Global Investment Forums 2012 - Tokyo
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Professor Noriko Hama

Noriko Hama is a specialist in international economics and the Japanese economy.

In 1990, she was made the first resident economist and chief representative in London of the Mitsubishi Research Institute. She returned to Japan in 1998 to become the research director and general manager of the Economic Research Department in the Mitsubishi Research Institute in Tokyo. She is now a professor at the Doshisha Business School in Kyoto.

Noriko has become widely known as a commentator on the economic environment in both the Japanese and international media. She writes regularly on current issues in newspapers and economic journals including The Mainichi Shimbun, Japan Times, Les Echos and The Financial Times.

She is also a frequent commentator for the BBC’s World Service Radio and Television Broadcasts, Japan’s NHK Television, CNN and other current affairs media.

Noriko serves on a variety of committees advising the major central government ministries as well as local authorities in Japan. In 1992 she co-authored a book – Can the Dollar Recover? – on the evolution of the US dollar’s position in the world monetary system since the 1930s.

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TOKYO, 29 March 2012
Let's not lose the decade - Stepping up to the investment challenge

Mercer's 2012 Global Investment Forums will explore what positive actions can be pursued in order to grasp opportunities and constrain risk over the coming period. The Forum also provides the opportunity to exchange ideas and debate current issues facing the investment industry with key Mercer investment professionals and colleagues.

We start in Tokyo on 29 March, with a welcome drinks reception the evening of 28 March.

Highlights of the day program in Tokyo include:

  • Our keynote speaker is Noriko Hama, a specialist in international economics and the Japanese economy. She is now a professor at the Doshisha Business School in Kyoto.
  • A discussion on how Western investors are stepping up the challenge.
  • Maintaining growth potential in portfolios - new ideas and innovation Mercer is bringing to clients.
  • How can these new ideas work for you? Implementation practicalities.

Please save the date for what is likely to be the highlight of the 2012 investment conference calendar.

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Who should attend?

The Forums are designed for trustees, fiduciaries, other institutional investors and fund managers who want to be at the forefront of the latest investment trends and practices, as well as hear about new innovative ideas and solutions.

Why attend?

  • Exposure to a global platform where topical ideas and insights are exchanged
  • Practical knowledge and information to help achieve investment and risk management objectives
  • Access to Mercer’s views, research, surveys and other intellectual capital
  • Opportunity to interact informally, network, build new relationships or strengthen existing ones with other members of the investment community including industry leaders, major plan sponsors, prospects and key Mercer investment professionals

We hope you will join us to take advantage of the knowledge being shared, as well as to contribute your thoughts throughout the conference.

Please note, clients are exempt from paying registration fees, but are responsible for their transport and accommodation costs.

You should be aware that the receipt of revenue from an investment manager will not result in any preferential treatment by Mercer when evaluating or recommending managers, their affiliates, products or strategies.