China Property Market Overview 2008

• Are there signs of wind turning in the market?
• Is the magnitude of macroeconomic tightening sufficient?
• What are the measures taken by the property developers to counter the effect?
• Would there be post-Olympic market adjustments?
• What would be the trends for housing markets in Chinese Mainland for the 3rd and 4th quarter?

Sherman Lai
Deputy Chairman
Centaline

Sherman joined Centaline in 1989 focusing on China Business. He was appointed as the Managing Director of Centaline (China) in 1998 and responsible for all mainland business. In 2007, Sherman became the Deputy Chairman of Centaline and focused on the integration of back-end support of Centaline. His management of the mainland contributed to the surge in performance within 7 years. Sherman’s team revenue contributed to one third of the total revenue of the entire company. Centaline (China) now has 700 branches in 26 cities in China with over 15,000 employees, and is the largest cross border property agency company in China.

Lessons from Hong Kong’s Property Market

• The process of buying property in Hong Kong is actually pretty simple
• You have to really want to buy, or it may not happen
• If you compare Hong Kong prices to those in any city except London or New York, you'll go mad
• If you buy, you will almost certainly renovate
• Renovating is hard work
• Despite the frustration, owning and renovating can be enormously satisfying

Chris Dillon
Author/Principal
Dillon Communications Ltd.

An entrepreneur who has lived in Hong Kong since 1992, Chris is the author of Landed: The expatriate’s guide to buying and renovating property in Hong Kong.

In 2002, he bought and renovated a floor in an office building in Central. Since then, he has bought and refurbished a luxury apartment on the west side of Hong Kong Island and transformed a derelict steam laundry into a multimedia studio.

Chris manages a corporate communications company, Dillon Communications (www.dilloncommunications.com), and a photo studio, Dillon Studios (www.dillon-studios.com) and is a regular blogger.

Strategies for Hong Kong Property Investors

• Analysis of the relationship between Hong Kong property and Hong Kong economic development
• How to ensure the flow of property effectively?
• How to choose high return’s property?

Joseph Ho
Principal Advisor
Century 21 Hong Kong Ltd

Joseph has 25 years experience in the real estate field and 10 years of real estate franchise experience.  Prior to his current role, Joseph also had a similar position with L. J. Hooker, a famous Australian real estate agents franchisor, in Hong Kong.

As the Chief Franchise Marketing Officer for Century 21 Hong Kong, Joseph is responsible for all of Hong Kong’s and Macau’s marketing. Joseph is also the columnist for the “Agents” published in the Hong Kong Economic Journal.

Is Hong Kong Property Market Booming or Bubbling?

Jacky Luk
Head of property section and Principal Advisor
Ming Pao

Jacky graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong with major in Geography and minor in Economics. He joined media industry in the 90’s, mainly reporting and commenting on the property and financial news.

Today, Jacky is the head of property section of Ming Pao, one of the largest newspapers in Hong Kong and the principal advisor of property.mpfinance.com. He released a book – Pharos in the Property Market and has contributed many comments and columns in many different magazines and websites. He is a very popular guest speaker for property seminars.

Get Motivated – Game Plan for Winning Investment Strategy

• Developing a Clear Vision - Picking Winners for Success
• Top 5 Disciplines of Investment and Success
• Team work and Strategies for Changing Conditions
• Keeping and Selling - Getting the Right Result from your Strategy

Steve McMahon
ESPN Premier League Commentator & Former England Player.

Drawing lessons from his career as an international footballer and team manager, Steve demonstrates how lessons learned on and off the pitch can apply to developing the right psychology for investment, picking winners and building a solid strategy to success.

Steve is an English former football midfielder who most notably played for Liverpool in the late 1980s. He has played 17 caps for England. Steve was also a successful football club manager for Swindon Town, Blackpool and Perth Glory.

He was placed in 42nd position in the 100 Players Who Shook The Kop poll which asked Liverpool supporters to name the best 100 players of all time.

District Property Analysis: West Kowloon and La Chi Kwok

• New Prospects of the Housing Market in New Kowloon
• The Arch demanding a high of $32,000 per sq ft situated at the Kowloon Station – is such luxury flat prices sustainable?
• High quality flats value keep rising at the Olympic
• Impact on property value in the district attributed to the new construction of The Core Arts and Cultural Facilities at the West Kowloon Cultural District
• Will the international grade office building, The Grand’s completion invigorate rental demands of flats in the area?
• The location of New Kowloon District well served by infrastructure, does this make it a good investment?

Louis Chan
Managing Director
Centaline Property Agency Ltd.

Louis joined Centaline Property Agency in 1986 as a sales agent for Kowloon north district. After 3 years he was promoted to branch manager and became the New Territories district manager acting as the head helmsman for Centaline. Under Louis’s leadership, the New Territories district experienced rapid growth, surging from 3 branches in 1992 to 90 branches with over 1000 sales agents.

In 2002 Louis was appointed managing director, Centaline, to lead the 3000 sales agents in the residential department. The department integrated by Louis is well-renowned in the industry and is also the great navigator in the property agency sector.

The 3Rs to Profit – Renovation, Redevelopment and Reselling

Judy Chai
Executive Director
Sallmanns Residential

Sallmanns Residential is now a member of the Jones Lang LaSalle Group. Judy has been a senior member of the group’s sales, investment and leasing division since 1999.  Judy is a Bachelor of Science degree holder and has a wide range of experience in real estate sales and marketing to diversified, multi-ethnic and international clienteles in Vancouver B.C. Canada. 

Hong Kong luxury residential propety market and investment strategies

• Review of Hong Kong Island’s luxury residential market performance:  What are the driving forces?
• General Hong Kong Island Luxury Residential Market fundamentals:  Supply, Demand and Vacancy; Price and rents
• New supply in this year and 2009:  Possible Rebound in New Supply
•  Why investing in luxury residential properties

Gilbert Wan
Associate Director
CB Richard Ellis Hong Kong

Gilbert Wan is the Associate Director of CBRE Research for CB Richard Ellis Hong Kong. In this capacity, he oversees the production and quality control of all publications covering the Hong Kong market. Gilbert directs and manages the Hong Kong research team's work related to various property sectors for both internal and external clients, and supervises the management of the related databases. He also assists in business development by providing in-depth market analysis; identifying and assessing strategic investment opportunities; conducting presentations and supporting client relationships.

Gilbert was the winner of both Asia and Hong Kong Circle of Excellence in Research in 2006.

Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H)

• Retire & Reside in Malaysia
• The related incentives available under the MM2H programme

Lorraine Kijvanit
Country Manager
Promotevest (MM2H) Sdn Bhd

Lorraine has over 18 years of experience in advising large multinationals and individual clients on tax matters. She also provides international assignment management and global visa solutions including Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) visa application.

Her work experiences include Malaysia tax compliance, advisory on inbound and outbound investments, cross-boarder investment structuring, real property transactions, company restructuring and establishment of new business start-ups. She holds a Bachelor of Business in Accountancy from RMIT Australia. She is a member of Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Registered Financial Consultant (RFC, USA), a fellow member of the Malaysian Institute of Taxation and the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountant (CPA).

Prospects of investing in the luxury condominium market in Malaysia

• Where are the prime residential areas in Kuala Lumpur that investors should be looking at?
• What is the current state of the property market in Kuala Lumpur?
• Is it the right time to invest in the property market in Kuala Lumpur?
• What are the important points to take note when investing in the property market in Malaysia?

Chee Meng Tang
Chief Operating Officer
Henry Butcher Marketing Sdn Bhd

TANG CHEE MENG, the Chief Operating Officer of Henry Butcher Marketing Sdn Bhd has over twenty eight years of experience in the property industry. He has worked for a number of well known public listed property developers before joining the Henry Butcher group in Malaysia. Mr. Tang has been involved in providing marketing consultancy advice to developer clients and has successfully marketed numerous condominium, service apartment, resort, industrial and commercial projects in Malaysia. He has also organized several successful marketing road shows for Malaysian properties overseas as well as handled the marketing of foreign property projects in Malaysia.

Expat's guide - Financing/Mortgage/Tax

Willem Hoogland
Tax Lawyer
Sovereign Group

Willem has more than 7 years experience in tax planning and trust related work. He joined the Sovereign Group in 2006 and currently provides both national and international tax advice and beneficial tax structures to private & corporate clients, including property related transactions. He holds a fiscal law degree from the University of Groningen, Netherlands, as well as tax law degrees from the University of London and Queens University in Canada.

Willem Hoogland is a member of the International Fiscal Association branch in Hong Kong, and an occasional writer for the fiscal magazine Tax Notes International.

HK Property Market Overview and Challenges in 2008

Kam Hung Yu
Senior Managing Director, Hong Kong, Southern China & Taiwan
CB Richard Ellis

In addition to his senior management role in CB Richard Ellis, Kam-hung is the current President of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS) as well as a Fellow Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Hong Kong Institute of Real Estate Administrators.  

Kam-hung is a Chartered General Practice Surveyor with over 25 years of valuation experience in Hong Kong and the PRC, specialising in the valuation of properties and businesses as well as the marketing of investments and development sites.  

Hong Kong Commercial Building Market Overview 2008

• Techniques on investing in Grade A office flats
• Clues on investing in B Grade office flats
• Rental trends of commercial buildings
• Analyses on the potential growth of office rentals
• Introduction to the best investments

Anthony Kwok
Managing Director
Centaline Property Agency Ltd / Centaline Training School

Anthony is a graduate from the University of Hong Kong. He joined Centaline Training School and Centaline Property Agency Ltd in 2005 and became its managing director (industrial and commercial shops) in 2007.

He holds various professional qualifications and is an active member of the Hong Kong Institute of Real Estate, Chartered Institute of Housing, The Hong Kong Institute of Housing, and the Arcade Management Association.

Hong Kong Mortgage Analysis

• Enter the negative mortgage rate - US rate cuts and Hong Kong’s inflation on real interest rate.  
• Has mortgage rate reached its lowest level and how will banks react?
• Low interest does it mean easy credit loan – is this an opportune time?
• How is credit assessment made?
• Bank preference lending who qualifies and why?
• How mortgagers should protect themselves against future interest rate changes

Hendrick Leung
Director/General Manager
Centaline Finance Ltd

Hendrick has over 25 years experience in banking, finance and property industries. He graduated from Chinese University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor degree in Business Administration.  He was awarded the Master of Business Administration degree from Australia’s Murdoch University and L.L.B. degree from Manchester Metropolitan University.

Prior to join Centaline Finance Limited-fully owned by Centaline Group, he worked for Hang Sang Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and Chase Manhattan Bank for over 20 years.  Besides his profession, Hendrick is a columnist for a numbers of newspapers and magazines.  He is also a part time tutor of City University of Hong Kong in School of Continuing and Professional Education.

Investment Strategies and overview of "H Shares" for second half of 2008

• The performance shares and investment strategies
• China's macro-economic – the threat
• First quarter performance

Alex Tang
Director and Head of Research
Core Pacific Yamaichi

Alex acquired his master degree in Economics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He gained his practical/financial evaluation experience over six years with China Light & Power Ltd. Before that, Alex spent two years at the Hong Kong Productivity Centre as an Assistant Consultant. He migrated to Canada in 1987 and worked for Levesque Securities in Vancouver for about four years. He has now been with Yamaichi since November 1993. Before joining Yamaichi, he was the Head of the Research Department at Dao Heng Securities for two and a half years.

The terms "Red Chips" and "Red Chip Index” are both attributed to Alex, his option on the market and economy are regularly sought-after by various media.

Feng Shui and Investment

Louie Shum
Head of Research
Emperor Securities Ltd.

Louie has over 13 years’ working experiences in the field of finance and investment. He obtained his BBA degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is a well-known stocks analyst and columnist in the Apple Daily. He is now a licensed person of the Securities and Futures Commission taking the role of a Responsible Officer.

Investment predications 2009

Henry Chan
Head of Research
Quamnet

Henry graduated from Queen's University in Canada with Bachelor and Master Degrees. He joined Quam (I.A.) Ltd in July 2003. He is now the head of research, managing the investment research and advisory services. Henry has written an investment analysis column called Value Investment for the widely acclaimed Hong Kong Economic Journal and has contributed columns to the South China Morning Post. Henry regularly appears on major media channels and has been a guest lecturer at the LiPACE of the Open University of Hong Kong.

Deploying investment strategies that yield best results

Paul Pong
Managing Director
Pegasus Fund Managers Ltd.

Paul has solid experience in traditional funds, hedge funds and venture capital.  He was granted a “World Outstanding Chinese Award” by “World Outstanding Chinese Association” in 2006.  Paul is a regular local and regional media contributor and commentator on financial/investment issues and author of a number of books on investment.  He is also a frequent guest speaker in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other Asian regions for financial training courses and investors’ education.

The Latest Warrants Investment Strategy

• Hot shares & warrants in the market
• How to increase profit from warrants investment

Edmond Lee
Director, Equity Derivatives (Asia ex-Japan)
SG Securities (HK) Ltd.

Edmond is responsible for derivatives products analysis, sales and marketing. Prior to joining SG in 2004, Edmond worked with ANZ Bank and Sun Hung Kai Securities Ltd and has over 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is a well-known investment strategist and market commentator in Hong Kong, specialising in derivatives products including warrants.

Edmond has regular columns in Hong Kong Economic Times and Apple Daily. He makes frequent appearances on television and radio programmes to give comments and analysis. He has published three books on investment and is a Master of Finance holder.

How to Trade with the Weak Dollar

• Is the dollar already at the bottom?
• How bad is the US economy?
• Tips as to what to trade

Kenny Wong
Currency Strategist
FXCM Asia Ltd.

Kenny is a currency trading expert and advisor with FXCM Asia. He is a regular contributor to many financial publications such as the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the Hong Kong Economic Times and Capital Weekly. Kenny also appears regularly on television as a forex market commentator on the Now Business News Channel. He is often a speaker at forex conferences and seminars in the Greater China region. Kenny is a graduate of Hong Kong University’s School of Economics and Finance.

Warrants and CBBC Technical Features

• Warrants & CBBC Features
• Application of Warrants & CBBC

Simon Yung
Executive Director
Head of Retail Listed Products
BNP Paribas

Simon has eight years of experience operating derivative products business in Asia.  With his in-depth derivative product knowledge, Simon strives to educate the public on warrants investment. He is a regular newspaper and magazines contributor on market and financial issues and is a popular commentator with local TV channels.

Simon graduated from Simon Fraser University with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration in Finance and MIS (Management Information Systems). He is a current Committee Member of the Department of Macroeconomic Research in the Development Research Center of the State Council.

Overview of Hongv Kong stock market and investment strategies 2008

Michael Wong
Director
Hantec Investment Holdings Ltd

Michael is a director with Hantec Investment Holdings Ltd and Hantec Wealth Management Advisor Ltd. He is responsible for Hong Kong and global stock market portfolio strategy and the analysis of stock and mutual fund. Michael regularly writes financial analytical articles for the press and electronic media.

District property analysis - Hong Kong (high-end)t: Midlevel, Happy Valley, The Peak, Repulse Bay & Stanley

• The Definition of Luxury Home
• Discuss the international market of Luxury Home
• The Situation of Luxury Home in Hong Kong and the development of the Hong Kong West & East and Hong Kong South
• The user view of Luxury Home

Lawrance Wong
Chairman
Hong Kong Chamber of Professional Property Consultants

Mr Wong Dun King is the President of Many Wells Property Agent Ltd and Hong Kong Chamber of Professional Property Limited.  He was engaged in property agent business in 1982. Many Wells is the top three direct marketing property agency in Hong Kong. Starting from 1999, Many Wells is one of the active property agency in internet business.

Mr. Wong bears and pushes the corporate to run the social responsibility in Many Wells.  In Many Wells, about 70% of staff in company were retrained employees in 2008, and he gained a lot of award from the society.

Rare Stamps & Historical Memorabilia – a 150 Year-old Investment with Guaranteed Returns

• The importance of building a diversified investment portfolio, including alternative asset classes
• The benefits of investing in rare collectibles
• Why stamps and historical memorabilia are one of the most undervalued asset classes
• The 150 year history of collecting and investing, including many Royals and wealthy families
• Growing demand from India, China, USA and South America, with a diminishing supply
• Low volatility over a 50-year period or more
• Low correlation with traditional asset classes
• How to build a balanced portfolio of the rarest and most desirable items
• How to invest in collectibles with minimum guaranteed returns of 60%

Geoff Anandappa
Investment Portfolio Manager
Stanley Gibbons Ltd

Established in 1856 and holders of the Royal Warrant, Stanley Gibbons is the world’s oldest and best known name in collectibles.  Representing Stanley Gibbons is Geoff Anandappa, an international speaker and renowned expert on investing in rare stamps and historical memorabilia.

Having graduated from St Andrew’s University in Scotland, Geoff pursued a career in management – before a lifelong interest in philately prompted him to join the investment department at Stanley Gibbons in London.

Wine - A profitable indulgence

• Investing in fine wine
• Understanding wine investment
• Advantages of wine investment

Noemie Alintissar
Business Development Manager
Premium Liquid Assets (Singapore) Pte Ltd

Noemie has a strong investment-focused background, a “can-do” approach and a passion for fine wines. Noemie has successfully been fronting all Premium Liquid Assets’ marketing, advertising and corporate communication initiatives. Prior to her time at Premium Liquid Assets, Noemie’s career was with Citigroup in Dublin, in their corporate and investment banking department.

A High-speed Course in Eastern and Western Feng Shui

Nury Vittachi
Author/Columnist
The Standard newspaper

Nury has published many books. He writes the popular Dissident’s Diary column in The Standard, and has worked for the South China Morning Post.

Vittachi is well known as a stand-up comedian, and a Feng Shui expert. His novel, The Feng Shui Detective, was first published in Hong Kong.

Southeast Queensland, Australia - Your Investment & Lifestyle Edge

• Why Australia and why South East Queensland?
• Queensland’s exciting economy
• Why Queensland is Australia’s fastest growing state
• Why Southeast Queensland property?
• Foreign investors must be approved
• What is FIRB (Foreign investment Review Board) approval?
• Why ITR (Integrated Tourist Resort) status increases your profit potential
• Why Azzura and why now?

Lynden Payne
General Manager
Global Products Showcase ME FZE

Lynden is a lawyer with over 30 years international business and property experience - (inclusive of marketing, sales, franchising & licensing expertise).

Investing in Australian Residential Property

• Overview of the current residential property market in Australia
• Historical performance of residential properties in Australia
• Why is Australia attractive for property investors?
• The real reason why investors invest in residential properties
• Where are the hot spots for residential properties currently in Australia?
• What are the restrictions for foreign property investors?
• What mortgage options are available for foreign property investors?

Bill Zheng
Founder
Investors Direct

Bill is the founder of Investors Direct, an award winning mortgage company which provides finance solutions exclusively to property investors in Australia. 
Investors Direct currently services over 15,000 individual property investors with offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.

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 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

Updates legal matters for property investment in Thailand (Top 10 Tips)

Desmond Hughes
Partner
Belmont Limcharoen

Desmond is an equity partner in Belmont Limcharoen which has offices in Bangkok, Phuket and Koh Samui, with a new office shortly launching in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Desmond is based primarily in the Phuket office. The practice focuses on the Phuket and Koh Samui market with work spanning property acquisition and disposal including leasehold for residential and commercial structures. Its clients comprise amongst others foreign investors, hoteliers, developers, and syndicates.

Qualified as a solicitor in the United Kingdom, Desmond specialised in commercial real estate law and worked alongside fellow lawyers, corporate financiers, accountants and tax advisers in relation to commercial property deals, mergers and acquisitions involving high value property portfolios. Desmond writes for a variety of real estate industry publications and journals as an industry specialist.

Phuket - Post Election Opportunities

• What investors should look for in a property related investment

Graham Bibby
Chairman
Richmond Group

Graham Bibby has more than 20 years experience in the investment management field specialising in Absolute Returns Strategies. He is also a regular speaker at investment forums, and has regularly appeared on CNBC, CNN, BBC and Bloomberg TV.

Why property investor's smart money is on the Americas and Middle East?

Tim Murphy
Managing Director
IP Global Limited

Tim began building his property portfolio in 1992 and by the age of thirty had accumulated over forty properties. Today his property portfolio covers twelve markets, including Australia, Eastern Europe, Spain, UK, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam.

The Philippines - the hottest market in South-East Asia

Rick Santos
Chairman
CB Richard Ellis

In addition to formulating strategy and driving the business forward for CB Richard Ellis Philippines. Rick also takes charge of the cross-border investment team focusing on the in-bound and out-bound movement of investment capital.

Previously, Mr. Rick was the Managing Director of CB Richard Ellis Hong Kong & the Head of Institutional Investment Properties for Asia. He took charge of the cross border investment team focusing on the movement of investment capital across Asia and the sub-continent, as well as driving the Greater China business forward. Mr. Rick joined CBRE in 1994 and is a graduate of UC Berkeley, the London School of Economics and Oxford University.

Guide to strategic land investments in the UK

Paul Baker
Founding Director
UK Land International (HK) Ltd.

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.