Asian Institute of International Financial Law (AIIFL), HKU

AIIFL Conference

Finance in Asia: Regulating Regional Markets

Melbourne School of Government | Research Project: Financial Regulation in Asia – A New Model for Regional Co-operation | Global Economic Law Network, Centre for Corporate Law and Securities Regulation and Transactional Law Group, Melbourne Law School | Asian Institute of International Financial Law | Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong | KoGuan Law School, Shanghai Jiao Tong University | Centre for Cross-Border Commercial Law in Asia, Singapore Management University | Supported by: RGC Theme-based Research Scheme Project: “Enhancing Hong Kong’s Future as a Leading International Financial Centre”

Date & Time Friday, 6 November 2015 9:00 am-5:30 pm (HKT)
Duration 8:30
Location Academic Conference Room, 11/F Cheng Yu Tong Tower, The University of Hong Kong

SESSION: Regional Financial Architecture

Andrew Walter and Jikon Lai (University of Melbourne): Institutional Coordination/Regional Architecture

Ramon Pacheco Pardo (King’s College London): ASEAN+3 Financial Regulation: Cooperation or Competition with Global Regulatory Bodies

Michael Taylor (Moody’s):Standard-setting Bodies and Challenges for Regional Coordination


SESSION: China and the Regional Financial Architecture

Chien-chung Lin (National Chiao-Tung University): Regionalization of Renminbi: A Tale of Taiwan and Hong Kong

Zhao Yang (White & Case): Opportunities and Challenges of Islamic Finance in the Context of One-Belt and One-Road Program

Shen Wei (Shanghai Jiao Tong University): China-centric Global Financial Architecture -International Engagement and Domestic Reforms


SESSION: Regional Financial Integration: Liberalisation Mechanisms

Andrew Mitchell (University of Melbourne): Proposed Trade in Services Agreement and Financial Services

Wan Wai Yee (Singapore Management University): Regulation of Securities Markets in ASEAN

Bruce Aronson (Hitotsubashi University): Attracting Long-term Investment to Asian Capital Markets: Financial Regulation and Corporate Governance Challenges


SESSION: The Challenges of Regulating Regional Markets

Kevin Davis (University of Melbourne): Depositor Preferenceand Depositor Insurance –Implications for Asia

Andrew Godwin and Ian Ramsay (University of Melbourne): Mechanisms for Coordination and Application in Specific Areas (e.g. Bank Resolution Regimes, OTC Derivatives, Shadow Banking and Passporting Arrangements)

Christopher Chen Chao-hung (Singapore Management University): Regulation of OTC Derivatives and Financial Speculation in Asia (with a Particular Focus on Banks and Banking Regulations in Singapore and Hong Kong)