Latest ESG and Climate Change Trends and Opportunities in Finance Industry
Speaker:
Mr. Dennis Wu is the Vice Chairman and Executive Director of AEC Group (Stock Code: 8320.HK) mainly focusing on Green and Healthy Buildings, Environmental Consultancy and Sustainability Advisory. He is also the Founder and CEO of AEC Capital Group focusing on sustainable finance, real estate, and investment management.
Mr. Wu has over 20 years of experience in finance industry. He worked in the Assurance and Business Advisory Services Department – Financial Institution Group of Arthur Andersen and PricewaterhouseCoopers in early 2000. Then, he worked for CITIC Capital Group focusing on alternative asset management including private equity, real estate, mezzanine, venture capital, special situation, and marketable securities for 17 years since 2003. During his career in CITIC Capital, Mr. Wu was appointed as Executive Director for Finance Department, Direct Investment Department, and Culture and Tourism Department respectively.
Currently, Mr. Wu is the Founding President of Greater Bay Area Carbon Neutrality Association. He is also a Co-Chair of Green and Sustainable Private Equity Working Group under Hong Kong Green Finance Association (HKGFA), a Director of Hong Kong Private Equity Finance Association (HKPEFA), and a member of Environment and Sustainability Committee under Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC). Outside Hong Kong, he contributes to Net Zero Readiness Framework development as WorldGBC Asia Pacific Net Zero Collaborator.
Mr. Wu completed courses on GRI Professional Certification Program, TCFD, sustainable finance, and digital transformation, in which he acquired the knowledge of sustainability and digital transformation.
Topic content:
– Introduction of ESG and Climate Change
– Regulators’ views on ESG and Climate Change
– Introduction of Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (“TCFD”)
– Briefing on Green Finance and Investment
– Introduction of Common ESG Index
Date: 07 December 2021 (Tuesday)
Time: 19:00 – 21:00
Venue: H6 Multi-Function Room, E and F, Ground Floor The Center, 99 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong.
Language: Cantonese
Fee: HKRFP members & HKAFA free.
Supporting Organization members $100
Non-members $300
On line Registration: Click here
Join the CUHK MBA Open Day & Sample Class to learn the “Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and the future of money”.
Invited by CUHK MBA Programmes Office, we are pleased to invite you to join the CUHK MBA Open Day & Sample Class on “Central Bank Digital currencies (CBDCs) and the Future of Money” by Prof. Seen-Meng Chew, Associate Professor of Practice in Finance, CUHK Business School. Register here: https://bit.ly/3kT8Akn
Prof. Chew will provide an overview of the developments so far, and discuss the implications of CBDCs on the current monetary system, covering briefly the following:
- The current developments of CBDCs in key countries
- The benefits and risks of CBDCs
- The implications of CBDCs on the monetary system
- The outlook of money and payments
Prof. Chew was a Vice President at J.P. Morgan in Hong Kong, and also worked as an economist at the Singapore offices of International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Morgan Stanley. Prior to returning to Asia, he was a consultant at a prominent consulting firm, NERA Economic Consulting, in Chicago. To maintain industry ties, he currently serves as an executive committee member of the Asia Pacific Structured Finance Association (APSA), and a non-executive Director at Actelligent Capital, an asset management firm.
This open house event will also offer you a unique opportunity to
– Have an overall understanding of programme design and offering
– Get a taste of the MBA class on current topics
– Hear learning and growth stories from current MBA students and alumni
– Have a Professional Portrait Photo Shooting offered to on-the-day onsite Individual Consultation (by appointment)
Seats are limited and please make your registration to secure a place.
* Interested parties based outside Hong Kong are welcome to join via zoom.
The Hong Kong Association of Financial Advisors Limited – 25th Anniversary Annual Dinner
Date : 18 November 2021 (Thursday)
Venue : Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club
Representative:
Mr. Michael Wong (President), Mr. Michael Fan (Vice President), Mr. Derek Leung (Vice President), Mr. Simon Ho (Honorary Secretary), Mr. Stephen Ho (Chief Executive of HKRFP)
投資新方向 – 另類資產管理及私募投資
Speaker :
Mr. Nick Wong 王浩然先生 – Altive安投管理合夥人
王先生是安投的管理合夥人，負責領導公司的關鍵策略、投資和業務發展計劃。王先生擁有豐富另類投資管理經驗，作為麥格理資產管理公司大中華區團隊的創始成員，王先生於麥格理任職時曾負責為大中華地區的機構投資者帶來麥格理的投資專業知識，亦同時就資產配置、資本使用、資產負債配對、基金結構設置等與投資有關的事宜，為投資者提供咨詢。在麥格理的早期職業生涯中，他負責該公司在香港的批發業務，並負責與該地區的私人銀行和家族辦公室建立合作夥伴關係。
Topic content:
1) 什麼是另類投資及私募投資? 詳細解說多項私募項目包括私募股權、私募債、獨角獸股份及實物資產等等
2) 分享另類資產投資的最新趨勢和機遇。中央政府最近的政策將如何重塑中國公司的私募股權市場？
印尼將會成為新中國嗎？
3) 亞洲的私人財富及私人銀行對另類及私募投資有多大興趣嗎？Altive 安投如何幫助私人財富及私銀參與
這些項目?
Date:30 November 2021 (Tuesday)
Time: 19:00 – 20:30
Venue: Unit 4612 -13, 46/F., The Center, 99 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong.
Language: Cantonese
Fee: HKRFP members – free.
Supporting Organization members $100
Non-members $300
On line Registration: Click here
2nd Webinar – Enhancing Hong Kong finance and accounting professionals’ standards and competitiveness in relation to Hong Kong domiciled funds
Dashun Foundation – Reinforcing Hong Kong Auditors and Company Secretaries’ Knowledge of the Open-ended Funder Companies Regime (“OFC regime”). HKRFP is one of the supporting organization.
For further information, please click the link below to register for the online seminar:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3agr-f-ESxSZoxXf447jNQ
2021 Hong Kong Fintech Week
Date: 4 November 2021 (Thursday)
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai
Organizers: Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, InvestHK, FintechHK
Appointed Event Organiser: Finnovasia,
Representative: Mr. Michael Wong (President of HKRFP), Mr. Stephen Ho (Chief Executive of HKRFP)
The Cyberport Venture Capital Forum (CVCF)
The Cyberport Venture Capital Forum (CVCF)
Date : 2 November 2021 (Tuesday)
Venue :Function Rooms, Level 3, Core E, Cyberport 3
Organizer : Cyberport
Representative: Mr. Michael Wong (President of HKRFP, Mr.Stephen Ho (Chief Executive of HKRFP)
2021 CUHK Conference on Financial Technology
Date : 2 November 2021 (Tuesday)
Venue: N101, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai
Organizer: Faculty of Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Representative: Mr. Michael Wong (President of HKRFP), Mr. Stephen Ho (Chief Executive of HKRFP)
Social Enterprise Summit 2021 – Building Blocks of a Regenerative
Date: 4 November 2021 (Thursday)
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Organizer: Social Enterprise Summit
Representative: Mr. Stephen Ho (Chief Executive of HKRFP)
Hong Kong FinTech Week 2021 – Final Call
Hong Kong FinTech Week is back this year on 1-5 Nov at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre & Online! We are proud to be a supporting organization of the most awaited FinTech event in the region.
Don’t miss the opportunity to:
– Hear from 250+ iconic speakers across the world
– Network with 17,000+ industry professionals globally
– Meet start-ups, corporates and investors from 100+ economies
– Deep dive into innovative Tech Masterclasses
Get your passes today: https://bit.ly/3AKre43
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