Dr King Au, Executive Director of Financial Services Development Council (FSDC), has kindly offered to give a briefing to members of the HK Association and Business Network.

Date: Tuesday 19th November

Time: 10.30am

Venue: LawDeb Group’s offices, London

We get the sense from our contacts in Hong Kong that sentiment on the economy is becoming more positive. HK is regaining it global number one ranking for economic freedom and is only ranked after New York and London as a global International Finance Centre. Dr Au wishes to brief members on the new growth path of Hong Kong as an IFC.

Dr Au is Executive Director of Financial Services Development Council (FSDC). Prior to joining the FSDC, he was President of Value Partners Group Limited. Dr Au also served as CEO of Eastspring Investments (Hong Kong) Limited and CEO of BOCHK Asset Management Limited. He also held various senior management positions at other financial institutions including Baring, GMO and HSBC Global Asset Management.

Dr Au was named CEO of the Year in Hong Kong by Asia Asset Management in 2012 and 2014. He was awarded the Medal of Honor by the HKSAR Government in 2008 for his valuable contributions to the securities and asset management industry. He was also the Chairman of the Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute (HKSI) from 2006 to 2008 and the Chairman of the Hong Kong Investment Funds Association in 2004/2005.

Dr Au is currently serving as a Council member of the Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Public Accountants, an Index Advisory Committee member of China Securities Index Co., Limited and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Hong Kong among other public services.

Dr Au is a CFA Charterholder and a Senior Fellow of HKSI. He received his BA in Physics from the University of Oxford and PhD in Theoretical Particle Physics from the University of Durham.

Please contact communications@hkas.org.uk to register your place.