Past Events


Tolani-NUS Business School-LKY School Public Lecture: "The Future of the International Monetary System", 13 June 2012
Four years after the onset of the financial crisis, the global economic recovery is still sputtering due to a lack of robust demand, policy tools that are stretched to their limits and unable to muster much traction, and enormous risks posed by weak financial systems and political uncertainty. The financial crisis and its aftermath have added momentum to the shift in the center of gravity of the world economy towards the emerging markets, particularly the dynamic emerging markets in Asia. Professor Eswar Prasad, the Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy at Cornell University, will discuss the future of the international monetary system and evolution of different currencies, especially the euro, dollar and key emerging market currencies in the context of the shifting global economic order.  


4th Wee Cho Yaw Singapore-China Finance and Banking Forum, 12 June 2012

The Internationalisation of the Renminbi
The development of China into an economic powerhouse has transformed the global financial architecture. Holding the world's largest foreign exchange reserves, China has had an increasingly major role to play. China represents about 10 per cent of global GDP and by some estimates is expected to overtake the US as the world's largest economy by 2030. There is growing speculation that the Chinese currency will emerge as a global reserve currency rivaling the US dollar.


2nd NUS-Cornell Applied Research Forum in Asian Asset Management, 12 - 13 March 2012
Organized jointly with The Parker Center for Investments Research

CAMRI, in partnership with the Parker Center for Investment Research at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, hosted the 2nd Annual NUS-Cornell Applied Research Forum in Asian Asset Management. The Forum has a hybrid structure of plenary talks and roundtable panel discussions, focusing on the business of asset management in Asia: family offices and wealth management; active money management; real estate markets and investing; financial regulation; liquidity and risk management; the investment outlook; and financial opportunities in Asia.


3rd NUS Asian MBA Stock Pitch Competition, 7 - 9 March 2012 
The annual NUS Asian MBA Stock Pitch Competition hosted by the Centre for Asset Management Research and Investments (CAMRI) provides a forum for top MBA students in Asia to compete and showcase their stock-pricing skills in front of a panel of distinguished judges from the investment industry. The intense competition is designed to replicate the fast-paced, demanding experience of fundamental analysts and asset managers in the real world.


Public Lecture on Reflections on Motivation, Measuring Individual Performance and Compensation in the Investment Banking Industry and Implications in the Current Market, 6 February 2012
Compensation, and bonuses in particular, are the largest cost in a global investment bank. There has been a great deal of criticism of the level of compensation in the industry, and some have pointed to compensation practices as one of the drivers of the Global Credit Crisis. How can banks motivate bankers to maximize profits, minimize risk, work as team players and achieve the firm's other goals? 


Private Equity and Venture Capital Panel Discussion & Networking Reception, 25 October 2011
Organized jointly with Singapore Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SVCA)

Funding Entrepreneurial Growth in Asia: The Changing Role of Private Equity and Venture Capital Investment Industry in Asia
As global economic growth shifts increasingly from West to East, and from Advanced Economies to Emerging Markets, the Private Equity and Venture Capital Investment Industry in Asia is expected to grow rapidly in the coming years to fund the entrepreneurial growth of the region. In this panel discussion, we assembled some of the leading PE/VC investors to share their insights and perspectives on the financing needs & opportunities at different stages of firm growth (early stage start-ups vs. growth stage SMEs), different growth/exit mechanisms (M&A, trade sales, IPO), different markets in Asia (SE Asia vs. North Asia and South Asia), and different sectors (technology, consumer goods, internet/social media, etc).


A Two-part Workshop Series on Private Equity by Ms Veronica Eng, 19 & 21 October 2011
In a two-part workshop series, Ms Veronica Ng, Partner and Asia Chairman at Permira Advisers, provided an overview of the Private Equity (PE) industry. The workshops touched on the evolution and the early development of the industry, value creation strategies that exist in the industry, and the current thematic investment focus of PE firms. This was an excellent opportunity to gain valuable insights into the PE industry from an accomplished practitioner with more than 2 decades of industry experience.
  

CAMRI Roundtable & Appreciation Evening, 17 October 2011
It was an evening of panel discussions, networking, dinner and music, mainly to thank our CAMRI Board of Directors, Advisory Council, and Friends of CAMRI and the NUS Business School for their services to and support of CAMRI since our formal launch in April 2010.  

Two commodity derivatives specialists from the industry kicked-off the Roundtable with a panel discussion moderated by a CAMRI Advisory Council member on the importance of commodities and derivatives in the corporate and institutional contexts, especially with respect to investments and risk management. This was followed by an invited talk on the US economy by Mr Owen Thomas, the former CEO of Morgan Stanley Asia. Finally, there was a second panel discussion on the future trajectory of Singapore’s exchanges with two very senior executives from our local exchanges, moderated by a finance faculty member. The evening moveed on to a sumptuous dinner and networking session, museum tours, and classical music performance in our NUS Museum’s ST Lee Atrium.


Guest Lecture by Dr Michael Yoshikami on Portfolio and Asset Allocation in Times of Volatility, 5 October 2011
The macroeconomic environment continues to be challenging. Uncertainties about the stability of the eurozone as well as the fragile state of global economic recovery, have introduced volatility we haven’t seen since 2008. A long-only mandate, which represents the majority of managed money, needs to be agile to outperform in an environment where many say, “buy and hold is dead”. Agility comes from using the time-tested strategic models while introducing shorter-term tactical allocation to deal with an uncertain world. Michael Yoshikami, Founder and CEO of YCMNET Advisors, will share with you the practicalities of managing client money in these turbulent times. (Media Coverage | Video)


3rd Wee Cho Yaw Singapore-China Finance and Banking Forum, Shanghai, 2 September 2011
Organized jointly with UOB China and Bank of Communications

Private Equity Forum: The Singapore-China Axis
Despite concerns about soaring inflation, unbridled growth and changing demographic trends, China's underlying economy remains robust. It is the world's second largest economy, and a global powerhouse in terms of growth and size. China has a seemingly limitless domestic market, and companies can record impressive growth without crossing borders. Company acquisitions and takeovers have also increased in recent years, and opportunities abound for private equity and institutional funds.


CAMRI-IMAS Luncheon Forum featuring Prof Yacine Aït-Sahalia, 22 August 2011
Organized jointly with IMAS

Portfolio and Risk Management When All Asset Classes Can Fail Together
Professor Aït-Sahalia of Princeton University talked about how adverse shocks to stock markets can propagate systematically across the world, with a shock in one region of the world causing an increase in the likelihood of a different shock in another region of the world. To capture this effect, Professor Aït-Sahalia introduces an easily understandable model for stock price returns with mutually exciting jumps known as “Hawkes processes”. In such a model, a jump or shock in one region of the world, or one segment of the market, increases the intensity of jumps (or shocks) occurring both in the same region (he refers to this as “self-excitation”) as well as in other regions (referred to as “cross-excitation”).


Fifth Singapore International Conference on Finance, 19 - 20 July 2011
Organized jointly with Department of Finance, NUS Business School

This is an international conference that brings together high quality research papers on Financial Crisis, Corporate Finance, Asset Pricing, Volatility, Behavioural Finance and Mutual Funds. The conference presents an excellent opportunity for practitioners and researchers in financial institutions and universities to discuss and exchange ideas on the latest developments in the field of finance.


CAMRI Luncheon Forum by Prof Martin Feldstein, 7 July 2011
By invitation only

Prof Martin Feldstein spoke on "The Dollar and Global Investment". The dollar has fallen 7 percent in the past year, and 37 percent in the past decade when measured on a real, trade-weighted basis. Will the dollar continue to decline? How will the behaviour of the dollar affect the global economy and markets?


Public Lecture on Some Reflections On The Crisis And Its Implications For Managing Financial Risk, 7 March 2011
The causes of the crisis are still being debated but the roots lie more in political economy than in the more straightforward realm of financial economics. For all the rhetoric now directed at financial reform, the principal issues such as mandating adequate bank capital, remain unaddressed and there will be more crises. The speaker, Professor Stephen A. Ross, is the Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics at MIT, Managing Partner of Ross Farrar, and Principal and CIO of Ross Institutional Investors. 


NUS Asian MBA Stock Pitch Competition 2011, 2 - 4 March 2011
The annual NUS Asian MBA Stock Pitch Competition hosted by the Centre for Asset Management Research and Investments (CAMRI) provides a forum for top MBA students in Asia to compete and showcase their stock-pricing skills in front of a panel of distinguished judges from the investment industry. The intense competition is designed to replicate the fast-paced, demanding experience of fundamental analysts and asset managers in the real world.


NUS-Cornell Applied Research Forum in Asian Asset Management, 2 March 2011
Organized jointly with The Parker Center for Investments Research

CAMRI, in partnership with The Parker Center at the Johnson School, hosted the inaugural NUS-Cornell Applied Research Forum in Asian Asset Management. The Forum had a hybrid structure of plenary talks and roundtable panel discussions, focusing on the business of asset management in Asia: financial regulation, liquidity and risk management, the investment outlook and financial opportunities in Asia.


Roundtable - The New Global Financial Architecture and Financial Regulation: The Asian Context
13 October 2010
The Roundtable discussion focused on new legislation, regulation, and stimulus packages, its impacts, and the resulting global financial architecture in the context of Asia.  Professor Gunter Dufey, Professor Emeritus, Ross School, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor moderated the roundtable. The panelists are Mr Anthony Neoh, SC (Hong Kong Bar), former Chief Advisor to the China Securities Regulatory Commission and former Chairman, HK Securities and Futures Commission; Mr Andrew Khoo, Assistant Managing Director (Policy, Risk & Surveillance), Monetary Authority of Singapore; and Professor Thomas Cooley, Paganelli-Bull Professor of Economics and Dean Emeritus, Leonard N Stern School of Business, New York University.


Public Lecture on Corporate Governance: Asian versus Western Perspective, 11 October 2010
Organized jointly with Centre for Governance, Institutions & Organizations, NUS Business School

Corporate Governance has returned to everyone’s front burner since the global financial crisis. Many blamed weak governance structures and associated moral hazard problems for the pains countries, institutions, shareholders and individuals faced during the crisis. To this end, ensuring managers work in the best interest of shareholders and stakeholders is a critical question in finance. It covers a wide span of issues involving theory, law and best practice. This includes compensation forms, fiduciary responsibility, ethics & integrity, disclosures, voting structures, prudent risk management, and legal protections.


GIC Essay Prize 2010/2011
The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) is pleased to invite entries for the GIC Essay Prize 2010/2011, administered by the Centre for Asset Management Research & Investments (CAMRI) at NUS Business School, National University of Singapore. The title of the Essay is “Post-financial crisis: key lessons, opportunities and recommendations for Asia's institutional investors”. The competition is open to all undergraduate students (pursuing Bachelor’s degrees) studying in Singapore and all Singaporean/Singapore PR undergraduate students (pursuing Bachelor’s degrees) studying abroad.


CAMRI Luncheon Forum, 19 July 2010
By invitation only

NUS Business School Dean Prof Bernard Yeung and CAMRI Director Prof Joseph Cherian hosted the CAMRI Luncheon Forum from 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm on Monday, 19 July at the Shangri-La Hotel. Our luncheon speaker is Professor Marti G. Subrahmanyam, and the title of his talk is "Derivatives and Securities: The Impact of the New Legislation in the US and Beyond".


Fourth Singapore International Conference on Finance, 9 - 10 July 2010
Organized jointly with Department of Finance, NUS Business School

This is an international conference that brings together high quality papers on Mergers and Acquisitions, Mutual Funds, Institutional Investors, Law and Finance, and Behavioural Finance. The conference presents an excellent opportunity for practitioners and researchers in financial institutions and universities to discuss and exchange ideas on the latest developments in the field of finance.


Public Lecture on Sovereign Acquirers: A New Force in Global Capital Markets, 7 July 2010
Organized jointly with Department of Finance, NUS Business School

The power of the state is back. State-owned corporations around the world are quickly growing in their size and scope and exerting their influence in global markets through cross-border acquisitions. They are fueled by sovereign funds and other government agencies that have the backing of large accumulated foreign currency holdings in the countries in which they are domiciled.


CAMRI Inter-Semester Applied Financial Seminar Series, May to July 2010
CAMRI conducted an Inter-Semester Applied Financial Seminar Series at the CAMRI Investment Management & Trading Lab from May to July 2010. Expert members of the financial industry will be speaking to our NUS Business School Honours & MBA finance students, as well as applied financial researchers, on various current topics related to capital markets and/or asset management. Most workshops will include hands-on instruction using the various financial software available in the CAMRI Lab.


CAMRI Breakfast Forum with Anthony Neoh, 8 April 2010
By invitation only

NUS Business School Dean Bernard Yeung and CAMRI hosted a breakfast forum at the Shangri-La on April 8, 2010 that was also attended by NUS President Tan Chorh Chuan. Our breakfast speaker is Mr. Anthony Neoh, and the title of his talk was "Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai, complementary roles as financial centers?"


The Official Launch of CAMRI, 7 April 2010
The Centre for Asset Management Research & Investments (CAMRI) at NUS Business School was officially launched on Wednesday, 7 April 2010. Thank you for joining us in our celebration.


NUS Asian MBA Stock Pitch Competition, 3 - 5 March 2010
The annual NUS Asian MBA Stock Pitch Competition hosted by the Centre for Asset Management Research and Investments (CAMRI) provides a forum for top MBA students in Asia to compete and showcase their stock-pricing skills in front of a panel of distinguished judges from the investment industry.


CAMRI Breakfast with the Provost and Don, 10 December 2009
By invitation only

Provost Tan Eng Chye and CAMRI hosted a breakfast, conversation, and talk on Thursday, 10 December 2009 from 8.00am – 9.30am at Shangri-La Hotel.


Public Lecture on The Next Generation of Life-Cycle Investment Products, 8 December 2009
The ageing population and changing demographic landscape in Asian countries such as Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore are well-known and much written about.


Applied Research Forum on Asset Management, 26 November 2009
Organized jointly with Saw Centre for Financial Studies

The forum will hear from both eminent speakers as well as up-and-coming researchers focusing on cutting-edge research, thoughts, and policies with respect to the theory and practice of asset management. A primary focus will be on the regulatory and risk management issues that have come up in the context of institutional and personal investments, and as a consequence of the recent turmoil in financial markets.