Jointly organized by HKUST Tanoto Center for Asian Family Business and Entrepreneurship Studies and Oaktree Capital on Oct 15, 2020, this Seminar discussed about the 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. The keynote speech 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: Royal Golden Eagle Group, Jebsen Group, Fok Ying Tung Group, Herald Holdings, Henderson Land Development, Harilela Group, Great Eagle Group, Fung Group, Nan Fung Group, Park Lane Group, Wheelock and Company, Peterson Group, RS Group, Blue Pool, Grace Financial, etc.

In recent years, family office has been one of the Tanoto Center’s research and teaching focuses. With the Center’s expertise and strong connections to family businesses and family offices in Asia, we will continue to conduct high quality, relevant and timely research, teaching and seminars in this field.