Overview

Private Markets are a strongly growing sector in Asset Management and Private Wealth Management. This session provides deeper insights into the developments shaping current and future opportunities in this asset class.

Objective

By the end of the seminar, participants will be able to:

• Understand the changing nature of Alternative Assets and Private Markets and their growing importance in institutional and private wealth portfolios
• Explore the macroeconomic and geopolitical factors driving further growth of the asset class
• Analyse how the sector is starting to close its lag in digitisation and the role of blockchain
• Realise the future access to Private Markets for retail investors and the overlap with securities
• Identify the opportunities provided by these developments

Content

1. Introduction to Private Markets
2. Market overview and dynamics
3. Current and future growth drivers
4. Digitisation of alternative, illiquid assets
5. The retail opportunity for Alternative assets
6. Summary and outlook

Who should attend

Professionals in Wealth Management, Asset Management and Investment Services

Financial Incentive Scheme of the WAM Pilot Programme

This is one of the eligible courses under the Financial Incentive Scheme (“The Scheme”) of the WAM Pilot Programme.

In-service practitioners of the financial services industry will be eligible for the Scheme. They will be reimbursed 80% of the course fees, subject to a maximum of HK$7,000 (whichever is the lower) upon satisfactory completion of a course or seminar over the three-year period of the Scheme.

Each individual may apply for reimbursement for more than one course / seminar.

Application to reimburse the course fees, together with the required documents, must be submitted within four months from the last day of the course attended.

Please refer to the WAM Pilot Programme website for more details.