May Fund Manager Briefing - Hong Kong
AIMA and State Street invite you to join our session in the May Fund Manager Briefing series on Tuesday, 28th May 2019.
As the demand of fund managers in the alternative space have become heavier from a regulatory and compliance perspective, the role of independent fund administrators have become more important as three key trends continue.
Topics to be discussed:
- Market: Political and regulatory developments prompting more managers to establish fund structures in jurisdictions with high standards of regulation and compliance
- Technology: Growth in the adoption of technology platforms to cope with better data integration linking underlying investments, managers, administrators and investors
- Outsourcing: an increased need for managers to outsource fund administration to focus on their core competences of managing investments
Panellists Profile:
Eoin Kelly, MD, APAC Head of Middle office and Business Transformation, State Street
Eoin Kelly MD, works within State Street’s Alternative Investment Solutions Division, first joining in 2005. He is head of AIS Middle office and Business Transformation for the Asia Pacific region. From 2005 – 2011 Eoin supported middle office clients, new business implementation and exotic OTC projects from the Irish office. In 2011 Eoin was tasked with setting up the AIS Hedge Fund Services office in Asia. During the last seven years the business has grown significantly and is now market share leader for the Asia-Pacific region. During that time the Goldman Sachs Administration Services (GSAS) business was acquired and clients transitioned into the AIS platform. Eoin played a pivotal role in the project and oversaw the onboarding of Asian clients.
Mark Cummings, Partner, Walkers
Mark Cummings is a Partner in the Global Corporate and Investment Funds Groups of Walkers' Hong Kong office. Mark joined the Hong Kong office of Walkers in September 2013 and specialises in corporate work with an emphasis on advising private equity and investment funds and managers on a broad range of legal issues, including fund formation and structuring, acquisitions and disposals, regulatory and governance matters, restructuring and the winding up and termination of funds.
In addition to his funds practice, Mark also advises in relation to all aspects of corporate work, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, capital markets, the formation and operations of special purpose investment vehicles, including LLCs and segregated portfolio companies, and public and private offerings of debt and equity involving Cayman Islands and BVI structures.
Moderator Profile:
Cora Tang, MD, APAC Head of PE, State Street
Cora Tang, MD: Cora Tang is the Head of Private Equity Asia Pacific, responsible for private equity fund administration business for Alternative Investment Solutions in Asia. Cora was the Head of Private Equity Hong Kong prior to this role. She has also been the relationship manager managing Asia hedge and private equity and real asset (PERA) clients and the product manager delivering new products and solutions to Private Equity Funds, Real Estate Funds and alternative asset investors within Asia Pacific in State Street.
Ms. Tang joined State Street in 2012 and has significant experience in the alternatives industry in Asia Pacific. Prior to joining State Street, Ms. Tang was the regional account manager for FIS (formerly known as SunGard) in Hong Kong, where she managed Private Equity and Hedge Fund clients. Prior to SunGard she worked in fund services division for Citi Hong Kong. Ms. Tang is a Chartered Financial Analyst. She has a double bachelor’s degree in Engineering and Commerce (in Software Engineering and Finance) from the University of Melbourne, and a Master of Business Administration from Australia Graduate School of Management.
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