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)
| Virginia Lee | Clifford Chance LLP, Central, Hong Kong SAR |
Speakers
| Philippe Dirckx | ASIFMA, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR |
| Jacqueline Jiang | HKEx, Central, Hong Kong SAR |
| Sean Wu | JP Morgan, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR |
| YY Yongqiang Yu | JunHe LLP, Beijing, China |