Contents :

* Foreword by Katrina F. Sherrerd

* Biographies of speakers

* Global equity investing : an overview by Sanjiv Bhatia

* Keynote address : a gateway to financial markets by Richard Hu Tsu Tau

* East Asian capital flows by Edward H. Ladd

* Developing a global investment strategy by david C. Roche

* Portfolio management for large institutional investors by Ng Kok Song

* Style management by Naomi Denning

* Global equity management : a value investing perspective by Jeffrey A. Everett

* Valuation-driven global stock selection by Thomas S. White, Jr.

* Improving risk-return characteristics through long/short strategies by John K. Koeneman

* Managing emerging market hedge funds by Donald M. Krueger

* Building an Asian portfolio by robert C. Howe

* China's developing securities markets by Zhou Daojiong

* Investing in China by Janice R. Wallace

* The potential effect of China in Asia by Ronnie C. Chan

* Hong kong and China after 1997 by Anthony Neoh

* Investing in India : a long-term view by Vijay C. Advani

* The political and economic outlook in Japan by Yasumasa Mitani

* Minimizing trading costs by Laszlo Birinyi, Jr.

* Derivatives : understanding and managing risk by Elizabeth Sam

* Derivatives use in equity portfolio management by H. Gifford Fong

* The new investment world by Dean LeBaron

* Self-evaluation examination