Have you tried “sake on the rocks”?  Have you tasted sparkling sake with cheese? You can expect such an unique encounter with sake at this fundraiser event.

Society of Family Offices (SFO), WAttention and Mangosteen Club together will hold a Tohoku Earthquake Relief Charity Fundraiser “Learn About Sake for a Cause” in October in Singapore.

The event is supported by Orihara Shoten and hosted by five different and distinct restaurants, namely, Toritama, Kumo, Jim Thompson, Senso and Au Jardin.

Throughout the series, we will present our guests with the best matching sake for each dish, selected by one of Japan’s acclaimed sake taster (and sommeliere) Ms. Akiko Tomoda.  She will also give a 30 minute lecture on basics of sake at each session.

All net proceeds from this event will be donated to disaster relief via Japan Red Cross. Don’t miss out this opportunity to enjoy sake with different styles that you have never experienced before!

Special Guest: Ms. Akiko Tomoda 

• Total beverage consultant
• Sommelière, wine coordinator
• Japanese sake taster
• shochu advisor
• Japan Beverage Business Society Chairperson
• Author of the first bilingual comprehensive book on sake: “The Sake Selection – Brands of Distinction”

Impact Investment Exchange Asia (IIX), The Rockefeller Foundation and INSEAD will have an evening discussion with Dr. Judith Rodin, President of the Rockefeller Foundation on 29 September 2011 as she speaks about the foundation’s Impact Investing initiative and their long-term goals and vision for this work in Asia.

Dr. Rodin will be leading a discussion panel and then hosting an exclusive cocktail for a small network of current and potential impact investors. This cocktail hour is exclusively catered to investors to share the progress of the foundation’s Impact Investing initiative and extended only via this invitation.

The Rockefeller Foundation is a global leader in championing the power of impact investing—which helps address social and/or environmental problems while also turning a profit—to complement philanthropy in addressing some of society’s most pressing challenges.

Join Dr. Rodin as she leads a discussion about Harnessing the Power of Impact Investing, and be part of a dialogue on Singapore’s role as a hub of social innovation in Asia.

If you are interested to participate this event, please contact us.

• What drives the formation of Family Offices?
• How are Family Offices managed?
• How do Family Office structures differ?
• Are Family Offices about control, oversight, and transparency?
• Are Asian-based Family Offices different from those in other regions?
• What are the major considerations when forming a Family Office?

If you are interested to participate this event, please contact us.

With Singapore being the World’s largest nesting of millionaires and Asia’s rise to her Golden age of Wealth Management:

• Will Family Office finally rise to significance?
• When does an ultra high net worth (UHNW) individual become a Family Office?
• With no apparent central or regional source of such information, where should potential family office stakeholders, advisers, asset consultants and investment professionals turn?

If you are interested to participate this event, please contact us.

• What drives the formation of Family Offices?
• How are Family Offices managed?
• How do Family Office structures differ?
• Are Family Offices about control, oversight, and transparency?
• Are Asian-based Family Offices different from those in other regions?
• What are the major considerations when forming a Family Office?

If you are interested to participate this event, please contact us.

A Family Business Symposium by SPRING Singapore and USEA (UOB-SMU Entrepreneurship Alliance).

• Pan-generational entrepreneurship & growth: Learning from European dynasties
• Incubating the Next Generation to Venture: Case Study of a Family Business in Hong Kong
• Preparing for Family Business Succession: Necessary to Keep Within The Family?

Date and Venue

July 19, 2011 – Singapore

This event has been POSTPONED until further notice.

Times

Arrive: 9.00 AM for photos and refreshments and to meet other delegates
Start: 9.30 am
Break: 10.45 – 11 am approx.
Reconvene: 11 am – 12 noon approx.
Break: 12 noon – 1 pm
Reconvene: 1 pm – 2.30 pm
Refreshments and Canapes, etc: 2.30pm+

Proposed Delegates

Ravi Menon, MAS
Ong Puay See, CEO, IBF
Lawrence Lien, CEO,Lawrence Foundation
William Chan, CEO,Stamford Privee
Noor Quek – Managing Director, NQ International
Charles Lowenhaupt, Chairman, Lowenhaupt Global Advisors (moderator)
David Lim, CEO,South East Asia, Julius Bear
Francois Monnet, CEO, Credit Suisse Asia
Deepak Sharma, CEO, Citi Private Bank
Shayne Nelson, CEO, Standard Chartered Private Bank
Olivier Crespin, CEO, DBS Private Bank
Renato De Guzman, CEO, Bank of Singapore
Josefina Tan, CEO, BDO Private Bank

Objectives

• To provide in-depth knowledge to industry players such as private banks, family offices, tax advisory firms and consultancies on the products and services required by wealthy families
• To provide a platform for family offices and service providers to share a thoughtful and objective dialogue about the present challenges of managing family wealth in Asia
• To enable our readers, many of whom are high-net-worth individuals, to gain an insight into the challenges of their peers as well as distribute the supplement to many wealthy clients through our network of private banks.

The Agenda

Overview – Macro View of the Private Banking Industry in Asia, China and Western Europe:

• Stability of the private banking industry in each region.
• Overall view of these markets, and the growth prospects.
• China, Asia and Western Europe compared to other regions.
• Large institution vs. boutique bank vs. multiple family office: Who will prevail?

Recovery from the banking fallout of the last couple of years

• How has the crisis affected confidence in private banking in the Western, traditional Swiss models?
• Capital inflows / outflows from the east to the west, and west to the east, and who benefits
• Has government support / regulation benefited or tarnished the reputation of private banks?
• How to build and protect your brand

Recruitment

• Is there a shortage of talent in the market place in Asia?
• How to hire and keep the best talent
• Is there a current trend in churn and how is this affecting the industry?
• What are the costs involved and how are they best managed?

Advice versus product

• Issues of trust
• Products sold and risk management tools in place have proven inadequate in the past. Has this changed?
• What is the difference between how European banks conduct advisory services to the way their Asian counterparts do?
• What products are suitable for clients in these different regions?
• What services are clients looking for from Asia – can a bank really achieve the integrated model?
• In-house products versus third party distribution – implications of this on a global basis
• The future of structured products / alternative investments. Finding the winning asset protection strategy

The move of capital between Europe and Asia

• Given recent events on privacy in offshore jurisdictions, will money move back home to Asia?
• Tax implications of private wealth managed in the jurisdictions of Asia and Europe – benefits / disadvantages
• How do clients’ expectations differ in the different regions?
• How important is the location of assets in times of economic turbulence?

Finding the winning segments

• Is a purely advisory service scalable?
• How to attract the ultra-high-net worth segment from places like the BRIC countries.
• Client segmentation vs. wealth segmentation – entrepreneurs / corporate executives vs. inherited wealth

The future of the financial services industry in Europe and Asia – how will regulation change things?

• The future of the private banking model
• The management of operational risk through capital
• Financial centres and the push to build them up for the outside world

Global Vs. Regional:

• What the global bank can provide that the regional / local bank cannot, and vice-versa.
• Diversification amongst Asian and European clients between regional and global.

The business of the family office

• Independents and family offices – will they gain market share?
• The difference in objectivity of the family office vs. the private bank
• The goal of profitability adversely affecting the high level of service and independence
• Is the multi-family office a growing concept among HNWIs in SE Asia, China and India?

Will private banks expand in both Western Europe and / or in Asia?

• Is this a good time to expand or to consolidate?
• Effects of the real estate industry on private wealth management.
• Implications on commodities – the price of oil etc.
• Is there scope for expansion on a global and local level?

Going forward

• How will institutions win?
• Why will they win?

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