On February 9, the "2022 Chinese New Year Investment Seminar" organized by Singapore Franklin Medici Family Office was successfully held in Singapore. This is an annual event jointly organized by Singapore F&M Family Office and global outstanding family offices, wealth management industry and financial ecosystem colleagues, aiming to improve the high-net-worth client service system and jointly enrich the wealth management ecosystem. Global experts from Singapore Economic Development Board, Singapore Exchange, JPMorgan Chase Investment Bank, Credit Suisse, National University of Singapore, IPPFA, Goodwater Family Office, Wellington Asset Management and other authoritative organizations gathered at the seminar to share their experiences and exchange views on the theme of "Investment Analysis and Prospects in the Post-Epidemic Era". Sharing of experience and collision of views.

The seminar was moderated by Ms. Gwenn Khoo from FMO Singapore. As the moderator, Ms. Gwenn Khoo gave an enthusiastic opening speech, and she took the lead in taking the audience through the capital market in 2021 - the only way to better understand the future is to understand the past.

Amidst the uncertainties in the capital markets over the past few years, it seems that economic policies are the only thing that have helped the financial ecosystem to grasp certainty as if they were the linchpin of the sea. As an economic policy maker, Mr. Chua Taik Him, former Deputy Director General of the Economic Development Board (EDB), shared the Singapore government's economic policy thinking, especially the investment and immigration/permanent resident application policies, as well as how to lay out global assets through Singapore.

And taking over the market retrospective and policy analysis, Ms. Judy from JPMorgan Chase Investment Bank shared the market trend analysis in 2022, helping investors stand on the shoulders of giants and look into the treacherous capital market with her excellent investment research ability.

Moving from megatrends to segments, Mr. Alex Ma, CIO, Chief Investment Officer of Goodwater Family Office, brings insights into the private equity investment space. Mr. Alex Ma, Chief Investment Officer of Goodwater Family Office, gave insights into the private investment sector, stating that family offices, as LPs, are increasingly involved in direct investment, paying more attention to the long-term investment value of assets, and are more patient in accompanying private placement investments, and that SPACs (Special Purpose Acquisition Companies) have also attracted a lot of attention over the past few years. Ms. Chia Caihan, Chief Representative of SGX Beijing Representative Office, explained the investment characteristics of SPACs from the Exchange's perspective, which can greatly enrich the investment pool and enhance investment efficiency.

As an integral part of an investment portfolio, protection assets play a heavyweight role. Mr. Wee Tiong Howe, recognized as the number one financial planner in Southeast Asia, not only explained the investment logic, but also illustrated the importance of insurance protection with vivid cases. In addition, structured investments in protection assets were also favored and paid attention by many investors. Mr. Charles Firth, Managing Director of Credit Suisse (Hong Kong), explained the advantages of structured investment in order to better utilize this wealth management tool.

Global real estate, a traditional benchmark in investment portfolios, continues to grow in popularity. Mr. Lee Nai Jia, Associate Dean of the National University of Singapore's Institute of Real Estate and Urban Studies (IRES), shared the noteworthy megatrends for the next five years from a macro perspective, saying that he is optimistic about logistics, data centers, industrial real estate, and offices in major property markets, and also analyzed in detail the direction of different real estate properties in different major markets.

Nowadays, metaverse and digital assets are gaining momentum. Mr. Jung Soo Ho, an analyst from Wellington Asset Management, shared the key points of investing in meta-universe concepts with his ten years of investment experience in technology and consumer industries, while Mr. Li Zhongqiang, the founding partner of Dragon Roark, analyzed the digital assets, looked forward to the new forms and trends of investment, and made a call to "embrace the new world! Mr. Li Zhongqiang, the founding partner of Dragon Roark, also analyzed digital assets, looked forward to new investment forms and trends, and issued a call to "embrace the new world", which brought the seminar to the climax.

Wealth management is a large ecosystem with many ecological niches. As a new ecosystem that has just emerged, the United Family Office has a very big potential in the future. Franklin Medici invites domestic and foreign family offices, professionals engaged in HNW wealth management, private bankers and others to work together to improve the HNW client service system and enrich the wealth management ecosystem together.

This event has received strong support from partner organizations and experts, and Franklin Medici Family Office will continue to land more quality activities.