National Asset Liability Management
Investment and risk management strategies for new market conditions
Hosted by Central Banking Publications, National Asset Liability Management addressed challenges faced by a broad spectrum of state-owned funds, including central bank reserves, social security funds, state pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and stabilisation funds.
Leading industry practitioners, academics and external asset management firms presented their unique insights on how to overcome the challenges faced by national funds in today’s uncertain and volatile markets.
The conference was a big success, with an impressive line up of expert practitioners sharing their views and knowledge with the delegates and a very high profile list of attendees.
Representatives of the Central Provident Fund (Singapore), Bank Indonesia, Temasek, Bank Negara Malaysia, Monetary Auhtority of Singapore, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Central Bank of the Rep. of Turkey and many more attended the event.
View the list of institutions represented at this conference.
Conference highlights include:
- Keynote address by Lee Chuan Teck, Executive Director of the Reserve & Monetary Management Department at the MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE on the impact of the global financial crisis on national balance sheets
- Keynote address by Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner for Internal Markets and Services on the opportunities for sovereign investors created by stronger EU-Asian economic co-operation
- Aladdin Rillo, from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will discuss how the ASEAN+3’s Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralisation will help the region navigate the liquidity crisis and overcome future challenges
- Langgeng Suwito from Indonesia’s Government Investment Unit will examine how to achieve an optimal asset mix for a sovereign wealth portfolio during periods of high market volatility
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CentralBanking.com, the website of Central Banking Publications which delivers daily news and comment on central banking and financial supervision, contains articles on the various presentations given at the National Asset Liability Management conference in Singapore.
The following articles talk about what was said at the conference and the views of the speakers on the issues raised:
MAS reserve chief backs move into riskier assets
Lee Chuan Teck, the executive director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore's reserve and monetary management department, said the official sector should invest in venture capital, emerging markets and renewable energy projects.
UBS bailout a success so far: head of SNB rescue
Speaking at the National Asset Liability Management conference in Singapore, Marcel Zimmermann, the head of foreign exchange and gold at the Swiss National Bank, divulges details of UBS bailout, says central bank will take hold-to-maturity approach.
Chiang Mai a complement, not substitute to IMF aid
Aladdin Rillo, the head of financial integration at ASEAN, stresses that the regional reserve pool is not intended to replace support from other multilateral agencies
Hong Kong needs “real” central bank: opposition politician
Ronny Ka-Wah Tong, Co-founder of Hong Kong's main opposition says Hong Kong Monetary Authority must be given greater powers if territory is to maintain status as global financial centre.
CIC set to shift focus to emerging markets: academic
Lu Honguin, the president of the Shanghai Institute of International Finance, said China Investment Corporation (CIC) is expected to shift its focus away from the United States and Europe and move its wealth increasingly into emerging markets.
