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Climate change, the credit crunch and recent tax changes in New Zealand are set to be the hot topics at an investment conference in Auckland today.
Mercer, an advisory firm for asset managers, is hosting a forum to discuss the major issues affecting the Asia Pacific region.
Tony Coyle, head of Mercer's Asia Pacific investment consulting business, said much attention had recently been centred on the consequences for capital markets triggered by the sub-prime crisis. But Mercer believed it was time to look beyond the crunch.
While the current global economic climate may be unsettling Mercer believes that it does create many opportunities, so the conference will have a strong focus on innovative forward-looking strategies for growth.
