JF Pearson - Funds Forum China

We are pleased to announce that SECURITIES DAILY, HEXUN and JF Pearson will be hosting a regional event entitled "Funds Forum China 2007". This is to be held in Marriot Hotel Hongqiao, Shanghai , China on 4 th and 5 th September, 2007.

Chinese fund industry is now experiencing the fastest-growing period after a bull-run drove up China's stock markets by more than 130 percent last year. The funds reap an average gain of more than 50 percent. The gains of certain funds invested in stocks even reached 180 percent. The shares of three new funds were sold out less than one hour after their issuance. Huitianfu Growth Focus Funds was even sold out in ten minutes, raising some 10 billion yuan. At the end of March this year, funds managers were running 319 funds worth a total of US$153.3 billion. This is 38% more than the US$110.9 billion under management in 307 funds at the end of 2006. And the country's assets under management in the funds market are predicted top to US$1.4 trillion by 2016.

Despite the explosive growth in this fund industry, as an emerging market, there still exist some problems that may hinder its sustainable development. Funds Forum China 2007 will focus on the China market and explore the critical issues of updated policies and regulations, product innovation, risk and portfolio management, business opportunities in QFII, QDII, pension fund, enterprise annuities, and many other pertinent issues concerned by industry players.

Attendees and topics of the Forum will be internationalized and multi-polarized. This two-day event provides an excellent learning and networking platform for all the senior decision makers from government institutions, professional associations, leading fund & asset management companies, investment banks, securities companies, insurance companies, trust & investment companies, securities exchanges, investment groups, and other fund related sectors. Expectedly, there will be around 180-200 practitioners from this region attending this exciting gathering. It is a Not-to-be-missed event for you in order to take advantage of the emerging China's fund industry.