More than 50 experts are going to talk on a range of investment issues during the Global Investors Online Summit, a free online conference on May 21-24 organised by DAO.digital, a California-based autonomous organisation of investors. There will be a separate theme for each day of the conference – Venture Capital for Day 1, Blockchain… Continue Reading
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EVENT POSTPONEMENTS DUE TO COVID-19
Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the following conferences with whose organisers EmergingMarkets.me has media partnership agreements have been postponed: The Digital Banking Summit organised by ICSA has been rescheduled for August 17-18 and will take place in Accra, Ghana. It was originally planned to be held on April 6-7 in Lagos. Blockchain Life, initially scheduled… Continue Reading
EVENTS: Reuters Events to host webinar on climate change-related aspects of ESG investing
Reuters Events is due to host an interactive webinar at 14:30 GMT on March 26 entitled “Climate Leaders in the Investment Community” to discuss climate change-related aspects of investing based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles. Those who register for the webinar will be sent recordings of the event so being unable to join… Continue Reading
EVENTS: APAC wealth management forum to look into emerging market opportunities, family office modernisation
The Private Wealth Management Asia Pacific Summit in Kuala Lumpur on June 3-5, an invitation-only conference organised by the marcus evans company, will have an extensive agenda, including suggested ways to find hidden opportunities in low-key asset classes and emerging markets and to capitalise on asset bubbles. The forum was originally planned to take place… Continue Reading
EVENTS: Private Wealth Management Summit, Boston, March 11-13
Risk and volatility in emerging markets and tax-efficient investing will be among key topics at the Private Wealth Management Summit in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 11-13, an invitation-only conference organised by corporate marketing company marcus evans. Other subjects to be raised are cybersecurity in the family office, the role of blockchain and ways to react… Continue Reading
EVENT UPDATE: App, meeting area to be provided for networking at Blockchain Life 2020
Networking facilities will be a key organisational element of Blockchain Life 2020, the fifth in a series of annual international conferences on blockchain and cryptocurrencies, which is due to be held in Moscow on April 22-23. There will be a special app, Networking 2.0. Afterstating one’s interests when registering at the conference, one will be… Continue Reading
EVENTS: Scores to take the floor at Opal’s Family Office Winter Forum in NYC
Scores of speakers, among them prominent Wall Street figures, will address an audience of more than 500 at the Family Office Winter Forum in New York City on March 3 organised by Opal Group. The topics will include a global macroeconomic and geopolitical outlook, family governance, impact investing, and key challenges in seeking to preserve… Continue Reading
Angola to privatise oil firm stake, advertise other foreign investment opportunities
By Andrei Skvarsky. Angola has decided to partially privatise its state oil and gas company Sonangol as part of a campaign to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) that includes plans for a global roadshow and a large-scale conference at home. Up to 30 per cent of Sonangol is planned to be sold off by 2022,… Continue Reading
EVENTS: MoneyNext Summit, London forum in July on finance world digitisation
MoneyNext Summit, a conference to be held in London on July 1-2, 2020, will focus on the digitisation of the financial world, delving into the future of payments, banking, blockchain, insurance and regulation. The wide range of issues to be raised at the forum include digital solutions to risk management, ethical considerations in the use… Continue Reading
EVENTS: Moscow to host Blockchain Life 2020, key blockchain and crypto forum
On April 22-23 Moscow is going to host Blockchain Life 2020, an event in the Blockchain Life series – annual flagship international conferences on blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Blockchain Life 2020 is expected to bring together about 5,000 participants from about 70 countries, among them investors, cryptocurrency miners, blockchain developers, startup founders and government figures. The… Continue Reading
EVENTS: ESG no burden but source of more money – Jan 29 webinar
“Taking ESG Mainstream – Unlocking Financial Materiality”, a planned webinar at 1030-1130 GMT on January 29 to be hosted by Reuters Events, will focus on key points of environmental, social and government (ESG) criteria in investment decision-making. Please register for the webinar here. This interactive webinar is made in conjunction with ESG Investment Europe, a… Continue Reading
RenCap to host 2nd annual event to stimulate capital flow into N. Africa
By Andrei Skvarsky. Russian investment bank Renaissance Capital is due to host its second annual conference on January 22-23 to drum up institutional investment into economies in North Africa, a region RenCap is very optimistic about, being particularly upbeat about Morocco and Egypt. The venue of the 2nd Annual North Africa Investor Conference is Marrakech,… Continue Reading
EVENTS: ESG Investment Europe 2020, London, May 27-28
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria are ceasing to be optional factors in investment decision-making, but data shortages are a big problem, and ESG Investment Europe 2020, a conference in London on May 27-28, will try to help solve it by putting the data issue at the front. The forum is expected to have an… Continue Reading
EVENTS: Investment Education Symposium, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 19-21
Pension system executives, financiers, actuaries, lawyers and others will talk about investing, fiduciary responsibility and the selection of money managers at the Investment Education Symposium in New Orleans, Louisiana, on February 19-21, 2020. Institutional investors such as pension funds, endowments and foundations are the main target audience of the event, co-organised by New York-based company… Continue Reading
Public Funds Summit in Arizona to focus on pensions
The Public Funds Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona, on January 6-8 will address a range of public sector issues, including investment and ethics regulations, and will focus on public pension funds. Although the conference, organised by New York-based Opal Group, will be a public sector event, attendance will not be limited to public sector figures. The… Continue Reading
California city hosting educational forum on marketplace lending
A city in California is hosting an educational forum on December 8-10 on marketplace lending and alternative financing for investors, asset managers, family offices, insurers, lawyers, regulators and others. The Marketplace Lending & Alternative Financing Summit in Dana Point has dozens of topics on its agenda. They include online lending trends in the United States… Continue Reading
Bankers, pension trustees, consultants, lawyers to gather at Alternative Investing Summit in California
Bankers, consultants, lawyers and others are going to get together at an alternative investing conference in California early in December to look at a range of issues such as risks, asset allocation options, and cost cutting options. The agenda for the Alternative Investing Summit in Dana Point on December 4-6 also includes opportunities in emerging… Continue Reading
Telco forum to mull buyouts in Africa as ways to boost profits
By Andrei Skvarsky. Numerous telecommunications companies are getting together for an Africa-focused conference late this month to discuss the future of buyouts in Africa’s financial technology sector and other industries in the continent as potential ways of making higher profits. TMT Finance Africa 2019, to be held in London on November 28, is expected to… Continue Reading
HYCM broker to run 1-day course on Gulf-centred advanced forex trade
By Andrei Skvarsky. London-headquartered foreign exchange (forex) broker HYCM is going to run a one-day training course in Dubai on November 1 on Gulf-centred advanced forex trade. “Becoming a Pro Trader: Master the Forex Market” will be a three-part course and will be in English. The parts are “embrace fundamental and technical analysis”, “monitor sentiment,… Continue Reading
Nedbank co-sponsoring event to boost women’s role in African economies
By Andrei Skvarsky. Nedbank, one of South Africa’s biggest lenders, is co-sponsoring a planned high-profile conference late this month that aims to promote the role of women in African economies. The theme of the conference, to be held in Cape Town on October 29-30, is “Enhancing Impact: Digitalisation, Investment and Intra-African Trade”, according to the… Continue Reading
VC4A names 12 African startups to pitch to investors at Cape Town forum
By Andrei Skvarsky. Venture Capital for Africa (VC4A), a Netherlands-based startup promotion platform, has named 12 African startups that have been selected to pitch their business at an investors’ conference in Cape Town in November. The 12 companies, four of which are Egyptian, three Nigerian, four South African, and one Algerian, will showcase their projects… Continue Reading
CORRECTION: African Development Bank hosts investment promo event for North Africa
(Correcting ‘nearly half a decade’ to ‘nearly half a century’ in bottom para) By Andrei Skvarsky. The African Development Bank (AfDB) last week hosted a seminar in Tunis to advertise private investment opportunities in North Africa. The two-day event brought together nearly 200 participants from 23 countries who represented civil engineering, public works and other… Continue Reading
REMINDER: International Collateral Management Forum to open in Vienna on Sept 26
This is a reminder about the International Collateral Management Forum in Vienna on September 26-27, a conference where European Commission officials, bankers and others are going to discuss challenges brought about by new regulations and other issues. The forum will bring together institutions including the European Commission, the European Association of CCP Clearing Houses (EACH – an organisation… Continue Reading
London’s Banking Transformation Summit to address blockchain, DeFi, cybersecurity
Technology chiefs from top global banks will raise issues such as blockchain, decentralised finance and cybersecurity at Banking Transformation Summit 2019 in London on October 23. The conference will discuss how blockchain is disrupting the financial world. It will debate whether decentralised finance (DeFi) – ecosystems comprised of digital applications or programs that run on… Continue Reading
CHANGE OF EVENT DATE & VENUE: marcus evans-organised Private Equity Summit moved back to Nov 4-6, to be held in Boston
The date and venue for Private Equity Summit organised by the marcus evans company has been changed – the event will take place in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 4-6, not in Irving, Texas, on September 9-11 as we announced on July 5. The conference will be held at the Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel in downtown… Continue Reading
Digital banking forum likely to help Africa-eyeing investors
Changes brought about by digitisation have ushered in a new era of competition in banking, and attending the Digital Banking Summit (DBS) in Accra on August 19-20 may help banks and fintechs to stay competitive in doing business in Africa, a continent that is an increasingly popular destination for investors. You would be told about… Continue Reading
Private Equity Summit in Texas to bring together key US financial firms
Senior executives from some of the United States’ largest financial services companies, insurance firms and banks are going to attend Private Equity Summit 2019, an investment conference in Irving, Texas, on September 9-11 organised by the marcus evans company. The conference will be an invitation-only, closed-door event. There will be a limit on the number… Continue Reading
Limited partners, managers to meet at NY’s Emerging Manager Connect 2019
There will be a range of business opportunities for limited partners (LPs), general partners (GPs) and new managers to sound out during Emerging Manager Connect 2019, a conference in New York on July 23. LPs would be able to meet managers looking for opportunities in emerging private funds and have a chance to learn how… Continue Reading
UPDATE – Vienna forum to address collateral management challenges resulting from new rules
Bankers, European Union officials and other financial services figures are going to meet at a conference in Vienna this September to look into challenges in collateral management that new regulations are giving rise to. The International Collateral Management Forum on September 26-27 will have an extensive agenda that includes automation in collateral management and EU… Continue Reading