PDI Seoul Forum 2019’s closing panel with Andrew Shin (from left), Head of Investments (Korea), Willis Towers Watson; Lee Yoon-pyo, Team Head, KDB Life Insurance; Kwon Yong-gwan, Head of Private Equity Team, Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance; Yang Jung-yong, Head of Asset Management Department, Meritz Insurance and Um Yoon-chan, Senior Portfolio Manager, Korea Post Savings on stage. (PEI)

London-based financial intelligence company PEI said Oct. 19 it planned to hold PDI Seoul Forum Virtual Experience on Nov. 10.

The virtual event, organized by PEI’s publication Private Debt Investor, is expected to offer participants a glimpse of private debt investment strategies, debt investor preferences in asset allocations and fund manager selection and monitoring processes amid challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic in the global capital market, PEI said.

The event will feature speakers representing Korean institutional investors DGB Life Insurance, Local Finance Association and Fubon Hyundai Life Insurance, as well as fund managers Meritz Asset Management and Shinhan BNP Asset Management and brokerage Kiwoom Securities.

This is part of the five-day PDI Japan Korea Week Virtual Experience running Nov. 9-13, which involves online plenary sessions, panel discussions, interactive networking programs and one-on-one video meeting opportunities.

By Son Ji-hyoung (consnow@heraldcorp.com)