MSCI Malaysia Investment Summit 2026The power of resilience: Preparing portfolios for what comes next
- April 29, 2026
- 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. MYT Malaysia
- Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur, Crystal Room (Level 2), Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50088 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Global markets are not simply volatile. They are shifting in structure.
Geopolitical fragmentation is altering trade and capital flows. Physical climate risks are affecting real assets and supply chains. Artificial intelligence is accelerating market concentration and changing how investment decisions are made. Together, these forces are challenging long-held assumptions about diversification, liquidity and risk.
The MSCI Malaysia Investment Summit gathers the asset owners, portfolio managers and risk specialists stewarding the country’s largest pools of capital to examine how the investment community is navigating the next phase of global transformation. At a time when strategic allocation and tactical awareness must move in tandem, this forum explores how investors are positioning portfolios for durability and sustainable growth.
Key topics:
- How global tensions and policy shifts are redirecting where capital is invested
- Scaling private equity, credit and infrastructure in Malaysian portfolios without compromising liquidity and governance.
- Viewing public and private assets in a total portfolio framework.
- Assessing how flooding, extreme weather and climate transition affect Malaysian and ASEAN investments.
- Identifying location-driven risks in infrastructure, real estate and supply chains across the region.
- Deploying indexing to construct differentiated portfolios across Sharia-compliant, factor and multi-asset strategies.
- Applying AI to improve portfolio monitoring, reporting and investment decision workflows.
Why attend?
- Understand how structural shifts are affecting Malaysian asset owners and managers.
- Examine how peers are adjusting allocations across domestic and global markets.
- Learn practical approaches to integrating private assets into total portfolio frameworks.
- Explore how climate and physical risks are influencing real asset and infrastructure decisions in ASEAN.
- See how analytics, indexing and AI can support stronger portfolio oversight.
- Connect with Malaysian institutional investors navigating similar allocation challenges.
Agenda
8:30 am ・ Registration
9:00 am ・ Welcome Remarks
Jean-Pierre Picarel, Head of Client Coverage, South East Asia, MSCI
9:05 am ・ Opening Perspective: A Framework for Modern Allocation
As structural forces reshape markets, many institutions are reassessing whether traditional strategic asset allocation (SAA) remains fit for purpose. Drawing on observations across Asia Pacific and beyond, we examine how the total portfolio approach (TPA) is being applied in practice, outlines its core decision rules and presents a framework to guide cross-asset capital allocation.
Oleg Ruban, Head of APAC Research & Development, MSCI
9:20 am ・ Panel: Risk and Return in a Multi-Asset World
Major structural shifts are driving institutions to diversify across a broader set of assets, making portfolios increasingly multi-asset in nature. As a result, the total portfolio approach is gaining traction as more allocators seek a holistic view of risk and return, yet implementation across institutions varies widely. This practitioner-led panel explores where allocators sit on the SAA to TPA spectrum today, the forces driving that shift and how portfolio management practices are evolving in response.
Moderator: Oleg Ruban, Head of APAC Research & Development, MSCI
10:05 am ・ Presentation: Next-Gen Indexing Strategies
Indexes have long served as the language of performance measurement. But in an era of multi-asset portfolios, private market allocations and growing demand for portfolio-level transparency, their role is evolving. This presentation explores how institutional investors are using indexes not just to measure returns, but to implement strategy — from factor exposures and Sharia-compliant frameworks to the emerging frontier of private equity indexing.
Haruka Kotera, Head of Index Client Coverage, Southeast Asia
10:20 am ・ Coffee Break & Demo Lounge
10:35 am ・ Presentation: The Future of Risk
Risk is moving from a reporting function to a strategic partner in investment decision-making. Drawing on client insights and industry data, this session examines how institutions are building enterprise-wide visibility, linking macro scenarios to portfolio outcomes, integrating private-market risk, and using AI-driven tools to strengthen front-office alignment and resilience.
Vivek Agarwalla, Head of Analytics Consultant, South Asia, MSCI
10:45 am ・ Panel: The Resilience Imperative: Navigating Volatility, Climate Transitions and the AI Frontier
The risks topping investment agendas are no longer isolated events. Geopolitical disruption, climate transition, cyber threats and private market complexity are increasingly interconnected, reshaping portfolio outcomes in less predictable ways. This practitioner-led panel examines the key risks confronting investors and how they are being reflected in portfolio construction and capital deployment decisions.
Moderator: Vivek Agarwalla, Head of Analytics Consultant, South Asia, MSCI
Panellists:
Wai Sing Lee, Chief Risk Officer, Hong Leong Group
11:25 am ・ Presentation: The Geography of Risk
Physical risk is unevenly distributed and often hidden within portfolios. Drawing on MSCI research, this session examines asset owner exposure to floods, heat and other hazards, highlights portfolio-level impacts, and outlines a geospatial framework for integrating location-based risk into allocation decisions.
Cedric Lagrange, Head of APAC Sustainability & Climate Coverage, MSCI
11:35 am ・ Competing in an AI-Driven Market
From document automation to portfolio-level scenario analysis, AI is reshaping how investment teams generate insight. This session combines industry observations with live demonstrations to explore practical use cases, governance considerations and how AI is being embedded into risk and allocation workflows.
12:00 pm ・ Closing Remarks
12:05 pm ・ Networking Lunch & Demo Lounge
2:00 pm ・ Event concludes