The Bond Connect programme kicked off its first day with more than 7 billion yuan (US$1 billion) worth of mainland Chinese bonds traded by international investors. The long awaited cross-border trading scheme gives international investors access to China’s US$9 trillion bond market via Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx), and marks a milestone for China in further opening up its capital account. Economists estimate that more than $1 trillion of additional global fixed-income investments could eventually be allocated to Chinese domestic bonds over the next decade, and Bond Connect moves them a step further in that direction. Despite this, there are some concerns causing overseas investors to hesitate–liquidity, capital controls, thin trading, inflated credit ratings, and other policy detail issues.
That’s why you can’t afford to miss the CHINA BOND INVESTMENT FORUM 2017 to better your understanding of Chinese issuers, onshore markets, regulatory policy, the rating of hidden worries, accounting standards, corporate defaults, and many other issues. All these matters will be discussed in depth at Cordis, Hong Kong, on October 26-27.
Highlights
- Discuss the profound influence of “Bond Connect” on the bond markets of Mainland China and Hong Kong;
- Share the opportunities and risks in China’s credit bond market, and the countermeasures;
- Gather industry leaders in the bond investment market with a national reputation for communication;
- Enhance the cooperation between China and international bond markets, providing an efficient and professional exchange platform;
- Compare and analyze China’s credit rating and international credit ratings;
- Analyze Chinese macro-economics, and introduce the latest research achievements to foreign investment institutions;
- Analyze Mainland China and Hong Kong policies on bond supervision under the background of “Bond Connect” and propose suggestions;
- Interpret the difference between Chinese and international accounting standards and the development trend;
- Discuss the problems in cross-border capital flow and the interconnection of infrastructure when implementing “Bond Connect”
Event Speakers
- Ba Shusong, Chief economist of the China Banking Association, Chief Chinese economist of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- Zhou Zhaoping, Vice President, Decenture and Currency Products Development, Market Development Branch, Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- Julien Martin, Head of Fixed Income and Monetary Fund, HKEx
- Cheng Peng, General Manager of Genial Flow Asset Management
- Cui Li, CCB International Managing Director and Director of Macro Research, China Chief Economist Forum Director
- Zhang Yongcheng, Deputy General Manager of Bank of China (Hong Kong) and Chief Trader of Global Market Interest Rate Exchange
- Chen Mingqiao, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited Greater China and North Asia Financial Markets Director
- Zhao Zhixuan, Vice President of Construction Bank Asia Integrated Business Management Team
- Lian Yiu Tung, Head of Trading, Forex and Local Markets, BNP Paribas Global Markets
- Zhang Hong, Head of China Construction Bank (Asia)
- Bi Ke Rong, Co-head of ICBC Asia Financial Markets
- Isaac MENG, PIMCO Senior Vice President and Emerging Markets Portfolio Manager
- HE Jie, Head of Capital Development, Hong Kong Branch, National Development Bank
- Xiao Hua, Bank of Communications Hong Kong Branch Global Financial Markets Chief Bank Bond Trader
- Wang Wei, Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch