BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Singapore BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20000101T000000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:+08 TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20261012T065132Z - 60409@fwa DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20140822T080000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20140822T080000 CREATED:20261012T065132Z DESCRIPTION:FWA Women in Asset Mana gement Event 22 Aug 2014 - A Resounding Success!\nThe flagship event f or FWA in collaboration with GIC & Blackrock - Women in Asset Management - was all poised to go and buzzing with high energy and vibe despite the do wnpour. Many women and a handful of men arrived early to network\, enjoy t he ambience and food and hoping to have a word with the speakers before th e event began. The event began on time with an address by Chin Loo\, presi dent of Financial Women's Association Singapore (FWAS). She welcomed the c rowd\, highlighting the excitement of the event being hosted by GIC with a keynote speaker from the esteemed organisation to boot. She also shared w hat FWAS is about\, with the partnership between FWAS\, GIC & Blackrock ex emplifying the type of partnerships that FWAS wishes to encourage and expa nd\, to achieve diversity & inclusion across all sectors of the financial industry. Because this D&I focus is not just a gender issue\, but one that should and is best practice for all businesses and makes good business se nse. The keynote speech by GIC's Liew Tzu Mi\, MD and Deputy Head of Fixed Income shed interesting light that women outperformed men in generating i nvestment returns. She also shared research on the high attrition of women in the corporate pipeline\, with female representation in senior manageme nt roles still with ample room for growth. In asset management firms speci fically\, the statistics are equally dismal. The double barrel syndrome of balancing work with family\, stereotyping and unconscious bias are some o f the factors that account for the poor representation of women at the top . The panel discussion kicked into action with Kevin Hardy\, MD and Head o f Beta Strategies in Asia Pacific and Country Head of Singapore asking eac h of the speakers to share details on the career and the challenges their faced. Shirin Ismail\, SVP & Head of Absolute Return Investment Strategies \, Fullerton Fund Management shared [...] DTSTAMP:20261012T065132Z LOCATION:Financial Women's Association (Singapore)\, 111 North Bridge Road\ ,\, #21-01 Peninsula Plaza\,\, Singapore 179098\, Singapore SUMMARY:FWA Women in Asset Management Event 22 Aug 2014 - A Resounding Succ ess! END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR