APAFS Palau Country Conference starts tomorrow

The Asia Pacific Association for Fiduciary Studies continues its 2009 series of Country Conferences for fiduciaries of investment funds throughout the region with the holding of the 2nd Annual Palau Country Conference on Friday, May 1, at the Ngarayameyong Cultural Center.

An APAFS Country Conference is a one-day affair that provides educational sessions on topics specifically requested by members in their respective jurisdictions. The topics and session leaders for this year’s Palau Country Conference include:

– The Prudent Process: Managing Fiduciary Responsibility—Philip Mendiola-Long, AIF, president, Sherman Consulting;

– The Effect of the Economic Crisis on Retirement Plans in the Region—David J. John, President, ASC Trust Company;

– Asia Pacific Association for Fiduciary Studies-Update on our Mission—Gerard A. Cruz, Chairman, APAFS;

– Financial Crisis on a Global Scale—Jason B. Miyashita, AIF, Citi Smith Barney/ Consulting Group; and

– Domestic and International Capital Markets Outlook—James D. Staub, Senior Vice President, Atalanta Sosnoff Capital Corporation.

For more information regarding the conference or APAFS, contact Daniel Roland, APAFS Executive Director, at executivedirector@apafs.org.

The Palau conference will be the fifth of the series of regional conferences for 2009, that will culminate in the 9th Annual Pacific Region Investment Conference to be held in Manila, Philippines on Oct. 8 and 9 at the Renaissance Hotel, Makati. [B][I](PR)[/I][/B]