Singapore’s Casino Development and its Impact on Property Prices

• How the casino developments will impact and shape property prices in Singapore
• The creation of new entertainment precinct in Singapore
• A catalyst for high-end dining and retail

Luxury Residential Living – Should you Invest in Singapore or anywhere else?

• Comparsion of the prices of luxury high-end residential properties in Singapore and other key cities around the world
• What differentiates Singaporean luxury market compared to other regions?
• For the discerning investor where should you invest in?
• Which market could provide you with the highest return on investment

Swee Yong Ku
Director -Marketing & Business Development, Savills Singapore

Swee Yong is currently heading up Savills Singapore’s regional marketing and business development efforts. He is involved in the managing of the residential sales teams and the growth of corporate business and cross border investments.

Swee Yong joined Savills from Far East Organization where he was the general manager of the organisation’s representative office in Indonesia.

Prior to that, he was a director heading up Singapore Tourism Board’s Jakarta office, helping drive up tourist traffic to Singapore from more than 20 Indonesian cities.

Swee Yong’s colourful career which spanned over 12 years revolved around the activities of sales and market development for corporations such as Singapore Airlines, HSBC Securities and Shell Chemicals.

Swee Yong has an MBA in Marketing awarded by the University of Hull, UK, a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (First Class), from the Imperial College, University of London, UK, and the Institut Louis Pasteur, University of Strasbourg, France.

Singapore Real Estate Opportunities ?Where do we go from here for the man on the street?

• Are we expensive? Or is this only the beginning?
• The need for diversification and rationalization of portfolios
• Where are the opportunities?
• Alternative real estate segments – Conservation shop houses and commercial
• The incentives and pitfalls of cross border real estate opportunities for the retail investor

Alfred Lim
Executive Director, Real Estate Advisory VestAsia Pte Ltd

Alfred Lim is the executive director of Vestasia, a specialist real estate advisory firm. He is responsible for providing sourcing, advisory and brokerage services for real estate investment transactions for high net worth individuals, wealthy families, developers and global real estate funds in Asia. Alfred is based in Singapore and Hong Kong managing all cross border transactions.

Prior to joining Vestasia, he was a senior private banker for over 10 years and vice president of a major Swiss bank. He worked for Wall Street investment banks Merrill Lynch, Prudential Securities Asia Pacific and other financial institutions in Singapore and New York.

Singapore Residential Market Tempo Towards the Integrated Resort Era

• The rise of resort development
• Defining luxury resort, not all resorts are the same
• How to spot a good resort investment
• Residential investment sales
• Government policies

Elroy Tan
Vice Prisident, Century 21 Singapore Pte Ltd.

Elroy Tan has been in the real estate industry for the past 22 years as a developer and director of a real estate agency. Presently, he is the vice president, overseeing agency operations and business development for Century 21 Singapore Pte Ltd. Elroy is also a trainer for Create 21, an international real estate training system.

Managing Foreign Exchange Volatility and Risks Associated with International Payments.

• Update of currency performances in the region's markets
• What are the risks associated with foreign exchange
• How do you overcome and mange foreign exchange uncertainty
• How to effectively manage foreign exchange to save costs for property buyers and investor

Peter Scully
Managing Director, Travelex Singapore Pte Ltd

Peter Scully is a passionate speaker to customers on treasury products and managing foreign exchange risks.  He has more than 18 years of wealth experiences in commercial and direct foreign exchange sales with reverence to a broad range of international clientele such as Central Banks, US Hedge Funds and high net worth individuals and investors.

Peter joined Travelex Singapore in 2002 and currently holds the position as Managing Director.  Prior to joining Travelex, Peter worked for several large financial institutions including Union Bank of Switzerland and First National Bank of Chicago and held positions as Head of Foreign Exchange Sales and Head of Treasury.  Peter is married with two children and graduated from the University of Ireland with first class honours degree in Financial Services.   He loves to fish.

What in the World is Land Banking?

• What is land banking?
• What makes it profitable for investors today?
• What are some considerations?
• What are some real examples of land banking investments and returns?

Harlow G. Russell
Manager, Land Banking, Walton International Group (S) Pte. Ltd

Prior to joining Walton, Harlow worked for several organisations including IBM, HP, the US Government, and Dimerco Express.

Harlow graduated from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. He has been in the sales and marketing field for 20 years both in the US and in Asia.

Harlow lived in Indonesia for 8 of his current 15 years in Asia. He is a Singapore permanent resident, speaks Bahasa Indonesian, and has two young daughters.

Low correlation of stock markets and land investments....Myth or Reality?

• Analysing stock market data versus land investments
• Interpretation of data result for maximum return on investment

Vittorio Joosten
Assistant Vice President, Walton Singapore

The Australian Tax System, the Property Investors Best Friend

• Discover the unique tax advantages
• How to ensure your Australian Property investments can remain completely tax free
• Create the opportunity for a tax free life in Australia

Steve Douglas
Director, Australasian Taxation Services Pty Ltd.

Steve Douglas is the co-founder and managing director of Australasian Taxation Services (ATS). ATS was established in 1995 to provide specialist taxation services to property investors throughout South East Asia and today attend to the Australian taxation needs of thousands of expatriates and property investors based all around the world.

His areas of specialisation include the Australian taxation aspects of property investment, expatriate and migration taxation planning.

Steve wrote the book “The Australian Expat – The Luckiest Person on Earth” which is the only concise reference for expatriate tax planning and
financial management.

Demographics, Demand and a Little Design

• How demographics are changing the fundamentals of the Australian property industry forever
• How we can track where the greatest demand for Australian property is going to be in the future
• Why design is so critical to your property investment decisions

Terry Taylor
Joint Managing Director, Which Property?

Terry Taylor is widely regarded as one of Australia’s leading property experts: he is a national commentator and a regular keynote speaker at industry shows on the demographic changes which are affecting the property market in Australia.

Terry spends most of his time researching the Australian residential property market and reports his findings to his large international client base.

Business Migration Updates and Legal Tips and Traps Unwary Australian Property Investors Should Look Out For

• Foreign Investment Review Board Rules and effect of removal on restrictions to purchase residential property
• Off the Plan" property purchases
• Pathways to Permanent Residence
• Updates on Citizenship changes

Lily Ong
Solicitor B.EC. LL.B., Lily Ong Solicitor

Lily has a double degree in Economics and Law (Monash University). She is an active member of the Law Institute of Victoria. Lily has been practicing for over 17 years; and has owned her firm for the last 6 years. She is also a registered migration agent.

Lily has a varied commercial practice with niche areas in property law, immigration law and business law in the health sector. She supports other commercial lawyers and accountants in these areas. Lily also conducts litigation in property law, immigration law and business law matters.

She has extensive experience in dealing with expatriates and foreign investment into Australia and with FIRB and residential and commercial matters.

Investors Guide to Making Money in Phuket’s Growing Property Market

• Investors guide to making money in Phuket
• Phuket: Why return will be even better over the next 5 to 10 years?
• How to get a hassle free investment in Phuket?
• Phuket, the best profits are yet to come
• Five strategies for making money in Phuket
• Investing in projects

Graham Bibby
Managing Director, Richmond Group (Asia-Pacific) Ltd.

Graham Bibby, CEO, founded Richmond Asset Management Ltd. in Hong Kong in 1991. Mr. Bibby has 25 years experience in the investment management field specialises in Absolute Returns strategies. He has undertaken extensive research into investment management techniques and what makes markets move. As a result of his findings he has developed a system that utilises a combination of fundamentals, technical analysis and investor psychology producing absolute returns.

He is an experienced public speaker, appearing regularly on CNBC, CNN, BBC, Bloomberg and NDTV.

How to Safely Purchase Real Estate Assets in Thailand

• Ways to purchase property in Thailand that protect foreigners’ rights
• How can foreigners legally and safely purchase real estate in Thailand?

Rene-Philippe Dubout
Managing Partner, Rene-Philippe & Partners Ltd.

Rene-Philippe Dubout, was admitted as a lawyer at Geneva (Switzerland) Bar in 1990. He worked as a foreign associate at Vovan & Associes, Bangkok for 4 years before setting up Rene Philippe & Partners in 2002 and in 2003 started Rene Philippe Consulting Ltd specialising in accounting practice.

Rene Philippe is a regular legal speaker and has contributed to many lectures in several Thai universities.

Battle of the Brands "Who Delivers Most in Prestige and Returns" in Thailand's Property Resorts

Charlotte Filleul
General Manager, Resort Property

Impact of Economic Growth and Government Policies on the Development and Changing Trends in Thailand’s Property Market

• Overview of the current situation in real estate market in Phuket
• Supply and demand – Limitations and opportunities
• Real estate consulting & counselling – value & necessity

Amous Lee
General Manager, Knight Frank Phuket Co., Ltd.

Amous Lee joined Knight Frank Estate Management Pte Ltd, Singapore in July 2003 as condominium manager of the No.1 condominium in Singapore, at which time he immediately clinched the Best Managed Estate Award in 2003 & 2004. In 2004, he was selected for the overseas post; associate director of Knight Frank Phuket assisting the managing director to oversee the sales & marketing, property management and entire operations of all the developments, properties and villas. In 2006, he was promoted to general manager who oversees the entire operation in Phuket office.

Property Investment in Thailand

Mr Torphong Charungchareonvejj
Senior Vice President & General Manager, Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited

Mr Torphong holds a MBA in Finance & Banking from the Golden Gate University, USA. He started his banking career in 1984 and was with CitiBank Bangkok for about 6 years before moving on to join Bangkok Bank Public Co Ltd, Bangkok. During his tenure with Bangkok Bank, he has held various appointments, including appointments in the marketing Department and the corporate finance department In 2001, he was posted to the Singapore branch as the general manager.

Malaysia My Second Home Programme ?an Attractive Avenue for Private Individuals Looking Beyond Profit

• The MM2H Programme and its benefits
• Conditions and requirements of the programme
• The application process
• Various classes of assets available in Malaysia, their current rate of returns and general risk profile

Mr. John W.K. Ching
Managing Director, CK-TEN (MM2H) Sdn. Bhd.

He has been working in the MM2H field for 5 years, since the inception of the Programme. He is well versed with its conditions and requirements. He is familiar with and has participated actively in its development in terms of creating awareness, publicity and providing feedback through dialogue with the regulatory bodies concerned.

He graduated from Deakin University in Australia with a Bachelor of Commerce and worked for while in the trust fund industry, before leaving to form this MM2H company with a Japanese partner.

The World’s New Profit Engine: Five Shares for the Next Five Years

Find out the names of five top Asian companies that will profit the most from the single biggest economic trend of the next ten years: the rise of the consumer.

As indebted American consumers run out of gas, economies all over Asia are shifting toward more consumption. As years of careful, pent up saving are unleashed, investors are presented with once-in-generation growth opportunities for an elite cadre of local firms traded on local stock markets. Find out what these stocks are and the best reasons you should own them in 2007.

Also, discover why Australia now finds its Asian trading partners more valuable than any other in the world, including America. Which Australian firms will play a key role in Asia’s energy and infrastructure future? And which Aussie blue-chips belong in your global resource portfolio.

Finally, can America still compete? The answer is “yes!” But not at everything, and not at the industries it used to dominate. You’ll hear an overview of America’s strategic economic strengths, and what stocks will continue to prosper (hint, think drugs and big pharmaceuticals.)

Dan Denning
Managing Editor, Port Phillip Publishing

Author of 2005’s best-selling The Bull Hunter. Dan Denning spent five years as editor of Strategic Investment, one of the most respected “big-picture” investment newsletters on the market. A former specialist in small-cap stocks, Dan draws on his network of global contacts from his new base in Melbourne, Australia.

Unleashing the Power of Online Trading for Exceptional Returns

• Stock selection: where to look, screening for stocks that will outperform
• Valuation: indicators for undervalued/overvalued stock
• Timing: entry & exit signals
• Risk: managing risk, diversifying risk away, additional factors present in volatile markets, risk-reward ratio, knowing when to cut your losses
• Returns: cashing in - art or science? Money management, protecting the bottom line
• Behavioural psychology: common mistakes made by the private investor, how to avoid trading pitfalls, adding a professional element to trading

Alpesh B. Patel
Director, Agile Partners Asset Management Ltd.

Alpesh B. Patel is one of the UK’s best known financial commentators and authors. As well as writing 10 bestselling books on investment trading, he is a regular columnist for the Financial Times newspaper, and presented the popular ‘CEO in the Hot Seat’ on Bloomberg television. He appears regularly on CNN, Sky Business News, CNBC and BBC radio and television. He is also a member of the Investment Advisory Committee of ICICI Bank’s Private Banking Division, a trustee of the Royal Institute of International Affairs and was also previously appointed by the UK Foreign Secretary to the UK-India Roundtable and Indo-British Partnership on improving bilateral multi billion dollar trade.

Commodity and Stock Markets Outlook

Commodities:

• Short and long term outlook for COMEX Gold Future, COMEX Silver Future, NYMEX Crude Oil Future and Malaysia Palm Oil Future.
• Investment strategy
• Entrance and exit level
• Stop loss level

• Short and long term outlook on S&P, Dow Industrial, NIKKEI 225, and Straits Time Index
• Investment strategy
• Entrance and exit level
• Stop loss level

Tao Wang
Technical Analyst/V.P, Man Financial (S) Pte Ltd.

Tao Wang has more than 14 years of technical analysis experience. He holds the president position with the Technical Analysts Society Singapore) and acts as director at large for the International Federation of Technical Analysts.

He is a frequent speaker on technical analysis and investment strategy with the Singapore Exchange and is invited to analyse local stock market on air through Media Corp Radio programme “Capital 958”.

Good, Bad, and Ugly Investments – Making High Returns While Avoiding Bubbles and Scams

Investors sometimes are blinded by greed, or simply by ignorance. This presentation looks at realistic expectations of returns in various asset classes and points out where investors can go wrong in practice due to exorbitant fees, unlikely future returns or one-sided investments.

Chris Firth
CEO, dollarDEX

Chris is CEO and a founder of dollarDEX Investments. dollarDEX was launched in Singapore in 1999 and has been an influential innovator in the area of financial services and investment advice ever since. In 2003 dollarDEX was rated in the Global Top 30 for online finance by US-based Institutional Investor. Chris is often quoted in the national media. He is a graduate of MIT Sloan School, and University of Leeds and has worked in Asia since 1990.

Achieve Maximum Gains Through Smart Asset Allocation

• What is asset allocation and why it is important and how does it determine investment success
• Balancing portfolios and asset class for optimum return and lower volatility by understanding how uncorrelated assets respond differently to market events
• Understanding different asset classes’ performance in correlation to market cycles

Aidan Bailey
General Manager, The Fry Group, Singapore

Aidan Bailey is the general manager of The Fry Group regional office in Singapore, responsible for South East Asia outside of Hong Kong. He moved to Singapore in 2001 and currently manages client assets totalling US$150m for over 300 high net worth clients in the region.

Aidan joined The Fry Group in 1994 and has an honours degree in financial services. He passed the UK Financial Planning Certificate in 1994 and the Investment Representatives exam on moving to Singapore.

Reasons to be Excited about Unit Trust

• Update of market performances in the region’s markets
• Overview on the regional markets, and where the opportunities lie
• Why unit trusts as an investment option to invest in the region

Sui Jau Wong
General Manager, Fundsupermart, iFAST Financial Pte Ltd

Sui Jau Wong graduated in 1998 with Bachelor of Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University. He joined Pricewaterhouse Coopers in 1998 and worked as a tax consultant for more than 2 years. In 2000, he joined iFAST Financial as senior analyst and was appointed research manager in 2003. Subsequently, he was appointed General Manager of Fundsupermart in 2005. He regularly contributes articles and quotes to the media. Fundsupermart is the online division of iFAST Financial Pte Ltd. which is a service provider platform licensed as a dealer and investment advisor by MAS.

The Power To Purchase

• The big picture of investing
• How to increase your power to purchase
• How OilPods’ investment provides a sound balance to your portfolio

Mr Daniel Tan
Group Head, OilPods

By profession, Daniel Tan is a certified public accountant. He is also a CFPCM, ChFC, CIA, and CMA. He obtained his Bachelor in Business Administration and Accounting, and his MBA in the United State of America. Currently, he is holding a senior sales management position in OilPods.

Daniel also teaches diploma, degree and MBA programmes, motivational and self-development programmes in various financial institutions. He is also a certified trainer with IPMA (The International Professional Managers Association).

Besides being a very humorous speaker, Daniel also brings concepts across to his participants through real-life examples. He is able to make complex concepts visually simple to help individuals achieve greater potential in life.

Legal Advise for Foreigners Buying Malaysian Property

• Latest updates on legal rights for foreigners buying Malaysian property

Esther Ong
Senior Partner, Messrs Esther Ong Tengku Saiful & Sree

Esther Ong Hui Chuen is the founder and Senior Partner of Esther Ong Tengku Saiful & Sree, a legal firm in Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.

In the area of conveyancing, Ms. Ong advises on the general drafting of agreements on sale and purchase, rental of real property and documents securing the financing thereof. She handles banking documentation, corporate financing documents, general agreement concerning land and company and debt restructuring matters. She has the experiences of handling several prestigious development.

Alternative Investments for the Novice

• Take a tour through the jungle also know as alternative investments.
• Anton will give a useful insight into some of the more lucrative forms of alternative investments and he will uncover the value associated with some of these investments.

Anton Casey
Senior Portfolio Manager (Team Leader), HSBC International Banking Centre Manager

Anton Casey heads the team of Portfolio Managers for the HSBC Expatriate Team as well as overseeing a select number of High Net Worth clients.  Anton is both UK and Singapore MAS qualified and has an excellent understanding of international tax issues that affect expatriates.  His areas of expertise are advanced portfolio planning, in particular global currencies & stock markets.  Anton has been with HSBC for 7 years and started his career in financial services 11 years ago at a stockbrokers in the City of London.

Wine ?An Alternative Investment

• What is Wine Investment?
• Why invest in wine?
• How do you invest in wine?

Justin Alexander
Managing Director, Australian Wine Index (Singapore) Pte Ltd

Justin Alexander, is Managing Director of Australian Wine Index (AWI), a niche wine broking company specialising in the procurement of Australian premium wine. Having far-reaching networks within the Australian wine industry and has forged strong relationships with key industry players, Justin has enabled Australian Wine Index to become a leading player in the wine investment arena. With a solid background in the financial industry, coupled with a keen sense of the wine market, Justin brings to the region a breadth of relevant experience. Justin is regularly invited for guest appearances on radio and television where he provides valuable commentary on the wine industry. He is also a regular on the speaking circuit, being invited by various companies and organisations to share his experience of investing in the wine industry.

Guide to Strategic Land Investments in the UK

• Returns of up to 400% or even more
• Guidance and steps to ensure a safe and sound investment in the UK

Paul M Baker MBA, FCIM
Founding Director, UK Land Investments International, Asia Pacific

Paul Baker is a strategic marketing communications professional with over 20 years experience in his field. He is a founding Director of UK Land Investments International in the Asia Pacific region and prior to moving to Malaysia in September 2005 was Managing Director of Touch Marketing Ltd, a leading full service consultancy in the UK specialising in healthcare, the arts and property.

Paul is also highly in demand as a guest lecturer being a dynamic speaker and trainer.

When not travelling around the region, Paul lives in Kuala Lumpur and is a keen horseman, golfer and a fine jazz pianist.

Structured Warrants Demystified

• Why Buy Structured Warrants?
• How does warrant issuers make money?

Simon Yung
Head of Retail Listed Products Sales, BNP Paribas

Simon Yung is the Head of Retails Listed Products of Equities and Derivatives Asia (ex-Japan), BNP Paribas. Simon joins from SG Securities where he has worked for 5 years and witnessed the robust run of the Hong Kong warrants industry to become the world’s largest and most thriving market. Simon graduated from Simon Fraser University with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration in Finance and MIS (Management Information Systems).