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Who is it suited to?

BRIC+ Study Tours are relevant to all wealth management professionals who have a responsibility to understand the drivers and outlook for investment markets, one of the three pillars of portfolio construction.

Why attend a BRIC+ Study Tour?

Just as England grew to economic dominance in the late 1800s and the US in the 1900s, this century we'll see the emergence and dominance of the Big Rapidly Industrialising Countries - particularly Brazil, Russia, India and China.

It is therefore imperative that wealth management professionals become as familiar with the developing markets as they are the developed markets - and the most sensible place to start is with the BRIC countries. They're not only the biggest growth markets, they're also excellent case studies for the challenges and opportunities within other, smaller developing markets. And, of course, the most effective and rewarding way to learn about any investment market is to experience it for yourself!                                                                                  More on why attend a BRIC+ Study Tour >

Why China in particular?

China has an enormous impact on global investment markets. In just 30 years, it has transformed itself from a centrally planned system largely closed to international trade to a market-oriented economy with a rapidly growing private sector. Last decade, we saw the “arrival” of China - by 2010, China was the world’s largest exporter and outperformed all other major economies with GDP growth around 10%, overtaking Japan to become the world’s second largest economy.

This decade, the more striking story will be rise of China’s new middle class. The number of its people entering the middle class will peak during this decade. As the world’s most populous nation with 1.3 billion people, China’s rising incomes will have a much greater impact on global demand for value-added goods (cars, office equipment, technology, etc) than any other country.  These shifts in spending provide significant opportunities for those building portfolios. But the China story is not without its risks, amid high inflation, a speculative property bubble and debt at 200% of GDP.

As the largest and fastest growing of the BRIC countries, and given its enormous impact on the global economy, China is the most important developing market of which wealth management professionals must gain a first-hand knowledge, understanding and experience.

BRIC+ Study Tour China program

A BRIC+ Study Tour China is a high intensity, jam-packed seven-day in-country learning program of unique briefings, case studies and site visits with clear learning aims and outcomes.  It's no junket!

The program is independently developed and managed exclusively by the PortfolioConstruction Forum team and led by publisher, Graham Rich >.

BRIC+ Study Tours are independent - delegates pay their own way - so the aim is not to promote specific products.

The program features a unique faculty of investment and business experts from within China and around the world, and is solely focused on four core themes - China's economy, business environment, investment markets, and social drivers - highlighting future trends, challenges and risks, and the implications for portfolio construction.

What you'll get out of the BRIC+ Study Tour China