The Asia Covered Bond Webinar: The role of covered bonds and impact on collateral in times of stress

22 October 2020
Online, China - Hong Kong (SAR)

Event Overview

This webinar brings together expert speakers to address the most important developments in the established covered bond markets in Singapore, Korea and Japan. As well as review the latest developments in prospective jurisdictions. We will also explore the impact of Europe’s new directive and what equivalence rules mean for Asian covered bond issuers.

Whether you are a new participant in the market or a covered bond veteran, this webinar is the platform to ensure that you are up-to-date on the latest developments in Asia’s expanding covered bond markets.

Key questions to be addressed include:

How has the developing COVID-19 pandemic affected collateral performance
Was there any governmental intervention taken? In what form?
How would these factors affect the covered bond product?
What are your plans for covered bond issuance?
How will ESG covered bonds develop in Europe and particularly Asia?
EU covered bond directive – progress of implementation and the impact on 3rd country equivalence

Confirmed Speakers:

Luca Bertalot, Secretary General of the European Mortgage Federation, European Covered Bond Council (EMF-ECBC)
Atsushi Ouchiyama, Head of Funding/Covered Bonds, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Taiga Nagao, Vice president of Debt strategy and Issuance, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Seung Yong Shin, Head of Covered Bond Team, Securitization Department, Korea Housing Finance Corporation
Colin Chen, Head of Structured Debt Solutions, DBS Bank
Chris Ngooi, Head of Wholesale and Structured Funding, DBS Bank