The Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA) presented the ASIFMA Structured Finance Conference themed “Asian Securitization and Covered Bonds”, which was held on 17 September 2014 at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.

The objective of this 1-day event was to bring together once a year the structured finance community from across Asia and the world to meet with the regulatory community, network with issuers and investors, and participate in key policy discussions on ways to develop Asia’s securitization/covered bonds market.

We received valuable support from 14 sponsors including Citibank, Clifford Chance, Deutsche Bank, DBS, Ernst & Young, Firstmac, Fitch Ratings, HSBC, King & Wood Mallesons, Moody’s, Perpetual, Standard Chartered, Standard & Poor’s, and Westpac.

Additionally, the following organizations endorsed the event: American Chamber of Commerce, Singapore; Association of National Exchanges Members of India (ANMI); Asia-Pacific Structured Association (APSA), Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME); Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS); Australian Securitisation Form (ASF); CFA Society Singapore; European Chamber of Commerce, Singapore; Fixed Income Money Market and Derivatives Association of India (FIMMDA); International Capital Market Association (ICMA), Japan Securities Dealers Association (JSDA); Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA); Securitization Forum of Japan (SFJ), and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA).

The event was an excellent opportunity for discussion and networking amongst investors, issuers, investment banks, accountants, underwriters/structurers, analytics firms, credit rating agencies, commercial banks, trustees and servicers, law firms, technology platform providers, service providers, consultants, regulators, and others in the structured finance community. 

We attracted an impressive array of senior speakers who shared their perspectives on the issues and opportunities lying ahead.