PROFESSIONAL INTEREST GROUP ACTIVITIES

Financial Services Interest Group (FSIG)
Lunch Seminar

FOR FSIG MEMBERS ONLY

Topic: Financial Reinsurance
   
Speaker:
Mr. Robert Fok Tak-Pun, Senior Manager, Life and Health,
  Greater China, GE ERC
   
Chairman: Mr. Herbert Chan, Member of the FSIG Executive Committee
   
Date: 3 July 2003, Thursday
   
Time:
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  (Sandwiches and beverages will be served at 12:45p.m.)
   
Venue:
Rooms UR8,
  8/F, United Centre
  95 Queensway
  Admiralty, Hong Kong
   
Admission Fee: HKD70 per person
   
HKICPA CPD Credit Hour: 1 hour

About the Seminar

The seminar will focus on the following aspects

Introduction
Why insurers need Financial Reinsurance
Types of Financial Reinsurance
An Illustration

About the Seminar

Mr. Robert Fok is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and the Canadian Institute of Actuaries with extensive international experience in wealth management, bancassurance, life insurance and financial institutions.

Mr. Fok Joined GE ERC in January 2003 as Senior Manager, Life and Health, Greater China with overall responsibility of ERC's Life and Health Reinsurance business in the Greater China region. He heads up the Hong Kong Office and is also the Marketing Leader for the Asia-Pacific Region.

Prior to joining GE ERC Mr. Fok held the joint positions of Head, Business Development, Life Insurance and Retirement Services, at Standard Chartered Bank and Director and Chief Actuary for Standard Chartered Investment Services. He was a key member of the group wealth management team responsible for scaling the bancassurance and retirement services business on a global basis. He was actively involved in managing the bank's bancassurance business in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia and implementing the rollout of bancassurance to India, Thailand, Taiwan and the Philippines. During 1998 to 2000, Mr. Fok was responsible for successfully conceiving and implementing a strategy to enter the MPF (Mandatory Provident Fund) market in Hong Kong.

Registration

The admission fee for attending the lunch seminar is HKD70 per person. The number of places is limited and will be allocated to FSIG members on a first-come-first-served basis in case of over-subscription. For members who wish to attend the seminar, please complete the attached reply slip and return it by post or by fax for registration on or before Monday, 30 June 2003 to the Professional & Technical Department of the Society, together with a cheque payable to "Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants" if you pay your admission fee by cheque. Enrolment by fax is only allowed for visa card payments.

No further confirmation letter will be sent out unless your reservation of seat is unsuccessful. Should you have any questions on the above, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Karen Moy, Administrative Officer (Professional & Technical Department) at 2287 7089 in the first instance.

    PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT
  HONG KONG SOCIETY OF ACCOUNTANTS
   
6 June 2003