ASIFMA Training Series Season 5: Asia Financial Markets Explained

Overview:

Dates: March 2025 – August 2025, 2 Sessions Per Month

Location: Webinar via Zoom (supported by exclusive access to training materials of the Series till the end of 2025)

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Objective:

Following 4 successful seasons since 2021 with 2,000+ unique registrants from 160+ firms and supported by 27 endorsing organisations, we are excited to bring to you ASIFMA Training Series Season 5!

Series of 12 interactive training sessions on key emerging topics relevant to the Asian financial industry
Delivered by expert trainers from our network of leading Financial Institutions. Participants will be confident they are learning from a source accredited by the industry
Aimed at getting junior and intermediate employees up to speed on emerging areas in financial markets within Asia (potentially also useful for senior professionals)

Training Session Format:

Interactive virtual live training session of 60 minutes via Zoom in English
Explanation to the topic in a dynamic format, including use of polling and Q&A
Exclusive access to training resources for each session till the end of 2025, including session presentation provided by the trainers, video on-demand and reference materials

Topics:

The full list of topics is as follows (although these are subject to change if more relevant topics emerge over the course).

Session 1: 20 Mar 2025 – ESG Reporting – Developments Around the World and New Obligations
Session 2: 27 Mar 2025 – Securities Borrowing and Lending (SBL)
Session 3: 8 Apr 2025 – Inflation, Interest Rates and Market Volatility
Session 4: 30 Apr 2025 – China Financial Markets Explained – Accessing and Operating in China
Session 5: May 2025 – Digital Assets, CBDCs and Stablecoins
Session 6: May 2025 – Operational Resilience and Cybersecurity
Session 7: Jun 2025 – India Financial Markets Explained
Session 8: Jun 2025 – Accelerating the Settlement Cycle
Session 9: Jul 2025 – Sustainable Finance in Asia
Session 10: Jul 2025 – Generative AI in Capital Markets
Session 11: Aug 2025 – Regulatory Developments – What You Should Know
Session 12: Aug 2025 – DLT in Capital Markets: Tokenisation and Other Use Cases

Presenters:

Global and Asian industry experts and senior representatives from our network of leading financial institutions from both the buy and sell side, including banks, asset managers, law firms, market infrastructure providers and consultancies who have been specifically selected for their knowledge and skills by ASIFMA directors and related member committees.
ASIFMA is committed to ensuring diversity and inclusion in our workplace and this policy is applied in all areas of our business including speaker roles at our trainings and conferences.

SESSION 1: ESG Reporting – Developments Around the World and New Obligations
Thursday, 20 March 2025 (12nn-1pm HKT)

Current State of Play – International Disclosure Standards and Impact on Financial Institutions
Gilly Hutchinson, Solicitor, Head of ESG Regional Development (Asia), Linklaters
Evolving Reporting Regulations for Key Asian Markets
Bing Yi Lee, Partner, ESG and Financial Services, PwC Singapore

SESSION 2: Securities Borrowing and Lending (SBL)
Thursday, 27 March 2025 (12nn-1pm HKT)

Derek Chua, Partner, Latham & Watkins

SESSION 3: Inflation, Interest Rates and Market Volatility
Tuesday, 8 April 2025 (12nn-1pm HKT)

What Got Us Here?
Adarsh Sinha, Managing Director, Co-Head of Rates and Currencies Strategy, BofA Securities
Macroeconomics Overview 2025 and Implications for Asia
Louis Kuijs, Chief Economist, Asia Pacific, S&P Global Ratings

SESSION 4: China Financial Markets Explained – Accessing and Operating in China
Wednesday, 30 April 2025 (12nn-1pm HKT)

China Market Access – Inbound
Karen Ng, Head, China Opening & RMB Internationalisation, Client Coverage, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking, Standard Chartered
China Market Access – Outbound
Operating in China – Opportunities and Considerations for Foreign Firms

Enrollment Fees:

For the entire Series: USD400 for ASIFMA member firms and Endorsing Organizations; USD500 for non-members
For bulk registrations (10+ participants, non-transferrable) or corporate licenses (20+ participants, transferrable), special fees will be offered. Please click to see the Bulk Registration Form for details.
No refund will be provided after registration for cancellations.

Certificate, Accreditation:

ASIFMA is an Approved Recognized Institution for Providing Continuous Professional Training (“CPT”) by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). SFC CPT hours will be available for those located in Hong Kong for live Zoom session attendance.
Live Zoom session attendance counts as CPD activity for holders of HKMA Enhanced Competency Framework certifications with relevant job roles.
Those who attend at least 8 live webinar sessions will be issued with an electronic Certificate at the end of the series.

Inquiry:

For more reference, please click to see the Series Factsheet and Presenters of the previous Season 4. You may contact ASIFMA Training Team at education@asifma.org for further questions.