10am - 7pm • 29 - 30 March 2008
Hall 402-403, SUNTEC Singapore
International Convention & Exhibition Centre
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Keynote
Investment
Singapore
Malaysia
Thailand
& Bali
Australia
& UK
Rest of the World
Feng Shui

Saturday, 29 March 2008
Time
Topic
Location
Speaker
11:00
-
11:30

Avoid Realtor Pitfalls When Buying Property

  • How to identify the right realtor for the property you are looking for?
  • What qualifying questions to ask the realtor ?
  • Where to verify the realtors qualifications ?
  • How to verify property details?
  • Studying the sales contract 
  • Things to look out for in your sales contract?
  • Determining the final closing costs
  • Knowing your rights as a client
  • Where to go for dispute resolution?
  • What you should know about “Caveat Emptor” rule in real estate
  • How much brokerage to pay your realtor?
Area1


Chandran Pillay

Honorary Secretary
Institute of Estate Agents, Singapore

Feng Shui Knowledge For Your Property Selection

  • The basic principles of classical Feng Shui
  • The impacts and influence on your property
  • External vs. internal environment assessment
  • What to look out for in external environment
  • What to look out for in internal environment
  • Truths and myths
Area2
Linda Seck

Director & Consultant
LSECK Consulting Services
11:45
-
12:15

Current Legal Matters for Property Investment in Thailand (Top 10 Tips)

  • Land and legality
  • Types of investment/ownership
  • Contract issues
  • Off-the-plan projects
Area1
Desmond Hughes

Partner
Belmont Limcharoen (Phuket)

Investment Prospects in Kuala Lumper's Luxury Residential Property Market

  • Outline of the current Malaysian economy and the property market
  • Prospects and status
  • The luxury residential market overview in Kuala Lumpur
  • The best places to invest in KL, current pricing, rental levels and yield
  • Key pointers for foreigners investing in the property sector - legal rights, taxes and government policies
Area2
Chee Meng Tang

Chief Operating Officer
Henry Butcher Marketing Sdn Bhd (appointed marketing agent for UM Land Berhad)
12:30
-
13:00

Wine – A Palatable Investment

  • Why does fine wine goes up in value?
  • How do I know what to invest in?
  • What are the advantages and risks involved?
  • When is the best time to buy and sell?
  • Who can I turn to for advice and guidance?
Area1
Saeed Shah

Sales Director
Australian Wine Index (S) Pte Ltd.

Secrets to Continuous Income Creation

  • What the rich do in investing
  • What the rich know and like it to be a secret
  • What you can achieve through an income creation program
Area2
Daniel Tan

Group Head
OilPods Singapore Pte Ltd
13:15
-
13:45

Markets Update and Facing a Volatile 2008

  • Update of market performances in regional markets
  • Overview on the regional markets, and where the opportunities lie
  • Using unit trusts as an investment option to invest in the region
  • How to handle the volatility in 2008
Area1
Sui Jau Wong

General Manager, Fundsupermart
iFAST Financial Ptd Ltd.

Portfolio On Solid Ground

 

Area2
Vittorio Joosten

Assistant Vice President, Sales,
Walton International Group(s) Pte. Ltd.
14:00
-
14:30

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
Area1

KEYNOTE


Steve McMahon

ESPN Premier League Commentator &
Former England Player.

Structured Warrants and the Workings of Warrants

  • What are warrants and how do they work?
  • Types of warrants and factors affecting warrants price
  • Premium, delta and effective gearing (vs. gearing)
  • Other technical parameters for warrants
  • Getting started in warrants
Area2


Lid-Seng Ooi

Vice President – Structured Products (Asia ex-Japan)
Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking

14:45
-
15:30

Building a Sound Investment Strategy for a Changing Singapore Property Market

  • How should buyers react amid a changing Singapore economy?
  • New emerging opportunities in Singapore property for 2008
  • Top 5 districts that are primed for property investment
  • Value for money – Singapore luxury residential vs. mid-range residential property
Area1

PANEL SESSION


Mohamed Ismail Gafoore

CEO
PropNex Realty Pte Ltd.


Raymond Chow

CEO
Ray Harcourts International Real
Estate Group


Alfred Lim

Executive Director
VestAsia Private Ltd.

14:45
-
15:15

Iskandar Development Region Explained

  • Quick Overview of IDR
  • Demographics of IDR and surrounding regions
  • Price Index & Property Cycle for Johor
  • Singapore Factor For IDR
  • Conclusions
Area2
Chin Soon Ho

Director
Ho Chin Soon Research Sdn Bhd.
15:45
-
16:15
Luxury Residential Property in Singapore Area1
Raymond Chow

CEO
Ray Harcourts International Real
Estate Group
CPF Changes: Implications for Financial Planning
  • How to have $1 million when you retire even if you are earning less than $1,500 a month now?
  • Getting, keeping and growing your money
  • What are your options?
  • What are the implications for your retirement planning?
Area2

KEYNOTE


Sze Hian Leong

President
Society of Financial Service Professionals

16:30
-
17:00

Long Term Growth of Resort Markets

  • Sustainability of resort markets
  • Finite/scarce supply of prime locations
  • Continued growth in demand and value
  • Focus on the resort property markets in Thailand
Area1
Charlotte Filleul

General Manager, Resort Properties
CB Richard Ellis (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

Providing Wealth Opportunities Through Strategic Land Banking

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

 

Area2
Mark Smith

Corporate Communications Manager
UK Land Investments (S) Pte Ltd
17:15
-
17:45

Legal and Regulatory Aspects to Property Investment in Malaysia

  • Insight to Malaysia’s regulatory environment and legal aspects of property investments
  • Initiatives promoting and enhancing Malaysian property investment
  • Analysing the scene and characteristics of Malaysian property investment
  • Clarification of recent government announcements in relation to government collaboration with the private sector to boost foreign and local property investment
  • IDR, SEZ, ECER, NCER explained!
Area1
Chris, Chur Pim Tan

Managing Partner
Chur Associates

Singapore’s Real Estate Market – Top Performing Market for 2007, But Where Do We Go From Here?

  • 2007 and first quarter 2008 market overview
  • Focus - Singapore’s transformation into a global real estate market
  • How did Singapore do it?
  • Understanding the market drivers and risks
  • Decoupling - What does it really mean to Singapore?
  • Where is real estate prices headed?
  • Exploring the opportunities for 2008
Area2
Alfred Lim

Executive Director
VestAsia Private Ltd.
18:00
-
18:30

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
Area1
Mr. John W.K. Ching

Managing Director, CK-TEN (MM2H) Sdn. Bhd.
Why Invest in Vietnam Property Now? Area2
Matt Koziora

Associate Director of Residential Project Marketing
CB Richard Ellis (Vietnam)



Sunday, 30 March 2008
Time
Topic
Location
Speaker
10:30
-
11:00

Offshore investments and the usage of Portfolio Bond for High-net-worth individuals

  • Benefits of offshore investments
  • Problems of investing offshore
  • What is a Portfolio Bond and how to use it?
  • Real examples demonstrating the usage of portfolio bond for investing in Exchange Traded Funds listed on the NYSE and London Stock Exchange

 

Area1
Wilfred_Ling

Investment journalist and Index fund specialist
Promiseland Independent
11:15
-
11:45

Penang Attractions and the Impact of Infrastructure Developments for Private Investors

  • NCER and its impact on Penang properties
  • Other inward investments
  • Where is property price heading now and in the near future?
  • Best places to invest in Penang and why
  • Authorised agent
Area1
Michael Geh

Senior Vice-President
Raine & Horne International Zaki + Partners Sdn Bhd.

Luxury Residential Market in KL - Is There An Upside?

  • The Present Market Conditions
  • Where Are Foreigners Investing
  • Why Malaysia
  • Is there an Upside
  • Where To Invest in KL - Hotspots
Area2
Previndran Singhe

Chief Executive Officer
Zerin Properties
12:00
-
12:30

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
Area1
Ravin Chatlani

Partner
Australasian Taxation Services

A Global Property Market Overview – Best Buys From Re-bound and Emerging Economies

  • How is sub-prime affecting global property markets?
  • What markets will avoid sub-prime issues and why?
  • The Brazil story and its lack of reliance on consumer debt
  • When will the US and UK property market rebound?
  • Which Asian property markets will perform well in 2008 and why?
Area2
Annie McGeachie

Director - Singapore
Intellectual Property Ltd. ((IP Real Estate Investments
Pte Ltd - operating in conjunction with Adhome
Realty)
12:45
-
13:15

Breaking the Millionaire Code

  • F.L.O.W – Financial Lifestyle Organised Well
  • My Formula – Financial model
  • 2 Millionaires Code – Revealed
  • Free ticket to “Breaking the Millionaire Code”
Area1
Thomas Mathew

Senior Financial Services Partner
IPP Financial Advisers Pte Ltd.

Masterclass : Structured Warrants Survival Kit

  • Will the strength of warrants rise to the economic challenges ahead?
  • The DIY mini hedge fund long/short term strategy
  • How does warrants issuer make money?
  • How to identify not performing warrants?
Area2
Simon Yung

Executive Director Head of Retail Listed Products sales,
Hong Kong/Singapore Equities & Derivatives
BNP Paribas Hong Kong Branch
14:00
-
14:30
Principles of Multiplying Your Wealth at Millionaire Returns
  • How the best investors in the world and you can make 12-25% returns annually with minimal risk
  • Why most people lose money investing…And how to avoid it
  • The winning psychology of the world’s greatest investors
  • How to achieve a risk-free return of 12% per year by buying the market
  • Value investing: The eight steps to buying great businesses at huge discounts
Area1
Adam Khoo

Founder & Executive Chairman
Adam Khoo Learning Technologies Group Pte Ltd

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

Stock Indices:

  • 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
Area2
Tao Wang

Technical Analyst/Vice President
Global Future/ Commodity Desk
MF Global Singapore Pte Ltd.
14:45
-
15:15

Southeast Queensland Your Investment and Lifestyle Edge

  • Why Australia? The economy, political and wealth opportunities
  • Why Southeast Queensland? Impetus for growth from natural resources, tourism and population
  • Facts why Southeast Queensland property is the best investment choice
  • Why ITR (Integrated Tourist Resort) status increases your profit potential
  • What foreign Investors should know
Area1

KEYNOTE


John Constantine

Vice President /
Corporate Communications
Azzura Corporation

Smart Investing in Resort Real Estate

  • Truth and implications – what we know
  • Options for Investors – a guide to strategy
    • direct ownership – buying smartly
    • indirect ownership – a funds – based approach
    • projects investing information – be the developers!
  • Three case studies
    • Outrigger Panorama Bali
    • AAA Balanced Property Fund
    • AAA Thailand Resort Property Fund
  • Current opportunities (and hidden value)
Area2
Richard McCandless

Director
MC2 Tropical Property
15:30
-
16:00

Wine – A Profitable Indulgence

  • Introduction to fine wines
  • Introduction to Bordeaux region
  • Mechanics of fine wine investment
  • Advantages and benefits of wine investment
Area1
Eldric Ko

CEO
Premium Liquid Assets Pte Ltd.

Phuket - Post Election Opportunities

  • What investors should look for in a property related investment
Area2
Graham Bibby

Chairman
Richmond Group
16:15
-
17:00

Making the Most of Challenging Times Ahead: Opportunities for the Shrewd Investor

  • Singapore economic health check - A look at the fundamentals
  • Investment vehicles compared: Stocks vs. Warrants vs. REITS vs. Funds
  • Regional competitiveness - Singapore, China, India
  • Is a strong rebound over-optimistic?
Area1

PANEL SESSION


Gabriel Yap

Senior Dealing Director
DMG Partners


Lid-Seng Ooi

Vice President, Structured Products (Asia Ex Japan)
Societe Generale Corporate &
Investment Banking


Sui Jau Wong

General Manager, Fundsupermart
iFAST Financial Pte Ltd.

16:15
-
16:45

Will the Property Market Continue its Bull Run in 2008?

  • Faced with current economic fundamentals is the future bright for the property market?
  • Should one sell or hold on to their properties?
  • How can one still take advantage to benefit from property investment?
  • Is there such thing as safe-bets for Singapore property investments?
Area2
Mohamed Ismail Gafoore

CEO
Propnex Realty Pte Ltd.
17:15
-
17:45

Foreign Currency – An Alternative Investment

Foreign currency as a long term investment

  • Foreign currency fixed deposit
  • Earning interest rate > SG dollar FD rate
  • From one month to one year
  • Potential capital gain
  • Risks and management

Short term trading

  • Trading style from intraday to weekly
  • Attraction of Forex trading compared to stocks
  • How to get started in Forex trading
  • Factors for success in Forex trading
Area1
Nicholas Tan

Author and Trader

Precision Trading  With Candlestick Analysis

  • Learn secrets of Japanese Candlestick as a powerful tool for traders
  • Get in tune with your emotions, how hope, greed and fear can be work for you
  • Candlestick analysis and determining trend reversals, entry and exit points
Area2
Joseph Chai

Trainer For ChartNexus
FiNEX Solutions Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)
18:00
-
18:30

How to Avoid the Pitfalls in Choosing a Housing Loan?

  • Debt is a double-edged sword, why?
  • Good debt vs. bad debt
  • How much to borrow?
  • How to determine budget for buying a house?
  • How housing loan can increase your investment returns?
  • Why holding power is the key to profitable property investing?
  • Should you pay off your housing loan as soon as possible?
  • How to avoid pitfalls in choosing a housing loan?
Area1
Dennis Ng

Director
www.HousingLoanSG.com

Tax Planning for Investors Purchasing Property in Thailand

  • Tax considerations for offshore property investors
  • Taxation of property investment under Thailand’s tax treaties
  • A review of real property gains tax in Thailand
Area2
Paul Ashburn

Senior Partner
BDO Richfield Advisory Ltd.