FIS Singapore 2025

This session looks at evolving macro developments including the Fed outlook, global liquidity, China and emerging markets, currencies and implications for asset allocation.

More than half the world’s population lives in Asia, four of the largest economies in the world are Asian (China, Japan, India and South Korea) and Asian innovation is at the forefront of green finance and technology. This session examines the future of the global economy and the role of Asia.

This session examines how a Trump administration might, or might not, act in Asia in the context of the underlying longer-term trends and the US-China relationship.

This session explores the main drivers of emerging markets, why they have underperformed and whether this is likely to change.

Strategic secular trends are pointing towards a regime shift in the next decade relative to the last. This session will examine these trends including re-globalisation, changing trade relationships and fiscal dominance and the implications for asset allocators.

An examination of the Qatar Investment Authority’s portfolio and where it sees risks and opportunities.

This session examines how both the US and China are using economic measures, including currency manipulation, sanctions, and market incentives, to weaponise capital markets. It looks at the likelihood of a currency war and the players that are getting caught in the crossfire.

Early actions in the second Trump presidency have emphasised the need to understand the use of economic coercion and its potential impacts on the global economy and portfolios. This session provides insights into how geopolitical developments and trends are playing out 'on the ground' and how organisations are planning and mitigating risks accordingly.

This session examines the views of various investors on the risks and opportunities of investing in China, and whether China is too big to ignore.

INCLUDES TABLE DISCUSSION

This session will explore managing multi-asset portfolios in an increasingly complex economic and geopolitical environment and what this means for investing in Asia. Long-term investors seeking to construct portfolios resilient to macro uncertainties should focus less on backward-looking, short-term risks and more on understanding the long-horizon investment landscape, including the benevolent effects of mean reversion, a broader opportunity set of private assets, and the risks posed by potential regime shifts in the macro environment.

This session explores the need for asset owners to be open minded, flexible and thoughtful in their approach to private equity, enabling them to take advantage of new structures and access.

INCLUDES TABLE DISCUSSION

This session examines the nuances of the private credit market in the Asia Pacific region and how investors can lean into opportunities in specific markets including special situations.

New research reveals the importance of using accurate benchmarks in measuring the potential alpha from private assets. The right benchmark can be valuable in decomposing alpha and revealing where the performance is coming from. This session shows how to separate the beta from the pure alpha and how to more accurately measure internal teams and manager performance.

This session will specifically examine the role of private capital in the energy transition and how institutional investors can achieve financial and impact objectives while positioning their portfolios against climate risk.

INCLUDES TABLE DISCUSSION

More than 60 per cent of the world’s population is in Asia Pacific and there are many opportunities due to the favourable demographics and genuine innovation. This session will look at how to make the most of the opportunities in Asia and the importance of having investment staff on the ground.

Pick up at Swissotel the Stamford Singapore to Shaw Foundation Alumni House

Asia is quickly becoming the world's biggest data generator, driven by its growing digital economy and massive population. This explosion of data is providing AI with the resources it needs to improve predictions, automate workflows, and transform decision-making across industries. This session examines whether Asia can be the driver of the world’s digital economy? It will explore the development of AI in the region and how organisations can become AI-First.

This session we will explore the transformative power of AI in conventional asset management approaches and the potential benefits for institutional investors. It will delve into practical applications that harness AI's processing power, from running NLP over big datasets to employing supervised learning models in quant investing 2.0 for stock selection.

As AI transforms private markets, institutional investors must rethink how they source deals, assess risk, and manage liquidity. With the rise of AI-driven analytics and tokenisation, traditional information advantages in private assets are shifting. In this fireside chat, we will explore how AI is reshaping private market investing, the institutional appetite for tokenisation, and what asset owners and allocators should prioritise in this rapidly evolving landscape.

This session will examine how institutional investors can embrace advanced technology to innovate and reboot their organisations for long-term performance. Drawing on the experience and ideas of a next generation of investors, who are digital natives, it showcases how asset owners can transform their investments by embracing innovative and new-age ideas.

This session will hear reflections on how investors are tackling the key issues covered in the conference including an emerging Asia, geopolitical risk and embracing AI.