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8th IBA Asia Pacific Regional Forum Biennial Conference: Vibrant Asia – Land of opportunity and promise

19 Feb - 21 Feb 2025

Session information

Concurrent session 5B: Capital markets in Asia – challenges and opportunities

Friday 21 February (1500 - 1615)

Description

This panel brings together capital markets practitioners and experts across Asia to discuss opportunities, challenges and market developments. Hear the panellists discuss current regulatory issues relating to the initial public offering (IPO) market in China, Hong Kong and the region, fixed-income products and new capital markets products such as tokenised and digital bonds. With the relatively higher interest rate environment, our panellists will also examine trends in the regional debt capital markets and strategies used by issuers to overcome fundraising hurdles.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Philippe Dirckx	ASIFMA, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
Virginia Lee	Clifford Chance LLP, Central, Hong Kong SAR

Speakers

Sean Wu	JP Morgan, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
Wilfred Yiu	Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
YY Yongqiang Yu	JunHe LLP, Beijing, China

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