Events & Conferences

Recently, the “Night of the Western Financial Centre” and the “Chengdu Finance Week “promotion event were held in Beijing. Over thirty experts from consulates, governments, industries, academia, and media gathered together to explore the emerging opportunities for innovative investment and financial services in the construction of the Western Financial Centre in China.

On May 9, 2023, the “Western Financial Centre International Roundtable Series,” hosted by the Chengdu Municipal Financial Regulation Bureau and organized by the China Innovation Finance Institute, took place simultaneously online in Chengdu and Singapore.

China Investment Corporation (CIC) is recognized as a sovereign wealth fund that conforms to international norms. Over the past 15 years, the CIC has been following mechanisms: to diversify investment centered on asset allocation; to adhere to financial investment and responsible investment; to establish a transparent and standardized management system, and a investment decision-making and risk management mechanism; and to implement a long-term investment philosophy. The CIC aims to fulfil its duty as a SWF that seeks higher returns over a longer period and takes higher risks. On the international front, CIC actively implements the governance in transparency and standards.

We live in a world of radical uncertainty. We hope that governments and central banks can rise to the challenge, ensuring prosperity in the years ahead. Many of these challenges will require greater understanding and cooperation between countries. Despite the rising tensions between the United States and China, the future of the world depends on greater collaboration between them to ensure the growth of prosperity of all countries in the world. The responsibilities of the United States and China are both great, but the rewards are greater still.

In line with China’s current economic development stage, sustainable investment is an investment approach and concept that integrates environmental protection, social responsibility, and corporate governance. It emphasizes economic and social benefits and is a practical manifestation of the new development concept “innovation, coordination, green, openness, and sharing” in investment practices. Sustainable investment is a powerful tool for promoting economic transformation and upgrading to achieve high-quality development and has broad development prospects.

As the premier listing venue for international bonds, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange has been working very closely with Chinese issuers for several years to facilitate their access to international capital markets and investors. And this cooperation with China has naturally expanded into the field of sustainable finance. Many successful joint initiatives with the Chinese partners have been developed in recent years, notably in the fields of information dissemination and indexes, etc. And these opportunities all capture the power that the finance industry has to propel innovative sustainable investment opportunities that improve inclusive growth.

In the context of the sluggish economic recovery, the world is challenged with the triple whammy of climate change, regional hotspot issues and the adversities against economic globalization. Chinese President Xi Jinping pointed out that to resolve the contradictions arising in the process of economic globalization, all countries should strive to achieve more inclusive global governance, more effective multilateral mechanisms, and more active regional cooperation. This China-EU Innovation Investment Conference is of significance to discuss the expansion of China-EU financial cooperation and promote the high-quality development of service trade.

Switzerland is aiming at combining its traditional strengths, such as high productivity, stability, security and trust, with an openness for new technological and international developments, such as fintech, artificial intelligence and sustainable finance. Previously, a working plan has been adopted to help enhance the bilateral financial market cooperation between Switzerland and China. Further cooperations in bank and wealth management as well as in insurance and reinsurance are also under discussion between China and Switzerland.

Retail participations in the financial market has increased tremendously in the last five years, whereas the increases were attributed to changes of macroeconomic conditions and emergence of new technologies. Retail investors tend to follow the market trend, and retail net buying is negatively related to the performance of market index. Exchanges are supposed to actively undertake strategies, especially those related to education, financial literacy, and offer new products to facilitate retail investment.