Establishment of the Treasury Markets Association

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23 Jan 2006

Establishment of the Treasury Markets Association

The Treasury Markets Association (TMA) announced its establishment today (Monday).

The mission of the TMA is to further promote the professionalism and competitiveness of the treasury markets in Hong Kong, through developing appropriate codes and standards for the treasury markets, promoting market and product development, enhancing the professionalism of market practitioners, and promoting the profile of Hong Kong's treasury business.

The TMA has two types of members - institutional members and individual members. Institutional members include financial institutions, brokers, and corporates involved in the treasury markets. Practitioners working in these markets including those who are working in the front office, middle office and back office may join as individual members.

The management of the TMA is entrusted to the Executive Board of the TMA. Members sitting on the Executive Board include professionals coming from various sectors of the treasury markets. The composition of the Executive Board is at Annex 1. The TMA has a Council to provide strategic advice to the Executive Board on matters relating to the development of the treasury markets. The Council, chaired by Mr Joseph Yam, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, consists of senior executives in the banking and treasury industries and prominent academics. The composition of the Council is at Annex 2. Five committees have been set up to assist the Executive Board to carry out its work. These include the Codes and Standards Committee, Market and Product Development Committee, Professional Membership Committee, Publicity and Communications Committee, and the Finance and Administration Committee.

"I am very pleased with the markets' strong support for the establishment of the TMA. With the efforts and support of our members, I believe that the TMA will be able to make useful contributions to further develop the treasury markets of Hong Kong and strengthen Hong Kong's role as an international financial centre," said Mr Joseph Yam, Honorary President of the Council of the TMA.

"The TMA will consider and take forward initiatives which are conducive to the long term development of the Hong Kong treasury markets, such as the development opportunities and participation in the Mainland treasury markets", said Mr Choi Yiu Kwan, Chairman of the Executive Board of the TMA.

The TMA is formed by institutionalising the previous Treasury Markets Forum of Hong Kong and the merger with the ACI-The Financial Markets Association of Hong Kong.

Treasury Markets Association
23 January 2006

 

Annex 1

Treasury Markets Association
Composition of Executive Board

Chairman: Mr Choi Yiu Kwan
Deputy Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Members:

Ms Dai Ying
General Manager
Treasury Department
Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited


Mr Horace Fan
Executive Director and Executive Vice President
Head of Financial Markets Group
Fubon Bank (Hong Kong) Limited

Mr Andrew Fung
Managing Director
Advisory Sales, Greater China
Global Financial Markets
DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited

Ms Anita Fung
Treasurer and Head of Global Markets, Asia-Pacific
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

Mr Patrick Gillot
Head of Global Markets, Greater China & Japan
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited

Ms Kitty Lai
Head, Monetary Operations Division
Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Mr Lim Kah Hin
Regional Chief Executive
Lloyds TSB Bank plc Mr Benny Luk
Regional Chief Executive Officer, North Asia
ICAP (Hong Kong) Limited

Mr Peter Pao
Managing Director
Greater China
Tullett Prebon (Hong Kong) Limited

Mr Peter Poon
Head of Treasury Department
The Bank of East Asia, Limited

Ms Glenda So
Managing Director
Global Operations
Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC

Mr Eddie Tan
Managing Director
Head of Emerging Markets Sales & Trading, Hong Kong & China
Citibank, N.A.

Mr Hiroshi Ueno
Treasurer
East Asian Treasury Office
Foreign Exchange & Treasury Division
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Limited

Ms Helen Wong
Managing Director
Conglomerates and Public Sector Entities, Corporate and Institutional Banking
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

Mr Peter Wong
Regional Director & Treasurer
Asia Pacific ex. Japan
AIG Treasury

Mr Brian Yiu
Head of Debt Capital Markets
Asian Fixed Income
Global Markets
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong ) Limited

Mr Anthony Yuen
Group Managing Director
Asia Pacific
The Royal Bank of Scotland

Mr Eddie Yue
Executive Director (Financial Infrastructure and Monetary Management)
Hong Kong Monetary Authority

 

Annex 2

Treasury Markets Association
Composition of Council

Honorary President: Mr Joseph Yam
Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Ex-officio Member: Mr Choi Yiu Kwan
Chairman of TMA Executive Board
Members:

Mr Toshiaki Arai
Director, Regional Head for Hong Kong & General Manager
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Limited

Professor K C Chan
Dean of Business and Management
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology

Mr T C Chan, Ignatius
Citigroup Country Officer, Hong Kong and Head of Greater China
Corporate and Investment Bank
Citibank, N.A., Hong Kong Branch

Mr Vincent Cheng Hoi-chuen
Chairman
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

Mr Carlos Cordeiro
Vice Chairman
Goldman Sachs (Asia) Ltd. Mr He Guangbei
Vice Chairman & Chief Executive
Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited

Dr the Hon David Li Kwok Po
Chairman and Chief Executive
The Bank of East Asia Limited Mr Michel Louis Macagno
Head of SG Corporate & Investment Banking, Asia Pacific
Societe Generale Bank, Hong Kong Branch

Mr Geoffrey J. Mansfield
Director
PrimeCredit Limited

Mr Nicholas Sallnow-Smith
Chief Executive
Hongkong Land Limited

Mr Peter Sullivan
Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited

Mr Martin Wheatley
Chairman
Securities & Futures Commission

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