Fund Managers Association of the Philippines holds its 6th Annual Convention at Pearl Farm Beach Resort

Mindanao welcomed the Fund Managers Association of the Philippines or FMAP members for the anticipated annual gathering of the country’s first rate fund managers. They experienced the unique charm of Davao in a 3-day convention from March 1 – 3, 2013, held in the world renowned Pearl Farm Beach Resort in the Island Garden City of Samal.
FMAP, is an organization of local equity and fixed income fund managers. Their roster of membership includes the country’s leading financial groups and key government institutions, currently composed of 42 institutions each administering, at least P100million worth of funds with a total AUM of P2.0T. Since its establishment in April 1997, FMAP membership has grown steadily carrying on their mission of fostering the development of the capital and financial markets, in particular, the fund management industry.
The special guest speaker of the 6th FMAP Annual Convention was, no less the Treasurer of the Philippines, Honorable Rosalia V. de Leon. She was appointed by President Benigno Aquino III in November 2012, succeeding Roberto Tan who now serves as an executive director of World Bank. De Leon served as Undersecretary for the International Finance Group since 2010, where she represented the department in multilateral and regional financial forums and cooperation.
Pearl Farm Beach Resort, the premiere island destination in Mindanao, was chosen as venue for the FMAP 2013 Convention. The main plenary was done at the Pavilion of Malipano Island, with a special screen set-up of Bloomberg for real-time and historic price data, financial data, and trading updates. On some lighter activities, the fund managers were treated with a special dinner at the resort’s Al Fresco restaurant and fabulous beachfront cocktails at Mandaya Beach. A special performance by Kalumon, Davao’s pride on cultural presentations, completed the “Mindanao Night”. The second evening proved to be an equally memorable “Luau” inspired event at the sprawling white sand beachfront of the Pavilion at the Malipano Island. The group enjoyed an exciting island party with some feet-stomping drumbeaters, awesome fire dancers, and party/dance music from the Music Authority band.