Under the China's 12th Five-Year Plan, Hong Kong's fund industry has to innovate rapidly, particularly to further develop itself as the leading offshore renminbi product market and the asset management hub so as to fully capture the potentials. With the theme of "Building Synergy - the Next Phase for the Hong Kong Fund Industry", the HKIFA 6th annual conference looks at how Hong Kong could maintain its vibrancy and maximize the synergistic effect by working closely with the Mainland, especially the fast-growing Shanghai. Also, the potentials provided by the growing product innovations and increasing cross-border activities between the Mainland and Hong Kong's fund industry will be highlighted.

By bringing together over twenty seasoned professionals, the event aims to provide a platform for market participants to exchange ideas on how to further foster the fund industry and debate critical issues pertinent to the industry.

This year's event highlights include:

• The implications of the Mainland's 12th Five-Year Plan on Hong Kong's fund industry
• The strategy to maintain Hong Kong's vibrancy as a premier international asset management centre
• Competition and collaboration between Hong Kong and Shanghai
• The latest development in China capital market, QFII, RQFII, QDII, and new business models for foreign fund managers to access the Mainland market
• A win-win strategy for Hong Kong fund industry and the mainland counterparts
• MPF - The current state of play and what's next after ECA?
• How to tackle global regulatory and legal challenges and how to incorporate them into operation?
• A new distribution landscape in Hong Kong