Professional Learning Seminar featuring Nobel Laureate Professor Myron Scholes, PhD

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Join us for this flagship event co-organized by CFA Society Hong Kong, and Janus Henderson Investors, supported by Deloitte and CFA Institute Asia-Pacific Research Exchange!

In an era marked by the escalating importance of sustainable practices, we are thrilled to announce that acclaimed economist and Nobel Laureate, Janus Henderson’s Myron Scholes, PhD will be gracing the stage as the esteemed speaker at our upcoming event.

Professor Myron Scholes, PhD, Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, and co-originator of the Black-Scholes options pricing model, Chief Investment Strategist at Janus Henderson Investors, will share his profound insights at this seminar titled “Optimizing Risk & Returns in Carbon Neutral Portfolios”.  Myron will discuss his findings on the future of asset management amid growing ESG considerations and explains the ways investors can participate in responsible investing practices to achieve net-zero while optimising investment outcomes.

Don’t miss this exceptional opportunity to gain invaluable insights from one of the industry’s most distinguished voices.

Date: 3 July, 2023 (Monday)
Time: 5:30 – 7:20pm (Hong Kong Time)
Venue: Deloitte, 35/F, One Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty
Format: In-person Seminar
Fees: Complimentary, Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis (Member-Exclusive)

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Program

5:30 – 6:00pm            
Registration
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6:00 – 6:05pm            
Opening Remarks
Mr. Andrew Hendry, CFA, CEO Singapore, Head of Distribution, Asia,
Janus Henderson Investors
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6:05 – 6:25pm            
Keynote Presentation
Professor Myron Scholes, PhD, Chief Investment Strategist, Janus Henderson Investors on “Optimizing Risk & Returns in Carbon Neutral Portfolios”
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6:25 – 6:55pm            
Fireside Chat with Professor Scholes
Moderated by Mr. Alvin Ho, CFA, President, CFA Society Hong Kong
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6:55 – 7:15pm            
Live Q&A
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7:15 – 7:20pm            
Closing Remarks
Mr. Francesco Nagari, Hong Kong Financial Services Industry Leader, Deloitte China

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About the Speakers:

Professor Myron Scholes, PhD
Chief Investment Strategist
Janus Henderson Investors

Myron Scholes is Chief Investment Strategist at Janus Henderson Investors. In this role, he leads the firm’s evolving asset allocation product development efforts and partners with the investment team, contributing macro insights and quantitative analysis specific to hedging, risk management, and disciplined portfolio construction. Myron is also a member of the firm’s Solutions Group, a team that constructs multi-asset solutions for clients’ complex investment objectives. Among his many accomplishments, Myron is the Frank E. Buck Professor of Finance, Emeritus, at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he teaches courses including “Managing Under Uncertainty” and “The Evolution of Finance.” He is a member of the Econometric Society and in 1990 served as president of the American Finance Association. Myron is widely known for his seminal work in options pricing, capital market equilibrium, tax policies, and the financial services industry. He is a Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences and co-originator of the Black-Scholes options pricing model, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1997. He is a director of Dimensional Fund Advisors mutual funds and several other private companies and has served as an advisor to the Guangdong Provincial Government.

Myron holds a PhD from the University of Chicago. He has honorary doctorate degrees from the University of Paris, France; McMaster University, Canada; Louvain University, Belgium; and Wilfred Laurier University, Canada. He has honourary professorships from Nanjing University, Nanjing Audit University, and Xiamen University in China. He was awarded the Innovator of the Year Award from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Derivatives Association. Additionally, he is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Myron has consulted widely with many financial institutions, corporations, and exchanges, and has lectured for many academic groups and other organisations around the world. He has 53 years of financial industry experience.

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Mr. Andrew Hendry, CFA
CEO Singapore, Head of Distribution, Asia
Janus Henderson Investors
(Opening Remarks)

Andrew Hendry is CEO Singapore, Head of Distribution Asia at Janus Henderson Investors. In this role, his primary focus is to maintain, grow and diversify the distribution business across Asia (excluding Japan and Australia). Prior to joining the firm, he was head of distribution Asia Pacific at Aberdeen Standard Investments from 2018. He was a managing director at Westoun Advisors from 2016 and head of Asia Pacific, managing director with M&G Investments from 2011. Andrew began his career at The Capital Group Companies in 1998, most recently as director of global business development from 2002.

Andrew received his MA degree in economics and French from St Andrews University and an MBA from INSEAD. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has 25 years of financial industry experience.

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Mr. Alvin Ho, CFA
President
CFA Society Hong Kong
(Moderator)

Alvin Ho is an experienced investment principal with a track record in private equity. He currently splits his time between managing a portfolio of private investments and institutional investing on one end, and handholding start-ups and grown-ups seeking new iterations on the other. In addition, he serves as a board member for listed companies and NGOs and is a member of investment committees for funds and platforms. Previously the legal and executive representative for the local currency funds incorporated in Beijing and Chengdu, Alvin was the Head of China for a regional private equity growth fund.

Ho holds various post-graduate degrees from Tsinghua University and London Business School and is on course to complete a Ph.D. with the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. He has authored two books in Chinese on the economics of sports.

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Mr. Francesco Nagari
Hong Kong Financial Services Industry Leader
Deloitte China
(Closing Remarks)

Francesco is a Deloitte partner based in Hong Kong. In the firm, he is the Financial Services Industry Leader in Hong Kong, the Asia-Pacific Assurance leader for the Financial Services Industry and the Global Lead for IFRS Insurance Contracts.

For over thirty years, he has been a professional extensively engaged with the insurance industry. He acquired deep knowledge of some of the key European and Asian insurance markets and led several audit and advisory projects with multinational insurance companies in Hong Kong, London and Milan. He is an expert on insurance financial reporting, risk management and solvency capital regulations. As Deloitte leading insurance accounting expert he has written several publications and regularly speaks at conferences on insurance financial reporting as well its interaction with solvency capital regulations. Over the last few years he has expanded his expertise in the areas of climate and sustainability reporting.

He has been a member of several advisory committees for regulators in Italy, the UK, the European Union and in Hong Kong. He is one of the advisors to the International Accounting Standards Board in London and a member of their IFRS 17 Transition Resource Group. He recently completed his three-year term as the Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory Advisory Panel of the Hong Kong Institute of CPA (HKICPA). He is a member of the Insurance Future Task Force of the Hong Kong Insurance Authority and of the Insurance Advisory Panel at the HKICPA.

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Rating Intermediate – Material presented will have technical elements requiring a working knowledge of the subject to make full use of the presentation.–

Remarks:

• Registration is requested, no walk-in will be entertained.
• This is a members-only event. Only registered participants are allowed to stay and attend the event.
• Please take good care of your belongings. CFA Society Hong Kong is not responsible for any personal loss.
• If you have any discomfort or flu symptoms, please DO NOT participate in the captioned activity.
• In the event of a dispute, the decision of CFA Society Hong Kong shall be final and binding.
• The event organizers reserve the right to change the format, date of the event due to unforeseen circumstances without prior notice.