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EXPANDING OUR FOOTPRINT
This
conference held on the 16th June 2015 in Beijing, China,
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wcased investment opportuni!es in Africa, while also
overseeing the discussion of some of the main challenges
facing investors as well as how these can be managed and
mi!gated.
Kamben Padayachy, Deputy CEO, Head of Global Banking at
AfrAsia Bank chaired the panel discussion on “Structuring
Investments into Africa” and focused on:
• Challenges of cross border investments
• Management of cross border risks
• How to best structure investments into Africa
The CFA Society Mauri!us conference, held on 25th June
in Mauri!us, translated the re-inven!on of the Mauri!us
Interna!onal Financial Centre into pragma!c changes
required in regulatory policy, product/service offerings,
integra!on between domes!c and interna!onal ac!vi!es
and players with the entailing manpower skilling required.
James Benoit, CEO of AfrAsia Bank was a key speaker at
this conference and focused on:
Private Banking and Wealth Management:
• Trend of growing High Net Worth Individuals in the
global market.
• Building a sustainable model beyond the temporary
regulatory arbitrage opportunity created by the
dismantling of banking secrecy.
China- Africa Forum: Opportuni!es,
Challenges and Structuring
CFA Society Mauri!us Conference