Veteran advised MA(PFE) students on career development in the finance sector
Master of Arts in Personal Finance Education [MA(PFE)] Programme invited Mr Xie Long, an experienced enterprise trainer, to deliver a financial career advising session for our students.

Dr TAN Weiqiang, Programme Leader of MA(PFE), presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Mr Xie.
Mr Xie Long is a commercial bank veteran with over 20 years of experience in financial management and enterprise training. His expertise covers career planning in finance, credit risk control for banking, banking marketing, team management, banking compliance management, and positive leadership. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Mr Xie has served in the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), Ping An Bank, Standard Chartered Bank Group, and ZAC. During his tenure as Channel Director and Executive Director at ZAC, Mr Xie was also responsible for in-house training for the business teams and the cadre members.


Mr Xie shared the career advice with our students.
This sharing session framed an overview of the banking and other financial fields for MA(PFE) students and greatly inspired them in their career development in finance. Mr Xie shared many practical and tailored suggestions with our students on their career development in finance, including commercial banking, internet finance, and corporate finance. He also shared his rich experience in banking management with MA(PFE) students.
Specialist in AI and Cybersecurity shared his insight on FinTech Regulations
On 7 November 2023, the Master of Arts in Personal Finance Education [MA(PFE)] Programme invited Institute of Financial Technologists of Asia (IFTA) to share the prospects of FinTech industry in Hong Kong, and invited Dr Arvin Tang, Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI), to share the latest breakthrough in the regulatory technology within the FinTech industry.


Dr TAN Weiqiang, Programme Leader of MA(PFE), presented the certificates of appreciation to Dr Arvin TANG, (ASTRI) and Ms Yolanda CHAU (IFTA).
At the beginning, Ms Yolanda Chau from Institute of Financial Technologists of Asia (IFTA) described an overview on the FinTech trends in Hong Kong, including the talent demands and career advising for the prospective FinTech practitioners. She also introduced IFTA professional designations - Certified Financial Technologist (CFT). CFT is a globally recognised certification programme for FinTech practitioners.

Ms Yolanda CHAU shared the FinTech trends in Hong Kong.
Later, Dr Arvin Tang, the Director of Multimedia Systems and Analytics under the technical division of the Trust and AI Technologies division at Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI), shared the latest regulatory technology in FinTech with our students. Dr Tang discussed the regulatory challenges of data protection in FinTech and introduced ASTRI solution to it, namely, a self-developed federated learning platform developed by ASTRI. This federated learning platform motivates the machine learning training and alternative data to facilitate the regulatory improvement, which is also applied in establishing a new ecosystem for the bank industries. Dr Tang also illustrated some empirical evidence to enhance our students’ cybersecurity literacy.


Dr TANG shared the latest regulatory technology in FinTech with our students.
Seminar on Digital Transformation in Asset Management Industry
On 7 November 2023, a seminar themed on Digital Transformation in the Asset Management Industry was successfully held at The Education University of Hong Kong, jointly organised by the Department of Mathematics and Information Technology (MIT) and the Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies (SSPS).

Professor YU Leung Ho Philip (right standing), Head of Department of MIT, and Dr HU Zhiyong Fox (left standing), Acting Head of Department of SSPS presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Dr Eddie PONG (middle standing) as a gratitude.

Professor LI Wai Keung (first from right hand side), Dean of FLASS, also attended the seminar.
Dr Eddie Pong, the speaker of the seminar, is an expertise in quantitative investment analytics and software development. He is the founder of Rivermap Quantitative Research, a FinTech company in Hong Kong.
Dr Pong is experienced in investment management and quantitative analysis. He started his career in London where he worked as an investment manager at Amundi Asset Management. He then moved to ING Investment Management to work in the engineered investment strategies group. Eddie was Head of Asia Pacific Research at FTSE Russell where he oversaw the research and analytics function in the Asia Pacific region.
Dr Eddie PONG discussed the latest trends in the asset management industry.
At the seminar, Dr Pong discussed the latest trends in the asset management industry, focusing on the increasing importance of technologies like machine learning, natural language processing (NLP), and cloud computing. Additionally, he explored the growing emphasis on new investment areas such as megatrends and the integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors.
Dr Eddie PONG interacted with the students on the professional development in asset management.
Dr Pong advised on students’ professional development in asset management field, such as the skills necessary for professionals to succeed, the opportunities and challenges in wealth and asset management.
Seminar: Professor Chor-yiu SIN on Re-balancing hedge position with statistics of hedge ratios
On October 6 (Friday), 2023, Professor Chor-yiu SIN delivered a seminar on “Re-balancing hedge position with statistics of hedge ratios: concepts and applications”. During the seminar, Professor SIN presented his latest findings on hedge efficiency improvement with econometric models to the community of EdUHK.
Professor SIN has been a Professor of the Department of Economics, College of Technology Management of National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), Taiwan, China since 2014. He devotes to excellence in research on time series econometrics and financial econometrics. His research findings have been published in many international referee journals.

Professor Chor-yiu SIN was delivering the seminar.

Professor Chor-yiu SIN was delivering the seminar.
This seminar was jointly organised by the Department of Mathematics and Information Technology (MIT) and the Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies (SSPS), supported by Master of Arts in Personal Finance Education Programme [MA(PFE)]. Academics and students from various majors attended the seminar.

Professor LI Wai Keung (standing), Dean of FLASS, delivered a brief introduction to Professor SIN at the start of the seminar.

Professor YU Leung Ho Philip (left), Head of Department of MIT, and Dr CHAN Kit Wa Anita (right), Associate Head of Department of SSPS presented a Certificate of Appreciation and a souvenir to Professor SIN (centre) as a gratitude.
Seminar: Wealth Management Development in GBA and CFP Certification
On October 4, 2023, MA(PFE) Programme invited Mr Edwin Cheung, Vice Chairman for Institute of Financial Planners of Hong Kong (IFPHK) to deliver a seminar on wealth management in the Greater Bay Area.
During the seminar, Edwin introduced the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Certification and the career opportunities for CFP holders to the EdUHK students.
Students graduated from MA(PFE) Programme will be exempted from taking three educational courses and one foundational examination for CFP Certification under the fast-track certification offered by IFPHK.


Dr Tan Weiqiang (right), Programme Leader of MA(PFE) presented the Appreciation Certificate to Mr Edwin Cheung (left) from IFPHK.

Mr Edwin Cheung shared his insight on Wealth Management Development in the GBA.
Seminar on ESG Investment, Green Finance and the introductory session for Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA)
On September 27, 2023, Mr Ericson Lee conducted a sharing session for the students from Master of Arts in Personal Finance Education [MA(PFE)) Programme and other majors at EdUHK.
Mr Ericson Lee is currently a dedicated member of the Green Finance Engagement at Friends of the Earth (Hong Kong), focusing on ESG education and green finance and policy engagement. He is a professional with knowledge on ESG analysis, sustainable investment strategies, ESG integration and valuation processes. Mr Ericson Lee is also a holder of Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA) accreditation.
The sharing session was themed in “The ESG Imperative: Why is it essential and how does it impact all of us?”. During the seminar, Mr Ericson Lee pictured the trends in the fields of ESG investment and sustainable finance. Moreover, He also explored the career opportunities within the ESG industry and shared the accreditation path towards Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA) with students present.

Dr Tan Weiqiang (right), Programme Leader of MA(PFE) presented the Appreciation Certificate to Mr Ericson Lee (left) from Friends of the Earth (HK).

Students from MA(PFE) and other programmes took a photo with Mr Lee.

Mr Ericson Lee was sharing the industrial trends in ESG and Green Finance.
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