Country Analysis Unit - Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Asian Banking in Challenging Times
Symposium
June 25, 2009

This half-day symposium continues our tradition of examining emerging trends and issues that will impact banking and financial centers both in Asia and in the United States. Specifically, we will be taking an in-depth look at how Asia is being affected by the current global economic and financial crisis, reflecting on the direct and indirect channels through which Asian economies have been affected, as well as assessing the challenges facing Asian financial institutions.

Video Recording

Welcoming Remarks

Teresa Curran, Group Vice President, Banking Supervision and Regulation, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Opening Keynote Address

Michael Mussa, Senior Fellow, the Peterson Institute for International Economics

Panel I: Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Asian Economies

Intro

David Fernandez, Managing Director, JP Morgan (Singapore)

Global Financial Crisis: Impact on Asian Economies (PDF - 681KB)

Stephen Lumpkin, Principal Administrator, Financial Markets and Policies, Financial Affairs Division, OECD
Robert Madsen, Senior Fellow, MIT Center for International Studies
Dana Green (moderator), Director, Banking Supervision and Regulation, Federal Reserve Bank of Sam Francisco
Questions and answers

Panel II: Asian Banking in a Global Recession

Intro

Sally Davies, Section Chief, International Banking and Finance, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Asian Banking in Challenging Financial Times (PDF - 852KB)

Jason George, Sr. Financial Sector Specialist, Financial Stability Institute, Bank for International Settlements, Rep. Office for Asia/Pacific

Asian Banking in Challenging Financial Times (PDF - 398KB)

Walter Yao (moderator), Senior Manager, Banking Supervision and Regulation, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Questions and answers

Panel III: Asian Banks: A Closer Look

Intro

Yoshiaki Kawamata, CEO for the Americas, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ

Japanese Economy and Banks in Challenging Times (PDF - 137KB)

Charles Ong, General Manager, Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation

FRBSF Asia Symposium: Asian Banks, A Closer Look at Singapore (PDF - 213KB)

WANG, Jun, Lead Financial Sector Specialist, East Asia and Pacific Region, the World Bank

Impact of Financial Crisis on the Chinese Banks and Challenges (PDF - 50KB)

Nick Hope (moderator), Director, the Stanford Center for International Development
Questions and answers Part 1 | Part 2

Closing Remarks

Masaaki Tanaka, President and CEO, Union Bank

Symposium Reception

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco thanks the following organizations for their support and assistance as Associate Sponsors: