On September 14, the Institute of Finance and Development held a ceremony for the opening ceremony of the 2017 Institute of Financce and Development and a global famous lecture for Nankai financial development in the liberal arts innovation building.

Professor Tian Lihui firstly expressed warm congratulation and welcome on behalf of all the teachers of the institute to the 2017 freshmen.On the opening ceremony, teachers and students reviewed the history of the Institute of Finance and Development, the characteristics of the institute, the advantages of the discipline and the development achievements in recent years.With the unremitting efforts of all faculty and staff, the institute has gained relatively wide recognition in recent years and has gained notable fame both domestically and internationally. Professor Tian Lihui pointed out that while the Institute of Finance and Development is constantly advancing academic and policy research, it is committed to nurturing the financial elite.With rigorous requirements and meticulous training, the academic master graduated from the Institute of Finance and Development in 2017 successfully entered the important institutions such as China Banking Regulatory Commission and Shanghai Stock Exchange.Professor Tian Lihui made a request to all the freshmen: down-to-earth, dedicated, hardworking, and thus the future is great.At the opening ceremony, the other teachers of the institute also gave earnest advice to the freshmen, as well as to clarify the rules and regulations of the school.Hope that students cherish the learning time in the school, demanding self, and strive to become successful as soon as possible.

Subsequently, Nankai University Institute of Finance and Development startedthe first class,Invite well-known global financial experts, member of the British Investment Committee, member of the Pacific Association,sumitomo mitsui trust bank adviser,chairman of Japan's Nikko Asset Management,Merrill Lynch Investment Management Co., former COO,Barclays global investors (UK) former chief executive,David Semaya,gave a full English lecture entitled Recent Global Trends in Financial Services Industry and General Developments of Asset Management and Wealth Management.

Mr. David Semaya, who has studied pedagogy and is a visiting professor at the London Business School and Hitotsubashi University, from his own growth, school, job experience to talk about how to become a successful person in the financial industry.He then used a large amount of data to tell about the current global trends in the financial industry, especially in the area of asset management and wealth management.He pointed out that global asset management scale reached 69.1 trillion US dollars in 2016, the global average growth rate is slowing down, asset management costs and profitsdeclined for the first time since the financial crisis in 2008. However, asset management in emerging Asia markets has seen good growth. In the changes of the global economy and the rise of China, there is a great opportunity for the wealth management industry. Finally, Mr. Semaya discussed the practical exploration in many fields such as corporate strategy, investment capability, service innovation and management team building with the example of Nikko Asset Management Co., which manages hundreds of billions of US dollars of assets.Mr. Semaya and Nankai University Institute of Finance and Development studentsin English dialogue, launched a wide range of activities. Mr. Semaya responded enthusiastically to personal questions raised by students about how to make career planning better and how to balance learning and other activities. He also answered professional questions about the ways of management of Beta, the choice of investment options and the development of financial technology. Professor Tian Lihui made a concluding speech and welcomed Mr. Semaya as a mentor to the students of Nankai University Institute of Finance and Development. Semaya thanked Professor Tian for his invitation and expressed his appreciation for the performance of students at theInstitute of Finance and Development.

The first lesson of Nankai University Institute of Financice and Development was successfully concluded in the warm applause!