5th Asia-based International Financial Law Conference
10 Sep - 12 Sep 2025
Session information
Description
Key Topics:
- Fund finance overview: Understanding the broad and growing industry of providing liquidity to private funds through various products such as sublines, NAVs, management fee facilities and GP lines.
- Subscription line facilities: An introduction to the basic structures, collateral, and key due diligence issues for those unfamiliar with the concept.
- Benefits and considerations: Insights into the advantages for lending banks and borrower funds, including relationship-driven opportunities, safety, and liquidity management.
- Regional differences: A comparative analysis of the APAC market versus Europe and North America, focusing on product types, market participants, pricing and terms.
- APAC regional variations: A closer look at the distinct characteristics of fund finance markets in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and South Korea.
- Korea’s role: Discussion on the growing influence of Korean investors in the fund finance market and the associated considerations.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Chee Wai Kok | Allen & Gledhill, Singapore, Singapore; Conference Quality Officer, Banking & Financial Law Committee |
| Albert Tan | Haynes and Boone, Dallas, Texas, USA |
Speakers
| James Abbott | Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Darren Choy | Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Singapore, Singapore |
| Soo Won Hwang | Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, New York, New York, USA |
| Danielle Roman | Mourant, Central, Hong Kong SAR |