We asked, you answered! Following our online poll to gauge which topics you wanted to hear more about, FinanceAsia held the RMB Rising seminar.
What do the recent moves toward yuan liberalisation signify?
Beijing has implemented a handful of headline-grabbing currency reforms that have relaxed capital controls. Many believe this means the RMB is on the path to full convertibility. This timely seminar brought together leading investors, bankers and corporates to put a spotlight on what yuan liberalisation and internationalisation means for the region.RMB Rising was a must-attend event for anyone interested in: the development of the RMB bond market; access to the China story; the impact of RMB liberalisation on FX markets; mini-QFII schemes; RMB as a reserve currency; what RMB liberalisation means for Hong Kong; and, what the easing of trade settlement means for businesses in Asia.
Panel speakers included:Esmond Lee, Executive Director (Financial Infrastructure), Hong Kong Monetary AuthorityBenjamin Rudd, Head of Overseas Investment, Ping An of China Asset Management (Hong Kong)Enoch Fung, Executive Director, Asia Economist, Asia Economic Research Team, Goldman SachsTim Condon, Head of Asia Research, INGFrancis Ho, Director, Group Treasury, CLP HoldingsBanny Lam, Associate Director & Economist, China and Global Macroeconomic Research, Research Division, CCB International SecuritiesEric Chow, Deputy Head of Business Development, HSBC Securities ServicesShuguang Mao, Director, Head of Product Management, Harvest Global InvestmentsTomo Kinoshita, Deputy Head of Economics (Asia, ex-Japan), NomuraPeter Redward, Managing Director, Head of Emerging Market Asia Research, Barclays CapitalAdrian Foster, Head of Financial Markets Research, Asia-Pacific, Rabobank InternationalDennis Tan, Asia FX Strategist, Deutsche BankMarshall Mays, Director, Asian Bond Markets ForumPhilippe Jaccard, Managing Director and Head of Global Liquidity and Investments (Asia Pacific), Global Transaction Services,CitiJackson Loi, Investment Consultant, Towers WatsonGeorge Fong, Head of Asia Trade Product Management, J.P. Morgan Treasury ServicesVeronique Lafon-Vinais, Adjunct Associate Professor of Finance, HKUSTPhilip Cheng, Adjunct Associate Professor, HKUSTJame DiBiasio, Editor, AsianInvestorJoseph Marsh, Managing Editor, AsianInvestor.netLillian Liu, Reporter- China and Equities, FinanceAsiaAttending delegates included senior investors, bankers and corporates from:
Hong Kong Jockey ClubANZ BankSociete Generale AsiaBarclays BankDairy FarmBMO Bank of Montreal RabobankPing An of China Asset Management NewedgeThe Hong Kong and China Gas Company CCB International SecuritiesCiti Hongkong Electric Holdings DealogicBank of Nova ScotiaAzimCube Capital Hong Kong HSBC Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer CLP Holdings DBS Bank Hong KongBloombergCommerzbank Western Asset Mirae Asset Management
Deutsche Bank AGFIL Investment Management Harvest Global Investments AllianceBernstein Hong Kong Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLCCITIC Securities InternationalHKEx HKUSTMacquarie Securities Newedge Group Income Partners Asset ManagmentSBFPICOHong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Hong Kong Monetary AuthorityRoyal Bank of ScotlandAmundi Bank of MontrealSun Life Hong Kong ING BNP ParibasThe Sumitomo Trust & BankingmergermarketsRBSWard Ferry Management
J.P. Morgan Treasury ServicesGalaxy EntertainmentMallesons Stephen Jaques Manulife Nomura ReutersHospital Authority Provident SchemeDZ Bank Tanelorn ConsultingAsian Bonds Markets ForumSwire Pacific Swiss & Global Asset Management Brown Brothers HarrimanTowers WatsonJuris Corp UBSDaewoo Securities Hong Kong Invesco Asset Management Pacific Lloyds TSB BankYonhap News AgencyBank of America Merrill LynchScotia CapitalCIC Investor ServicesUniversity of Macau (Finance Office)Arch Capital
For more information about this event, please contact:
Laura Brody, Conference Producerlaura.brody@financeasia.com • (+825) 3175 1917