The Summit has attracted in excess of 150 global investors who manage assets of the wealthiest families globally. Taking place between 19 and 20 May, the Summit has a theme of the "Race to Zero", and is being attended by CEOs, CIOs and principals of family offices from Asia, Europe and the United States.
With the exception of the US Federal Reserve, central banks globally are expected to maintain super-easy monetary policy. While the economic outlook in the US is relatively benign, data from Asia has not been encouraging and investors face a challenging environment and the prospect of successive policy moves globally in a race towards zero interest rates.
Designed to allow international speakers and managers to exchange views on global macroeconomic and political trends, and investment strategies, the Summit also features small group workshops encompassing real estate, private investments and hedge funds.
“We recognize that family offices have institutional needs across multiple asset classes. Five years ago we set up UBS Global Family Office in order to harness resources across our Investment Bank, and Wealth and Asset Management businesses to cater to the highly sophisticated family office clients. We strive to build lasting relationships with family offices and to work with them in the spirit of strategic partnership, "said Josef Stadler, Global Head of UHNW, UBS Wealth Management.
Speakers include: Axel Weber, Chairman of the Board of Directors, UBS AG; Andrew Sheng, Chief Adviser to the China Banking Regulatory Commission; Professor Heizo Takenaka, Keio University, Keio Graduate School and former Japanese Minister of Economic and Fiscal Policy; Dr. Jeffrey Jaensubhakij, President Public Markets and Director of Equities, GIC; Dr. Hua Fan, Head FI & Absolute Return, China Investment Corporation; Paul Donovan, Global Economist, UBS Investment Bank; and Simon Smiles, CIO UHNW, UBS Wealth Management.
"We are proud to host our flagship UBS Family Office Summit in Hong Kong. The continued rise of wealth creation in China will favour Hong Kong as a domestic and regional wealth management center as Chinese investors seek high-quality professional investment advice and sophisticated products and services," added Valerie Chou, Head of UBS Wealth Management Global Family Office in Asia Pacific.
The full program for the UBS Family Office Summit may be found at:
The UBS Family Office Summit in Hong Kong is part of the global series of conferences for family offices around the world. Besides Hong Kong, the Summit has also been held in Chicago recently, and will be held in Zurich and Mexico in the coming months.
In co-operation with Campden Wealth, UBS publishes the Global Family Office Report each year.
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