Jointly organized by the Tanoto Center for Asian Family Business and Entrepreneurship Studies at HKUST and Oaktree Capital on October 15, this seminar discussed investment opportunities and approaches under the current COVID-19 situation. Mr Howard MARKS, Founder and Co-Chairman of Oaktree Capital and the author of “The Most Important Thing” and “Mastering the Market Cycle: Getting the Odds on Your Side”, offered insights into the current investment landscape, where we were in the market cycle, and examined the opportunities and risks that should be on investors’ minds this year. Mr Marks’ presentation was followed by an extensive 45-minute Q&A session with the participants.
The online seminar was offered exclusively to friends of the Tanoto Center. Owners of various prominent family businesses joined the seminar, including the Royal Golden Eagle Group, the Jebsen Group, the Fok Ying Tung Group, Herald Holdings, Henderson Land Development, the Harilela Group, the Great Eagle Group, the Fung Group, the Nan Fung Group, the Park Lane Group, Wheelock and Company, the Peterson Group, the RS Group, Blue Pool, and Grace Financial.
In recent years, family offices have been one of the Tanoto Center’s focuses on research and teaching. With its expertise and strong connections to family businesses and family offices in Asia, the Center will continue to conduct high quality, relevant and timely research, teaching and seminars in this field.