Taiwan Index Plus Corporation Holds the First Annual Taiwan Index Investing Forum (Article 3 of 5) 2016/09/29 17:00
Taiwan Index Plus Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “TIP”) successfully held the first "2016 Annual Taiwan Index Investing Forum” at Le Méridien Taipei on September 6th, 2016.
The forum, with nearly 300 participants, started with an opening keynote speech by Tien-Mu Huang, Vice Chairperson of the Financial Supervisory Commission. The speech was about the use of index investing to invigorate the market. The following session, moderated by TIP President Chen Shin-Chung, focused on the effective development and application of index investing products.
The second panel discussion, “Smart Beta 2.0 - Optimized Smart Beta Investing Strategy,” was moderated by Naikuan Huang, the Senior Executive Vice President and CIO of the Taiwan Stock Exchange. Critical voices were contributed by four other panelists, Vincent Kwan, Director & General Manager of Hang Seng Indexes, Priscilla Luk, Senior Director of S&P DJI, Chin Ping Chia, Managing Director and head of research of MSCI, and Eddie Pong, Director of Research & Analytics of FTSE Russell. The session emphasized on how smart beta indices have grown in popularity due to its effective investment strategies that accentuate the use of unconventional index construction rules alternatives to conventional capitalization based indices in recent years. Together, they conversed in depth toward the evolution of factor investing, from a single factor exposure embedded in an index to multiple factor exposures.
For the first keynote address, TIP especially invited Dr.Shi Xiaocheng, Co-Chairman of the China Exchanges Services Company, to share his insight on “Indexing Investment under Stock Connect Program” for the China market. Mainland China has been accelerating its integration with the global financial markets. With the development of the Stock Connect, indexing investment can effectively capture more comprehensive China exposure. He further explained the trading under the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program has been heating up with trading volume strongly surpassing the trading volume of non SH-HK link. The new Shenzhen-Hong Kong Train will be welcome news to investors who will benefit from greater investment choices. It will further strengthen the interconnectivity between the Mainland China and Hong Kong capital markets, promote the internationalization of the Renminbi, and bolster Hong Kong as an international finance center.
About Taiwan Index Plus Corporation
Established in 2016, TIP is a professional index and information services provider and wholly-owned subsidiary of the TWSE. It is responsible for index development, maintenance, licensing, and marketing in both domestic and foreign markets. It aims to provide investors with high-quality, comprehensive indices and information services, satisfy growing investor appetite for indexing strategies, and create innovative products for Taiwan's capital market. Investors are welcome to visit the Taiwan Index Plus Co. official website for more detailed information at http://www.taiwanindex.com.tw. Live video streaming is available at http://webpro.twse.com.tw/.
For further information, please contact:
Alissa Hsu
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Annie Hsia
Phone: +886-2-8729-9002
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