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Your excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen,
My name is Dong-shik, Byeon, President of the Financial News.
I welcome you join the 20th Seoul International A&D conference. I particularly
express my deep gratitude to Financial Supervisory Service Governor
Lee Bok-hyun, Korea Financial Investment Association Chairman Na Jae-chul,
Chairman of Korea Exchange Sohn Byung-doo and Ahn Hyo-joon, Chief Investment
Officer at the National Pension Service who have taken time out of busy schedule
to attend this event.
Over the past two decades, Financial News, first-tier economy newspaper in Korea,
has hosted the Seoul International Derivative Products Conference in which
participants actively present outlook for a shift in the alternative and derivative
markets and challenge opportunities and gather valuable opinions from experts.
In 2018, the name of this event was changed to the Seoul International Alternative
& Derivative (A&D) Conference in response to a rapidly changing finance and
investment landscape.
With its long history and tradition, I assume that this event has contributed to laying
a foundation of both alternative and derivative markets in the Korean capital market.
However, it is true that with market volatility both at home and abroad has been
recently expanding, handsome profits cannot be given only with traditional assets
such as stocks and bonds. In practice, some agile Korean conglomerates, investment
banks, financial companies and private equities are focusing on a variety of alternative
assets such as both domestic and overseas property, tangible assets and infrastructure.
As many already perceive, the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put the global
economy at a critical jeopardy of a serious inflation-induced crisis. With major
economies, including the United States, implementing an aggressive interest rate
hike and monetary tightening, global stock markets, cryptocurrency and property
have gone astray, thereby failing to seek no investment sources.
In this regard, under the topic of “What are promising alternative best locations for
investment in the era of inflation?,” this conference aims to seek promising investment
opportunities by holding vibrant discussions with experts from at home and abroad.
In Session 1, Adrian Mucalov, partner at Actis, an UK-based private equity fund
specializing in alternative investment, will deliver a keynote lecture on the topic of
“alternative investment is the best investment solution in the era of inflation.” The
speaker will talk about why infrastructure is significant in dealing with inflation.
Other speakers such as Richard Miller, Group Managing Director at TCW Private
Credit Group, Seongju Lim, Vice President of SK Ecoplant and Lee dongkeun,
Senior Manager at KPMG will talk about proper alternative investment strategies
and implications in the inflationary times.
Session 2 will feature various insightful opinions from experts on the need to establish
the carbon credit future market that has been recently garnering widespread attention
and implementation status. As major countries around the world are making efforts
to move towards the goal of carbon neutrality earlier than expected, the opening of
carbon credit future market will certainly make a huge contribution to boosting
carbon credit transactions.
Attended by important individual and institutional investors who operate the capital
market in Korea, this conference is expected to provide valuable alternative investment
guidance amid inflation persists.
Following scorching heat and rainfall this summer, autumn, a season of bearing fruits,
has come closer. I hope all of you stay healthy and happy.
Thank you.
Byun, Dong Shik
President,
The Financial News