Financial Services offers input to regulators and legislators on issues, proposals and pending legislation, and sponsors speaker programs to increase members’ awareness of key financial issues and developments in Hong Kong, China, the region and other key markets. The goal of the committee is to support the development of Hong Kong’s financial services sector and its position as an international financial center.

Committee Chairs: Kuresh Sarjan Senior Vice President, Sales Manager, Asia Global Trade and Supply Chain Solutions Bank of America

Catherine Simmons Head of Government, Regulatory and Industry Affairs – Asia Pacific State Street Bank & Trust Co

Vice-Chair: Nicholas deBoursac

Past Events:

Event Date	Topic	Speaker(s)
Feb 22, 2010	Technology Drivers in Credit Cards and Payments - the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS	Henry Ng, Professional Services Manager - Asia, Verizon Business
Jan 25, 2010	Member Discussion & Planning Meeting
Dec 7, 2009	Microfinance - Helping People Work Their Way Up the Economic Ladder, with Dignity and Pride	Stanley T. Kwok, Head of Asia Development, ACCION
Sept 28, 2009	Planning Meeting	-
Aug 31, 2009	Leverage is Everything - Asset Prices Rise in Asia and Fall in the West	Paul Schulte, Managing Director and Head of Asia Multi-Strategy Research, Nomura International
Jul 27, 2009	The New Renminbi Trade Settlement Scheme	Arthur Yuen, Executive Director, The Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Jun 29, 2009	Will the Rise of Shanghai as an International Financial Centre by 2020 Marginalize Hong Kong? A Hong Kong Response	Julia Leung Fung-yee, Undersecretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, HK Government
May 25, 2009	Technologies to Improve the Efficiencies of Financial Sector Firms in the Economic Downturn	Gautam DS Bardoloi, Partner, IBM China/Hong Kong Limited
Apr 27, 2009	Federation Intervention, the Stimulus Package, and Signs of Recovery in the Credit Markets	Tim Matson, Chief Investment Officer, ING Investment Management (A/P) Ltd
Mar 30. 2009	Current CEPA Opportunities for Financial Services Companies	Dickson Ho, Assistant Chief Economist, Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Feb 23, 2009	2009 Investment Outlook-HK from a Global Perspect	Seton Lor, Chief Investment Officer, BOCI-Prudential Asset Management Limited
Jan 7, 2009	Financial Leadership Meeting	-

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