SPEAKERS: Benjamin Tsai, President & Managing Partner at Wave Financial
Kevin Newman, APAC Business Development Director for NEM Software
HOSTING COMMITTEE: Alternative Investment Committee
MEMBER FEE: ¥600
GUEST FEE: ¥1200
DATE AND TIME: October 20, 2020 12:00 - 1:00pm
Post-Event Breakout Room 1:00 - 1:20pm*
REGISTRATION/CANCELLATION DEADLINE: October 20, 2020, 10:00
Benjamin Tsai, President & Managing Partner at Wave Financial
Kevin Newman, APAC Business Development Director for NEM Software
Finally! Alternative investments have an asset class with real liquidity. Wave Financial has created the Wave Kentucky Whiskey Fund, a fund that invests in barrels of Kentucky whiskey.
Wave Financial and NEM Ventures will make a presentation on the business concept of tokenization of physical (and digital) assets on the blockchain as a new development in the financial markets. Wave Financial has a partnership with NEM Ventures to put the Wave Kentucky Whiskey Fund on the NEM blockchain
This process brings efficiency, security, and liquidity to a traditional private equity investment structure that would otherwise be locked up for an extended period of time. This technology has a wide application and is being adopted in real estate, sports contracts, collectibles, etc., including commodities like the Whiskey Fund.
The NEM Software's blockchain has been operating successfully in Japan for over four years. In this presentation, NEM will show how the next generation Symbol blockchain platform, launching this December 2020, provides robust, out-of-the-box features. It is ideal for projects like Wave Financial’ s tokenization in order to meet the intense regulatory compliance guidelines and to allow Wave Financial to work only with accredited investors and to track all assets.
Benjamin Tsai, Wave Financial
Benjamin Tsai is the President & Managing Partner at Wave Financial, a California Registered Investment Advisor focused on blockchain and cryptocurrencies, with a focus on portfolio management and product development. Previously, Ben served as the Head of Alternative Investments Asia Pacific at AllianceBernstein for 3 years. His finance career started at Merrill Lynch Japan Securities, where he spent 12 years stationed in Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Singapore, running derivative products desks for both equity and fixed income, subsequently the commodities desk. He has a BS from UC Berkeley, MBA from UCLA, and is SEC registered. He was also previously registered as a securities representative in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan.
Speaker Biographies – Kevin Newman, NEM Software
Kevin Newman is the APAC Business Development Director for NEM Software, which offers the Symbol enterprise blockchain platform and supports the XYM digital asset token. A permanent resident in Japan, previously Kevin was a clean tech/energy investor and moved over to cryptocurrencies in 2017. He led the entire Japan and APAC expansion of Wirex, the world's first Visa card utilizing crypto. Last year Kevin led strategic planning for NEM platform in the Japanese market, the largest holder of XEM globally. He has a BA from UNC-Chapel Hill and MALD from Fletcher School at Tufts University."
Alternative Investment Committee
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