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:20260922T062130Z - 71924@fwa DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20150506T083000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20150506T173000 CREATED:20260922T062130Z DESCRIPTION:Invitation to 5th Annual SKBI Conference 2015 - Digital Banking\, Financial Inclusion and Impact Investing\nFWA Members enjoy a 20% disc ount! Register here. Traditionally\, Financial Inclusion\, such as P2P len ding\, Crowdfunding and micro-insurance\, and Impact Investing are seen as the investment universe for those engaging in corporate social responsibi lity and not a mainstream activity. However\, recent exodus of high-level bankers and "strats" to FinTech companies have increased the awareness of the disruption and opportunities in Digital Banking\, Internet Finance\, B lockchain and Consensus Ledgers. The listing of Lending Club that raised U S$870 million last year has heightened concerns that the use of smart data from Internet and mobile wallet will begin to further threaten the profit margins of traditional banks\, which already have been disrupted by Aliba ba's Ants Financial (Alipay) and Safaricom's M-PESA. As a consequence of Q E and after the steep run up of real estate and commodity prices\, investo rs have also been searching for asset classes that exhibit negative correl ation with the market. We are predicting for the next five years\, alterna tive finance will be an area worthy of attention. Investors and financial institutions seeking for profit opportunities and higher return on equity in a low-growth environment flushed with liquidity will do well to take ad vantage of the digital revolution. In view of this development\, the Sim K ee Boon Institute for Financial Economics (SKBI) at the Singapore Manageme nt University\, led by a team of eminent experts and top-notch researchers who are pioneers in financial innovation and technology\, will be hosting its 5th Annual Conference on the 6th May 2015 on the theme of "Digital Ba nking\, Financial Inclusion and Impact Investing". Our lineup of keynote s peakers includes Mr. Piyush Gupta (CEO\, DBS)\, Professor Oliver Rui (Prof essor\, CEIBS)\, Mr. Chris Skinner (Author of “Digital Bank: Strategies to launch or become a digital bank”) [...] DTSTAMP:20260922T062130Z 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