The ASSA 2019 Alternative Investments Forum Seminar
Held at the Maslow Hotel,Sandton on 10 September 2019
8 Episodes
Welcome & Opening: The role of alternative investments in today’s institutions and markets
Given by: Malizole Mdlekeza - ASSA Alternative Investments Forum Malizole Mdlekeza • Chairman: ASSA Alternative Investments Forum • Qualified pensions and investments actuary – Fellow of the Actuarial Society of South Africa (FASSA) & Fellow of the Institute & Faculty of Actuaries (FIA) • Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) &…
Infrastructure Sessional 1:
The roles of private institutional, foreign and public capital in financing infrastructure & bridging the funding gap in SA & Africa Given by: Johan Human – LifeHouse Finance, Malizole Mdlekeza - ASSA Alternative Investments Forum & Duduza Khosana - Batseta: The Council for Retirement Funds Johan Human • Actuary (FIA,…
TED Sponsored Thought Leadership Talk:
Use of Alternatives within a Retirement Fund - Case Study Given by: Shainal Sukha - Sukha & Associates
Infrastructure Sessional 2
Risk management & regulation in institutional infrastructure investing at project & institution level – The impact of Basel, Solvency & SAM Regulations & how they can allow for infrastructure assets Given by: Niel Fourie - ASSA Public Policy Actuary, David Kirk - ASSA Life Insurance Committee & Michael Tichareva -…
Private equity panel discussion 1:
Is PE really suitable for local institutional portfolios, and is the liquidity premium sufficient and evident for institutional/pension fund investors? Actual evidence from the SA market. Given by: Phathu Mabogo - Eskom Pension and Provident Fund Deputy CIO, Langa Madonko – SAVCA & Benjamaa Oulidi - BCG Partner Phathu Mabogo…
TED Sponsored Thought Leadership Talk:
Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing – Case Study Given by: Heather Jackson - Ashburton Investments Heather Jackson • Head of Impact Investing - Ashburton Investments • 26 years of capital market experience • Member - Ashburton Investments executive committee (coordinating and driving the overall impact investing strategy for the FirstRand…
Private equity panel discussion 2
Innovation, actuarial techniques & social impact in venture capital: This session will touch on issues such as the application of actuarial techniques to business survival rates in venture capital, evidence of social impact and job creation from VC investing Given by: Ketso Gordhan - SASME Fund CEO, Grant Rock -…
Panel discussion on hedge funds:
Perceptions and challenges around hedge funds in the local market: A discussion around the role of SA hedge funds for institutional portfolios, industry trends, criticisms as well as challenges facing the industry Given by: Hayden Reinders - ASISA, Tatenda Chapinduka – Independent Alternatives & Kamini Naidoo – Momentum Investments Hayden…