[Webinar] Asian Frontier Markets – Hidden Value

CPT/CE Eligibility (A Recognized CPT Provider)

CPT hour(s)	1
PL (CE) hour(s)	1
RBV CPD hour(s)	1

EVENT DETAILS

(CODE: 210928LU-CEX)

Stock markets in Asian frontier countries like Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam have been doing well since March 2020.

Selected Asian frontier countries have managed the fallout of the pandemic in a relatively better manner which has led to a significant economic rebound with key indicators like domestic consumption, industrial production and exports seeing very strong growth over the past year.

Valuations for Asian frontier markets are still attractive and yet trading at a large discount to emerging markets peers despite an outlook for optimistic earnings growth and relatively stable fundamentals.

In addition to this, Asian frontier countries especially Bangladesh and Vietnam continue to benefit from supply chain shifts which is helping them evolve into regional manufacturing hubs. FinTech and ecommerce are also expected to offer significant growth opportunities as smartphone and internet penetration increase in Asian frontier countries. These tailwinds along with very favorable demographics are expected to make Asian frontier markets the fastest growing economic region over the next five years.

Get to know more about the outlook for Asian frontier markets with the webinar covering key areas like:

• Performance of Asian frontier markets since the start of the pandemic.
• Which industrial sectors are expected to outperform the market norm in Asian frontier markets?
• What are the FinTech and ecommerce opportunities in Asian frontier markets?
• Which Asian frontier countries are benefitting from supply chain and manufacturing shifts?

This will be followed by Q&A

Remarks: 

• This webinar is a complimentary event for Society members. A webinar fee HK$150 will apply to registrants who are CFA exam candidates and non-members.
• To qualify for CPT/CE hours, all participants (members, candidates and non-members) must attend the full webinar.  After the webinar, Society staff will verify participants’ check-in and check-out time from the registration system for the purpose of issuing CPT Attendance Letters.  No pro-rata credit hours will be awarded.
• For candidates and non-members, please click the “Register” button above to complete the online payment and registration by 24 Sep 2021.  Please note that no registrations will be processed after this date.
• Upon completion of online registration on Society website, registrants will receive an email notification from events@cfahk.org. Society staff will then verify the registration details, registrant’s identity and payment status.  Zoom webinar join link will be emailed to eligible registrants 3 working days before the webinar.
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About The Speaker

Mr. Ruchir Desai, CFA
Co-Fund Manager
AFC Asia Frontier Fund  

Mr. Ruchir Desai, is the co-fund manager of the AFC Asia Frontier Fund and has been with Asia Frontier Capital since July 2013. He covers Asian frontier markets such as Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. Prior to this role, he was based in Mumbai, India and spent two years at HandsOn Ventures LLC which is a private equity firm making investments in business services companies. He holds an MBA in Finance from CUHK Business School, The Chinese University of Hong Kong during which time he spent a semester on exchange at The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University. He is also a CFA® charterholder since September 2015.

About Asia Frontier Capital 
Asia Frontier Capital Limited is a fund management company focused exclusively on investing in frontier markets in Asia. The firm was founded in June 2013 by Thomas Hugger who is the CEO of the company. At present it has four funds under management, namely, The AFC Asia Frontier Fund, the AFC Vietnam Fund, the AFC Iraq Fund and the AFC Uzbekistan Fund. 

Rating – General  
Material presented will be basic and of interest to a general audience having no background in the area. 

CFA Societies Global Passport Program

CFA Society Hong Kong has participated in the CFA Societies Global Passport Program which allows CFA society members to enjoy local society member rate at selected events like this luncheon.  Members of non-CFA Society Hong Kong CFA Institute societies qualify to attend this event at CFA Society Hong Kong member rates.  Please contact CFA Society Hong Kong at events@cfahk.org to register

This webinar is a complimentary event for Society members.  A webinar fee HK$150 will apply to registrants who are CFA exam candidates and non-members. 

CPT Attendance Letter
To qualify for CPT/CE hours, all participants (members and non-members) must attend the full webinar.  After the webinar, Society staff will verify participants’ check-in and check-out time from the registration system for the purpose of issuing CPT Attendance Letters.  No pro-rata credit hours will be awarded.

Other Details:

• CFA Societies Global Passport Program Eligible
• The event will be conducted in English.
• The webinar link and email confirmation will be sent to registrant upon successful online registration. 
• A webinar reminder will be sent out 1 day before the event. If you have not received the email confirmation and reminder, it is the delegate’s responsibility to contact CFA Society Hong Kong to confirm their place.
• The webinar will be conducted on Zoom.
• To qualify for CPT/CE hours, participants must attend the full webinar.
• Please log in the webinar link 10 mins in advance of the session start time to allow some time to solve the technical issues (if any) and the webinar will start promptly at 12:30 pm.
• For attendance-taking purpose, participants’ names and company names (if any) may be given to the speaker of this event.
• CFA Society Hong Kong will closely monitor and assess the ongoing situation of COVID-19 in the community.  Should there be any changes to the event dates and other arrangements, we will notify participants via SMS and/or email.  Notices will also be posted on Society’s website.  Please stay alert with our notifications.
• The event organizers reserve the right to change the format, date or speakers of the event due to unforeseen circumstances without prior notice.
• In case of dispute, the decision of CFA Society Hong Kong is final, and no further correspondences will be entertained.