APAFS Investment Conference Envisions an Optimistic Economy for PH, Gathers Investors and Top Finance Managers Together

Now on its 13th year, the Asia Pacific Association for Fiduciary Studies (APAFS) will be holding its Annual Pacific Region Investment Conference (PRIC) on November 7 and 8, 2013 at the New World Makati City Hotel, Manila, Philippines.

APAFS has again partnered with top financial associations in the Philippines namely Association of Development Financing Institution in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP), CFA Society of the Philippines, Fund Managers Association of the Philippines (FMAP) and Trust Officers Association of the Philippines to co-host the Pacific Region Investment Conference. This partnership aims to continue to serve as an avenue in equipping finance professionals with standards of fiduciary care, imparting investment principles and solidifying the knowledge of key decision makers in the industry about investment and the vitality of fiduciary studies.

APAFS, Fi360 bring Prestigious AIF® Training in Manila for Third Time

For the third straight year, Fi360 ties up with the Asia Pacific Association of Fiduciary Studies (APAFS) to bring the prestigious Accredited Investment Fiduciary ™ (AIF®) Training in Manila on November 5 and 6, 2013.

The AIF® Training is one of the side events of the 13th Pacific region Investment Conference to be held on November 7 and 8 at the New World Hotel in Makati City, Philippines.

The AIF® Training Program is an in-depth, two day classroom-based course, which covers all of the components of a comprehensive investment process and related standards of care. Successful completion of the program prepares participants to take the AIF® examination and enable them to earn the AIF® designation. Last year, over 30 participants took the AIF® Training Program in Manila, Philippines.

APAFS to hold Investment Conference in November

The Asia Pacific Association for Fiduciary Studies (APAFS) brings the prestigious Pacific Region Investment Conference (PRIC) in Manila on November 7 and 8, 2013 at the New World Makati City Hotel, Manila, Philippines. On its 13th year, the PRIC remains to be the biggest investment conference yet to be organized by APAFS and gathers numerous fund managers, investment experts, and finance professionals from different countries under one venue to discuss fresh insights and information about the current market trends and to address industry issues.

This year, APAFS is also presenting two more financial educational programs to be held consecutively prior to the PRIC, the Fiduciary Essentials™ Certification (FE®) Program to be held on November 4, 2013; and, the Accredited Investment Fiduciary™ (AIF®) Program to be held on November 5 and 6 at the same hotel.

GMA Network opens 2012 with a loud roar in Golden Dragon-themed trade launch

GMA Network, Inc. (GMA), the country’s leading multimedia company, begins a prosperous new year with a piercing roar in the market.


Come January 17 and 18, the leading Network delivers trade presentations to its partner-advertisers at special gala events to be held at the New World Hotel (Makati).



Themed “Legend of the Golden Dragon,” the event showcases the Network’s key platforms and projects this 2012, with the biggest Kapuso actors and actresses in attendance.


Aside from the being the acknowledged premier free-to-air channel on the nationwide ratings chart, GMA continues its aggressive expansion efforts with upgrades in the programming lineup for regional, national, and international audiences.


The event also celebrates the unprecedented success of television’s leading all-news channel GMA News TV (GNTV), which rose above competing news channels in less than a year from its launch. Likewise, it serves as the launch pad of ad-friendly innovations in GMA’s other platforms, such as leading radio channels Super Radyo DZBB 594khz and Baragay LS 97.1, and the all-in-one media website GMANetwork.com.