1990, he ventured into several other business activities including financial services, construction and manufacturing. Session 2B Identifying Best Practices in Unit Trust Distribution Standards for Enhanced Investor Protection Mr. John O Shaughnessy Principal AT Kearney Australia (Former) Deputy CEO, Investment & Financial Services Association (IFSA), Australia John is a Principal of AT Kearney (global management consultants) specialising in the financial services practice for the Asian region. He joined the financial services industry in 1970 and has held executive roles in corporate strategy and public policy, operations, product development, marketing and distribution in funds management, securities, life and general insurance. Prior to joining AT Kearney John was Deputy CEO of the Financial Services Council (FSC). From 1994, John had ten years with AMP (Australia s largest fund manager and life insurer) and held the roles of Head of Retail Strategy for Australia and New Zealand; Director of Retail Strategy for AMP UK; and Director of Strategy for AMP International where he was responsible for Virgin Direct, Cogent, AMP Banking as well as the European and Asian retail investment activities. John served as the inaugural Chair of the University of Adelaide s International Centre for Financial Services (ICFS) for 4 years and remains a Director. He also served as a Director of the Australian Services Roundtable for many years. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Macquarie University and a Graduate Certificate in Management from the University of Western Sydney. John is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Company Secretaries (CSA) and a Fellow of the Financial Securities Institute of Australia (Finsia).
Panel Session 3A: Engaging The Next Generation Investors Moderator Mr Predeeben Kannan Managing Director, Probe Research (Former) Editor-in-Chief, Smart Investor Qualified in marketing and business from the United Kingdom, Predeeben Kannan started his career in the banking industry in the credit and collections bureau of MBF finance Berhad and later Hino Motors (M) Sdn Bhd. He ventured into the media industry in 1997. He led a pioneer team involved in starting up the business desk of ntv7, led by experts from Malaysia and abroad. Due to his dedication and enthusiasm, he was promoted to the position of Producer and later the Head of Business Desk of the ntv7 news team; then the top news team in Malaysia. The team was responsible for producing a profitable Budget news bulletin in English, Bahasa Malaysia and Mandarin. He later moved to Singapore and was assigned as the Executive Producer responsible for a TV business magazine called Dollars & Sense. In addition to this, he wrote story concepts for several regional media organisations, such as BBC South East Asia and Discovery South East Asia. In 2003, he ventured into the magazine industry and was eventually assigned as Editor for Smart Investor magazine in Malaysia. In 2006, he wrote an article for Smart Investor Malaysia that won him the DiGi Journalism Award, for "Best Magazine Article". He served Smart Investor magazine as Editor-in-Chief until April 2010. In between, he also served as Editor-in-Chief of Business Today, PC.com and Digital Camera & Photography magazine. Predeeben Kannan has about 15 years experience in the media and journalism industry. He currently runs Probe Research, a media and investment advisory and consultancy organisation. Panelist Session 3A: Dato Steve Ong Chong Gain ING Funds Bhd Dato Steve Ong Chong Gain is the and Director of ING Funds Berhad (ING Funds). Dato Steve Ong started the company in 2004 and has grown the company to be one of the leading players in the local fund management industry. Prior to his move to ING Funds, he was involved with the life insurance business for 21 years. Dato Steve Ong is a seasoned professional with over 28 years of experience in the financial services industry.
Panelist Session 3A: Mr. J. Campbell Tupling CIMB Principal Asset Management Bhd John Campbell Tupling was appointed the / Executive Director of CIMB-Principal Asset Manager Berhad on 1 November 2008. Has spent more than 11 years in various positions with Principal Financial Group including COO Asia (based in Hong Kong), Co-Head of Institutional Pension Segment (based in USA) and Managing Director of Principal International Spain. Previous experience was 15 years with American International Group in various capacities including Managing Director of AIG Mexico and AIG La Tandilense (Argentina). He holds a Bachelor of Arts, University of Western Ontario, Canada Panelist Session 3A: Puan Aldilla @Zilfalila Abdul Hanim Amanah Mutual Berhad Puan Sheila is the of Amanah Mutual Berhad (AMB) since March 2008. She is responsible in charting out a clear business plan and strategy to bring the company to greater heights. During her presence, AMB has successfully launched three new funds with one being the largest fund in Malaysia with over RM 2.00 billion Asset Under Management (AUM). As at July 2011, the AMB s Net Asset Value is RM 3.56 billion and the company is ranked 7 th out of 38 UTMCs in Malaysia. Prior to joining AMB, Puan Sheila worked for two subsidiaries of Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad (CMS) namely CMS Asset Management as the Executive Director and CMS Trust Management Berhad as the Acting CEO. Prior to that, she also worked at the international outfit, Towry Law International and served as Director of Fund Management. In her early days, Puan Sheila served in two subsidiaries of PNB Group in the investment division. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics & Statistics from the University of Western Ontario, Canada. Session 3B: The Trilogy of Trust- Professional Services Redefined Mr. Hon- Yan Ng Managing Partner FAIM B. Tech (UK)- nem Asia Pacific (Australia) Hon- Yan Ng is the Managing Partner of nem Asia, a 50 partner business advisory firm having its Head Office in Melbourne, Australia.
The firm, nem Australasia Pty Ltd, works closely with Financial Institutions, Professional Services firms and Government agencies in providing specialist commercial advice, business support, implementation resource and direction to clients in Australia and Asia. Hon-Yan Ng has also been involved with providing advice to private enterprises on Global Non G -7 County Development and Debt/Equity Capitalization projects in accessing business and project funding from International Funding Agencies Hon-Yan has held senior management roles with full P&L responsibilities for global companies operating in diverse geographical markets as well as industries. He has traveled and worked in markets globally. In the last 30 years he has worked extensively in the fast emerging markets in the Middle East, Indian Sub-Continent, ASEAN and the North Asian markets, in particular China, Japan and Korea. Hon-Yan s expertise and experience over the years have come from managing turnaround situations, building and managing regional operations. Closing Session UTC Transformation : Mediocrity Into Excellent Future Mr. TK Chan Founder & Managing Partner Fourth Quadrant Communications (4QC) Certified NLP & Time Line Therapy Trainer Certified NLP Master Coach Certified Sales Trainer, Speaker TK Chan is a full-time international trainer, coach and speaker, a principal NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming ) and sales consultant in Kuala Lumpur for the last 19 years. Originally a professional architect trained in Sydney, Australia, he has made a decisive change from township development to organizational training and development by establishing Fourth Quadrant Communications (4QC). TK is passionate about his core mission to help multinational corporations and organizations create breakthrough change in employees' work behaviour to achieve breakthrough results using his 3 Logical Levels of Learning Model (CCS) in Change, Communication and Service Leadership to oneself and others. A much sought-after speaker, life coach and trainer, TK has reached out to audience in at least a few thousands since 2001, covering the Asian region in countries such as China, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Pakistan and Singapore. His most prominent skills in helping his seminar trainees to achieve personal effectiveness in change, sales, service, communications and building business network are his Influencing, Negotiation and Relationship Power utilizing the advanced human technology of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Time Line Therapy and Ericksonian Hypnosis. He has dedicated himself in the last 10 years to discover the hidden secrets of the world s most successful communicators and business leaders to elevate himself
ahead of others utilizing the latest strategies and technology in personal success, leadership, marketing (branding), sales and service. Mr Vincent Josef Emcee Mr. Vincent Josef began his career with the Inland Revenue Board in 1968 and over the next 35 years, he served in various Branches, earning himself a wide command of the numerous demands of Malaysian taxation. Prior to his recent retirement, he was with the Operations Division of the Board Headquarters where he held the position of Assistant Director General with the responsibility of Branch Evaluation and expanding tax payments through banks.. He also represented the Director General in both the Subordinate and High Courts in prosecution and civil suit matters; his expertise includes Corporate and Business Taxation, Investigation, Civil Suit and Prosecution, and Scheduler Tax Deductions. Mr. Vincent Josef also manages his own practice providing taxation consultancy services especially directed towards Tax Audit and Investigation issues, and Problem Resolution. He regularly contributes articles to professional magazines and recently wrote a book Tax Audit and Investigation Guide Malaysia published by CCH Malaysia. The organiser reserves the right to change the programme, schedule and speakers without prior notice. Organised by: Media Partner: FEDERATION OF INVESTMENT MANAGERS MALAYSIA Address: 19-07-3, 7 th Floor, PNB Damansara, 19 Lorong Dungun, Damansara Heights, 50490 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel: (603) 2093 2600 Fax: (603) 2093 270 Website: www.fimm.com.my