ASIFMA China Capital Markets Conference 2022
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Wednesday to Friday, 25-27 May 2022
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Overview of the Event
This event brought together Asian and global policymakers, central bankers, issuers, treasurers, leading market practitioners and experts from both sell side and buy side to discuss key market developments in China Capital markets. Topics focused on connect schemes and connecting people, as well as onshore market development and looking to the future.
Regulators, policy makers, issuers, and treasurers, sell side and buy side representatives across Asia, UK and the US are invited to attend this conference. Our last edition was a five-day virtual conference and attracted over 500 participants. Review details from our 2021 event here.
Event Details:
Day 1: CONNECT SCHEMES AND CROSS-BORDER PROGRAMS
Wednesday, 25 May 2022
9:00am-13:00pm (HKT/CST/SGT) (Time Zone Converter)
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Day 2: ONSHORE MARKET DEVELOPMENT
Thursday, 26 May 2022
9:00am-13:00pm (HKT/CST/SGT) (Time Zone Converter)
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Day 3: THINKING TO THE FUTURE
Friday, 27 May 2022
9:00am-12:30pm (HKT/CST/SGT) (Time Zone Converter)
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Language: Primarily in English, with simultaneous interpretation in Putonghua
Program Format: 3- half day virtual conference featuring keynote speeches, presentations, and panel discussions
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For more details about the event or if you would like to join the speaking faculty contact Shinah Beaulieu, Director – Head of Events and Conferences (sbeaulieu@asifma.org)
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Agenda
| Day 1 | Connect Schemes and Cross Border Programs |
| 09:00 – 09:03 | Opening Remarks Mark Austen, Chief Executive Officer, ASIFMA |
| 09:03 – 09:06 | Opening Remarks Dominique Blanchard, Head of Global Markets Division, Asia Pacific and Middle East, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank |
| 09:06 – 09:09 | Opening Remarks Dr Huang Haizhou, Head of Equity, CICC |
| 09:09 – 09:25 | Opening Keynote Christopher Hui, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
| 09:25 – 09:40 | Opening Keynote Wang Lei, Deputy Director-General, Capital Account Management Department, State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) |
| 09:40 – 10:25 | Panel 1: Latest Trends and Updates on QFI, QDII, QDLP and QDIE Programs *This session will be conducted in both English and Putonghua. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided Overview and development of cross-border business in China’s Capital Market What are the challenges and benefits for international asset managers in China Panelists: Terence Lam, Managing Director, Head of Client Group Core, Asia Pacific, AXA Investment Managers Philippe Kerdoncuff, Head of BNP Paribas Securities Services, China Sau Kwan, President, E Fund Management Sandra Lu, Partner, Llinks Law Offices Jing Li, FRM, Head, Cross-Border Custody Services, Bank of China Moderated by: Eugenie Shen, Managing Director – Head of Asset Management Group (AAMG), ASIFMA |
| 10:25 – 11:10 | Panel 2: Enhancing the Stock Connect Scheme Holiday trading Expansion of product scope Securities lending issues Panellists: Greg Wurtz, Director – Asia Pacific Equities, Bank of America Securities Simon Williams, Managing Director, Head of APAC Equities Trading, BlackRock Tae Yoo, Managing Director, Markets Division, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd Fuzhong Liu, Director of International Cooperation Department, Shenzhen Stock Exchange Moderated by: Stuart Jones, Managing Director, Head of Asia Securities Finance, Jefferies |
| 11:10 – 11:20 | Opportunities in the Greater Bay Area Keynote I: Tong Shiqing, Deputy Director-General, Guangdong Financial Supervisory |
| 11:20 – 11:30 | Opportunities in the Greater Bay Area Keynote II: Sam Shen, Executive Dean of Shenzhen Greater Bay Area Financial Research Institute |
| 11:30 – 11:40 | Opportunities in the Greater Bay Area Keynote III: Yongren Chen, Managing Director, Investment Banking Department, CICC |
| 11:40 – 12:25 | Panel 3: The Development of the Bond Market in Hong Kong Hong Kong as fixed income issuance centre Developments from a Product and Bond Scheme perspective From an infrastructure perspective (channels and platforms) From a Stakeholders/participants perspective Springboard for RMB internationalization Panelists: Patrick Wu, Managing Director, Head of Linear FX and Emerging Markets Trading, Asia, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank Stanley Chan, Division Head of Payment Systems Operation Division, Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong FMI Services Limited Freddy Wong, Managing Director – Head of Asia Pacific, Fixed Income, Invesco David Day, Head of North Asia, Data & Analytics, London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Charles Chang, Senior Director & Greater China Country Lead, Corporate Ratings, S&P Global Ratings Moderated by: Philippe Dirckx, Managing Director – Head of Fixed Income, ASIFMA |
| 12:25 – 12:35 | Closing Keynote Ashley Alder, Chief Executive Officer, Securities and Futures Commission |
| 12:35 – 12:40 | Closing Remarks Mark Austen, Chief Executive Officer, ASIFMA |
| Day 2 | ONSHORE MARKET DEVELOPMENT |
| 09:00 – 09:05 | Welcome Remarks Philippe Dirckx, Managing Director – Head of Fixed Income, ASIFMA |
| 09:05 – 09:08 | Opening Remarks Dr Gina Huang, CEO, S&P Global (China) Ratings |
| 09:08 – 09:15 | Opening Keynote Edmond Lau, Deputy Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority |
| 09:15 – 09:25 | Opening Keynote Louis Kuijs, Chief Economist, Asia Pacific, S&P Global Ratings |
| 09:25 – 10:10 | Panel 1: Macro Insights and Market Development in China China Strategy Geopolitical tensions What can we expect for China’s economy – Is there a path to economic recovery? Panelists: Xiaojia Zhi, Chief China Economist, Head of Research, Asia Ex-Japan, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank Jackson Lee, Chief Marketing Office, China, Fidelity International Louis Kuijs, Chief Economist, Asia Pacific, S&P Global Ratings Samson Lo, Co-Head of Mergers and Acquisitions, Asia Pacific, UBS AG Moderated by: Will Wang, Hong Kong Chapter Head, CAIA Association, Head of Client Solutions & Strategic Partnerships Asia, VP Bank |
| 10:10-10:13 | Pre-Panel Welcome Message: Haiyang Long, Director of Executive Office, Beijing Stock Exchange |
| 10:13-10:20 | Pre-Panel Keynote: Dr Harry Fu, Vice Chair of Global Business Development Committee, Shanghai Stock Exchange |
| 10:20-11:05 | Panel 2: Onshore Equities *This session will be conducted in both English and Putonghua. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided What’s going on in China – Challenges and opportunities, level playing field Delivery vs payment Program trading Securities and lending market Listed derivative Panelists: Kangjun Yang, Head of Settlement Department, CSDC George Jia, Country Manager, Greater China, DTCC Senan Yuen, Head of Investment, China, Fidelity International Tian Lu, Deputy General Manager, Goldman Sachs Gao Hua Securities Company Limited (GSGH) Moderated by: Lyndon Chao, Managing Director, Head of Equities and Post Trade, ASIFMA |
| 11:05-11:50 | Panel 3: Credit Markets and Liquidity Overview of the credit bond market Weaknesses of the China credit bond market Repricing of China corporate risk How do SFT’s and Derivatives contribute to the liquidity of the credit market? Panelists: Richard Cohen, Head of Global Credit APAC, Global Markets, BNP Paribas May Zhong, Head of Analytics, S&P Global (China) Ratings Raymond Chia, Head of Credit Research, Asia, Schroders Terry Yang, Partner, Clifford Chance Moderated by: Philippe Dirckx, Managing Director – Head of Fixed Income, ASIFMA |
| 11:50-12:35 | Panel 4: Overseas Capital Raising Opportunities for Chinese Corporates *This session will be CLOSED TO MEDIA China homecoming listings SFC IPO code of conduct Overseas listing restrictions for Chinese companies SPACs Panelists: Michael Dennis, Head of Alternatives Strategy & Capital Markets, Asia Pacific, BlackRock James Wang, Co-Head of Equity Capital Markets (AEJ) Financing Group, Goldman Sachs Christina Bao, Managing Director, Co-Head of Sales & Marketing, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd Joanne Li, Director, Intermediaries Supervision Department, Intermediaries Division, Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) John Lee, Vice Chairman, Head of Greater China Global Banking, Asia, UBS AG Moderated by: Xiaoxi Lin, Partner, Linklaters |
| 12:35-12:45 | Closing Keynote Jie He, Director General, Shenzhen Municipal Financial Regulatory Bureau |
| 12:45-12:50 | Closing Remarks Philippe Dirckx, Managing Director – Head of Fixed Income, ASIFMA |
| Day 3 | THINKING TO THE FUTURE |
| 09:00 – 09:05 | Welcome Remarks Matthew Chan, Executive Director, Sustainability & ESG Engagement, Asia Pacific, J. P. Morgan |
| 09:05 – 09:08 | Opening Remarks Gaetano Bassolino, Head of Global Banking, APAC, UBS AG |
| 09:08 – 09:25 | Opening Keynote: China’s ESG, Sustainable Finance and Carbon Markets in an International Context Next steps for the Common Ground Taxonomy How the G20 SF Roadmap could apply to China Developing disclosure and data standards in China for ESG and climate Dr Ma Jun, Chairman of the Green Finance Committee, China Society for Finance and Banking, President of Institute of Finance and Sustainability, Co-Chairman of the G20 Sustainable Finance Study Group |
| 09:25 – 10:15 | Panel 1: ESG and Sustainable Finance in China within an International Context What commitments has China made on sustainability and climate? What role it is playing internationally on issues like Sustainable Finance and Taxonomy? How developed is the ESG market in China? Are standards aligned with international practice? How reliable and comparable is ESG Data? Data for assessing FI’s climate risk? What is needed to scale ESG and sustainable finance in China, including attracting international capital? What role can markets like Singapore and Hong Kong play to support sustainability in China? Panelists: Chaoni Huang, Head of Sustainable Capital Markets, Global Markets APAC, BNP Paribas Antoine Rose, Head of Sustainable Banking for Asia-Pacific and Middle East, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank Nneka Chike-Obi, Director, Head of APAC ESG Research, Sustainable Fitch Norbert Ling, ESG Credit Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income, Asia Pacific, Invesco Moderated by: Brendan Tu, Managing Director, Head of ESG advisory– Asia Pacific, UBS AG |
| 10:15-10:25 | Pre-Panel Keynote: China’s Carbon Market Developing China’s carbon markets, and the role for HK and other IFCs Yang Liu, General Manager, China Emissions Exchange, Shenzhen |
| 10:25-11:15 | Panel 2: China’s Carbon Market How has China’s carbon markets evolved over the last few years? What further development is needed in order for China to meet its 2060 carbon neutrality goal, including expansion beyond the power sector, integration of regional markets, and development of related instruments such as carbon derivatives? Is there a role for voluntary carbon markets and international investors? What role can Hong Kong and Singapore play to help develop China’s carbon market further? How is China’s emissions trading scheme similar and different to emissions trading schemes globally (e.g. Europe, US) and elsewhere in the region (e.g. South Korea)? How is China’s emissions trading scheme governed to ensure confidence in the market? How are emissions disclosures audited? How is compliance enforced? Panelists: Dafei Huang, Executive Director – Green Finance Specialist, FICC, CICC Judy Li, Asia-Pacific Sustainability Leader, Ernst and Young Helena Fung, Head of Sustainable Investment, APAC, FTSE Russell Anthony Cheung, Convenor of Green Finance, Friends of the Earth (HK); Visiting Fellow, Capital Markets and Sustainability, University of Hamburg Moderated by: John Wang, Vice Present – Senior Analyst, Moody’s Investors Service |
| 11:15-12:00 | Presentation: Central Bank Digital Currencies China’s CBDC approach, key opportunities and next steps Role in accelerating green finance and supporting financial inclusion Digital securitization, tokenization and custodianship Enabler for new business models and future innovation Presented by: May Lam, EY Asia-Pacific Payments Leader and EY Oceania FinTech Leader, Ernst & Young |
| 12:00-12:10 | Closing Keynote: Hai Ou Chen, Secretary General of Shenzhen Green Finance Association |
| 12:10-12:15 | Closing Remarks Matthew Chan, Executive Director, Sustainability & ESG Engagement, Asia Pacific, J. P. Morgan |
For event enquiries, please contact event@asfima.org or phone +852 2531 6533.
The conference also provided a unique marketing platform to the industry, gave the opportunity to reach the most influential participants within the financial and securities industry. Active China markets practitioners were particularly encouraged.
For more information on sponsorship and opportunities contact Shinah Beaulieu, Director – Head of Events and Conferences (sbeaulieu@asifma.org)
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For more details about the event or if you would like to join the speaking faculty contact Shinah Beaulieu, Director – Head of Events and Conferences (sbeaulieu@asifma.org)
This virtual multi-day conference was offered on a complimentary basis.
CPT attendance letters were issued to those who attend each day of the conference:
CPT Hours
- Day 1 (Wednesday 25 May): Connect Schemes and Cross-border Programs (CPT 3.5 hours)
- Day 2 (Thursday 26 May): Onshore Market Development (CPT 3.5 hours)
- Day 3 (Friday 27 May): Thinking To The Future (CPT 3 hours)
To qualify for the CPT hours mentioned above, participants are required to attend the entire event on each day.
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