The Story
A non-profit organisation, Association of Chinese Financial Professionals in UK (ACfPU) serves all Chinese working professionals in United Kingdom through unique educational, professional development, & social initiatives.
The idea started with a group of friends in investment banks who graduated from leading institutions in Europe or U.S, in 2006. Most of us has spent a considerate span of our lives in China, however, have set out to study in the West at an earlier stage in life. To certain extent, friction of some kind culturally and ideologically always arises when East meets the West, especially for us, members of Association of Chinese Financial Professionals in UK (ACfPU). At both professional and educational level, we have encountered all sorts of differences and confrontations in such areas as negotiations, meetings, day-to-day management styles, decision-making processes, and even everyday ways of thinking.
This then brought to the creation of a new set of cultural values shared by Association of Chinese Financial Professionals in UK (ACfPU) members - we are fundamentally Chinese. And we tend to intertwine our own destinies with the future of China. We are well-positioned at the meeting point of East and West at a time when the world is integrating with unprecedented momentum from international trade, capital, investment, finance, tourism, migration, information and knowledge. Nevertheless, the world is flat, and Association of Chinese Financial Professionals in UK (ACfPU) intends to provide an international platform via its global database infrastructure but regional oriented events. We stay in touch with each other, no matter where we reside.
The Prospects
The Association is an independent & non-profit organization based in London, Britain, but provides a global platform via Association of Chinese Financial Professionals in UK (ACfPU) website and on-line forum.
- Association of Chinese Financial Professionals in UK (ACfPU) advances the personal, professional, and academic potential of its members by promoting an effective membership network in which peers mentor, support, and inspire each other.
- Association of Chinese Financial Professionals in UK (ACfPU) encourages the promotion of cultural insights and the generation of business opportunities in China and Britain/Europe.
- Association of Chinese Financial Professionals in UK (ACfPU) enlarges presence of young Chinese professionals in all finance-related industries in Europe by local presence, and BBS globally.
Membership
Association of Chinese Financial Professionals in UK (ACfPU) primarily targets the following demographic group:
- Those who have received all or significant portion of their pre-college education in China, and are working professionals in UK;
- Those who are attending or have graduated from a Western university or college.
Association of Chinese Financial Professionals in UK (ACfPU) platform unites members from financial services and other relevant sectors. Membership contact list will be updated & distributed twice a year.
A website and an online forum serve as our global platform with periodical updates of our events and newsletters.
Organisation
The Association is an independent & non-profit organization based in London, Britain.
Activities
Educational
- Bi-monthly high-profile panel discussions for business owners and managers;
- Periodical finance industry seminars and round-table of of think-tanks and Association of Chinese Financial Professionals in UK (ACfPU) members;
- Career info exchange, advisory, and mentoring programs for sharing finance certification & examination preparation, as well as career advancement tip;
- Cultural, business, investment mixer speech, panel discussion events of various industries and sectors.
Social
- Casual get-togethers (outdoor, sports, entertainment etc) in London and other cities in Britain;
- Semi-annual large-scale social parties.
2010 Committee
Executive Committee:
- Honorable President: Fred Hao (Santander, Chief Trader)
- Chief Finance Officer: Shun Li
- Chief Marketing Officer: Joyce Zhang
- Chief Investor-relation Officer: Jiewen Hu
- Chief Information Officer: Mark Gong / Edwin Liang
- Chief Operating Officer: Diane Liu / Jean Hu
- Chief Media Officer: Thomas Zhang ( FT Chinese)
Regional Representatives::
- Europe:
Joyce Zhang ( Barclays) - UK:
Tao Fu ( PWC) - Middle East:
Jack Su
Office 702,QFC Tower
Diplomatic Area,West Bay
Doha - Qatar - China:
Jerry Bao
YuJinHuaChen, HuaQiang NanLu,
ShenZhen
Advisory Committee:
- Chief Advisor: Dr. Yan Ping Liu ( Head of Corporate Actuarial in RBS)
- Dr. Yan Min Li
- Dr. Frank Mao
- Dr. Cong Yi
- Dr. Charlie Wang
- Dr. John Zhu
- Dr. Fred Hao
- Dr. George Li
- Ming Zhou
- Xiao Rui Luo
Dr Yan Ping LIU
Dr Liu is a Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries and is currently the Head of Corporate Actuarial at RBS Insurance, the 2nd largest non-life insurance company in the UK with about £5.6bn premium income in 2008.
He graduated in 1983 from Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, with a Distinguished Graduate Gold Medal. He obtained his doctoral degree from the University of Sheffield, England under a scholarship won through nationwide competition of written exams (5 papers). After his postgraduate study, he carried out five years of post doctoral research at Sheffield University and Oxford University.
He started his insurance / actuarial career in 1992 when he joined Prospero Direct (now AXA Direct) as a Database Analyst. Since then, he has worked in a number of roles such as Chief Statistician, Statistics Manager, Actuarial Manager, Actuary, Senior Actuarial Manager and Head of Corporate Actuarial. He was reported as the ‘rocket scientist’ in insurance industry by the Sunday Times in 1994 after a successful pioneering project to introduce full postcode rating in motor and home insurance products.
He has represented the UK actuarial profession to deliver lectures on the actuarial theory and practice of non-life insurance to postgraduate students at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and Central University of Finance and Economics at Beijing since 2003.
He founded the London China Golf club on Facebook and is a keen golfer.