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:20261012T083924Z - 87959@fwa DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20150506T083000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20150506T173000 CREATED:20261012T083924Z DESCRIPTION:Invitation to 5th Annual SKBI Conference 2015 - Digital Banking \, Financial Inclusion and Impact Investing\nFWA Members enjoy a 20% d iscount! Register here. Traditionally\, Financial Inclusion\, such as P2P lending\, Crowdfunding and micro-insurance\, and Impact Investing are seen as the investment universe for those engaging in corporate social respons ibility and not a mainstream activity. However\, recent exodus of high-lev el bankers and "strats" to FinTech companies have increased the awareness of the disruption and opportunities in Digital Banking\, Internet Finance\ , Blockchain and Consensus Ledgers. The listing of Lending Club that raise d US$870 million last year has heightened concerns that the use of smart d ata from Internet and mobile wallet will begin to further threaten the pro fit margins of traditional banks\, which already have been disrupted by Al ibaba's Ants Financial (Alipay) and Safaricom's M-PESA. As a consequence o f QE and after the steep run up of real estate and commodity prices\, inve stors have also been searching for asset classes that exhibit negative cor relation with the market. We are predicting for the next five years\, alte rnative finance will be an area worthy of attention. Investors and financi al institutions seeking for profit opportunities and higher return on equi ty in a low-growth environment flushed with liquidity will do well to take advantage of the digital revolution. In view of this development\, the Si m Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics (SKBI) at the Singapore Manag ement University\, led by a team of eminent experts and top-notch research ers who are pioneers in financial innovation and technology\, will be host ing its 5th Annual Conference on the 6th May 2015 on the theme of "Digital Banking\, Financial Inclusion and Impact Investing". Our lineup of keynot e speakers includes Mr. Piyush Gupta (CEO\, DBS)\, Professor Oliver Rui (P rofessor\, CEIBS)\, Mr. Chris Skinner (Author of “Digital Bank: Strategi es to launch or become a digital bank”) [...] DTSTAMP:20261012T083924Z LOCATION:Financial Women's Association (Singapore)\, 111 North Bridge Road\ ,\, #21-01 Peninsula Plaza\,\, Singapore 179098\, Singapore SUMMARY:Invitation to 5th Annual SKBI Conference 2015 - Digital Banking\, F inancial Inclusion and Impact Investing END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR