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Asian Securitisation * April 11-12, 2007 * Macau, China

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LAST UPDATED: Friday, April 06 2007
  Day 1: Wednesday, April 11, 2007  

7:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:40 Conference Welcome and Introduction to the Chairperson

Andy Melvin, Senior Vice President & Producer, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT NETWORK

8:45 CHAIRPERSON'S OPENING REMARKS

William Ross, Managing Director, Head of ABS and Structured Bonds, HSBC

9:00 OPENING OVERVIEW: INDUSTRY LEADERS SET THE SCENE FOR ASIAN SECURITISATION

• What are the newest developments in the market?
• Which jurisdictions offer the greatest potential for growth?
• Innovation and sophistication: Where can they be found?
• Issuance volumes and investor appetite
• Managing risk in a region with varying jurisdictional fundamentals
• Moving away from plain vanilla structures
• Is homogeneity possible in such a fragmented region?

Moderator:

Leland Sun, Chairman, PAN ASIAN MORTGAGE COMPANY LTD.

Panelists:

Boudewijn Berger, Head of Securitisation, Asia, ABN AMRO
Stan Ho Ho Ming, Senior Director, Head of Non-Japan Asia Structured Finance, FITCH RATINGS
William Ross, Managing Director, Head of ABS and Structured Bonds, HSBC
Tim Matson, Regional Head of Fixed Income, ING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ASIA PACIFIC
Warren Lee, Managing Director-Head ABS Asia, STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (HONG KONG)
Roland Ho, Managing Director, TCW GROUP

10:00 THE ROLE OF MULTINATIONALS IN DOMESTIC SECURITISATION MARKETS

• Is there a (common) emerging trend in deal structure and documentation across the region?
• Will infrastructure finally make it into Asia's onshore securitisation market this year?
• Are there any new ways to mitigate political risk in securitized deals?
• How far above the sovereign ceiling can one really bring the senior tranche's rating?
• Will domestic-market deals provide meaningful supply to the international market?

Moderator:

Lesi Zuo, Head of NEA, Asset Backed Securitization, STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (HONG KONG)

Panelists:

Christine Engstrom, Senior Investment Specialist - Capital Markets and Financial Sectors Division, ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
Marie-Anne Birken, Assistant General Counsel, ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
Shih-Chieh Bill Chang, Commissioner, FINANCIAL SUPERVISORY COMMISSION (TAIWAN)
Helen Wong, Associate Director, Structured Finance, FITCH RATINGS
Dr. K. V. Rajan, Regional Director & Chief General Manager, RESERVE BANK OF INDIA

10:45 Networking Refreshments

Concurrent Sessions: Choose “A” or “B”


11:00 “A” CASH/BALANCE SHEET CDOs

• Enhancing efficiency and rebalancing portfolios
• Analyzing recent Asian Basel II-driven balance sheet deals
• In a tightening spread environment: The search for more innovative and esoteric structures

Moderator:

Jeffrey Tolk, Asian Head of Structuring, Structured Credit, HSBC

Panelists:

David Yan, Ph.D., CFA, Head of CDO Research, CREDIT-SUISSE
Stephen Wong, Managing Director & Head of Structured Credit and CDOs, Asia Pacific, RBS
Gloria Lu, Associate Director, STANDARD & POOR'S
Sajjad Naqvi, Chief Credit Officer, TCW GROUP

11:00 “B” REAL ESTATE OVERVIEW

• Macro-level trends
• Developments in the U.S. and their impact in Asia
• Lessons learned from the past year
• Where are the largest opportunities? Where might the pitfalls be?
• The role of REITs

Moderator:

Morgan Laughlin, Managing Director & Head of Real Estate Finance, Asia Pacific, RBS

Panelists:

Craig Lee, Managing Director, Head of Asia Pacific, ASSURED GUARANTY
Sanjay Aggarwal, Director, CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
Alan Chan, Analyst, Structured Finance, FITCH RATINGS
Joe Lu, Vice President, Trust Department, Corporate Banking Group, FUBON BANK
Kyson Ho, Director, ABS and Structured Bonds, HSBC
Franklin Heng, CEO, MACQUARIE PACIFIC STAR

11:45 “A” ISSUER ROUNDTABLE

• Managing impediments involved in coming to market
• Meeting investor demand
• Comparative analysis of various issuer’s strategies
• Where are the challenges and opportunities
• Future outlook: will there be program issuers in the region?

Moderator:

Warren Lee, Managing Director-Head ABS Asia, STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (HONG KONG)

Panelists:

Olivier Lim, Group Chief Financial Officer, CAPITALAND LIMITED (SINGAPORE)
Sun Yu, Executive Vice President, CMB INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL LIMITED (CHINA)
Khun Khan Prachuabmoh, President, GOVERNMENT HOUSING BANK OF THAILAND (THAILAND)
Leland Sun, Chairman, PAN ASIAN MORTGAGE COMPANY LTD. (HONG KONG)
John Filmeridis, Chief Executive Officer, STANDARD CHARTERED FIRST BANK (SOUTH KOREA)

11:45 “B” LEGAL, REGULATORY, TAX AND ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENTS

• Reg AB
• Risk capital management in response to the implementation of Basel II
• Securities Offering Reform
• PRC Circular 171: the new restrictions on foreign investments in Chinese real estate and its impact on securitisations in China
• Is the current regulatory framework conducive to structured deals?
• Reporting standards
• Current reporting requirements
• IS39
• The impact of IAS 30 and SIC 12 on consolidation
• Overview of accounting treatments of asset securitisation transactions
• Current reporting requirements
• The current role of an SPV administrator
• Tax impediments and future tax measurements

Moderator:

Warren R. Loui, Partner, MAYER BROWN ROWE & MAW LLP

Panelists:

Olivia Ting, Partner, DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU
Susie Cheung, General Counsel and Company Secretary, THE HONG KONG MORTGAGE CORPORATION LIMITED
Hugh Thompson, Senior Vice President, MAPLES FINANCE LIMITED
Kingsley Ong, Senior Associate, MAYER BROWN ROWE & MAW LLP

12:30 “A” INVESTORS' ROUNDTABLE

• Where are the possibilities for investors to uncover relative value within the Asian market?
• The due diligence process for investors
• Appetite for structured credit product vs. traditional ABS
• Issuers' outlook
• Which asset types are attracting the most interest among investors?
• Addressing problems in asset quality and possible solutions

Moderator:

Pierre Mouradian, Head of ABS Syndicate, CALYON

Panelists:

Anthony Cutcliffe, Executive Director, DILLON READ CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
Graham Kershaw, ERSTE BANK
Elizabeth Fritschi, ABS Investment Manager, LBBW
Ian Lui, Chief Investment Officer, SHIN KONG LIFE
Melissa C. Marzulli, Managing Director, STATE STREET CAPITAL PTY LIMITED
Roland Ho, Managing Director, TCW GROUP

12:30 “B” BASEL II: THE MOMENT OF TRUTH HAS ARRIVED

• A key driver for increased issuance
• Assessing impact and implications
• Balance sheet bank CLOs

Presenters:
Kieran Patel, Associate Director, ABS and Structured Bonds, HSBC
Keith de-Vaz, Director-Portfolio Management, STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (SINGAPORE)

1:15 Networking Luncheon

Concurrent Sessions: Choose “A” or “B”


2:25 “A” KOREA "1": FOCUS ON CONSUMER FINANCE

• What have been the recent developments in credit card-backed transactions?
• New opportunities for residential MBS
• Are auto loan receivables on the rise?
• Is there an increased appetite for synthetics?
• Increased stabilization of performance
• Security concerns with North Korea

Moderator:

Maria Cheung, Director, ABS & Structured Bonds, HSBC

Panelists:

Y.J. Hwang, Vice President, CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS KOREA SECURITIES LTD.
Bryan H.G. Park, Team Manager, HYUNDAI CAPITAL
Han Chul Kim, Vice President, Principal and Structured Finance, LEHMAN BROTHERS
Neil Campbell, Partner, PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & WALKER LLP
Taemoon Chung, Associate Director, Structured Capital Markets, Asia Pacific, RBS
Frank Lu, Associate Director, STANDARD & POOR'S

2:25 “B” SINGAPORE TAKES A LEADING ROLE: CDOs, CMBS AND REITs

• Sound economic fundamentals: Helping fuel growth
• Continued strong performance of property assets
• Who are the leading issuers? Investors?
• Review of REITs’ performance
• Evolution of CDOs
• PPPs

Moderator:

Lam Wan Tsiang, Director, Structured Capital Markets & Real Estate Finance, Asia Pacific, RBS

Panelists:

Ashish Sharma, Director, ABN AMRO
Amit Agarwala, Vice President, Debt Capital Markets Asia-Pacific, CALYON
Angelina Nguyen, Director, ABS and Structured Bonds, HSBC
Kenneth Kwan, Director-ABS, STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (SINGAPORE)
Peter Eastham, Director, STANDARD & POOR’S

3:25 “A” THE SEDUCTION OF POTENTIAL: SECURITISATION IN CHINA ONE YEAR ON

• Cross-border overview
• Funding benefits available for corporates: An option apart from the more regulated bank securitisation market
• How can investors access this market?
• The role of private equity
• Predictions on when the Chinese market will increase flow from a trickle to a flood
• CMBS issues: Cross-border focus

Moderator:

Jeff Chen, Partner, MAYER, BROWN, ROWE & MAW LLP

Panelists:

Harry Tang, CFA, Co-Head of Asia Securitisation, BMO CAPITAL MARKETS
Kyson Ho, Director, ABS and Structured Bonds, HSBC
Michelle Taylor, Partner, ORRICK
Raymond L. Chen, Senior Director Real Estate Finance , Asia Pacific, RBS
Lesi Zuo, Head of NEA, Asset Backed Securitization, STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (HONG KONG)

3:25 “B” OVERVIEW OF DEVELOPMENTS IN JAPAN: ANALYSES OF A CRUCIAL JURISDICTION

• Evolution of the RMBS market: Can we expect continued growth
• How has the increased M&A activity impacted the mortgage market?
• J-REITs: Innovative approaches
• Fundraising methods of non-banks
• Offshore SPVs vs. Japanese SPVs

Moderator:

Joel Rothstein, Partner, PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & WALKER LLP

Panelists:

Howe Wu, Managing Director, BABSON CAPITAL K.K.
Jean-Marc Winand, Managing Director, Head of Securitisation for Japan, CALYON
Yuji Date, Senior Vice President, Principal and Structured Finance, LEHMAN BROTHERS
Chinatsu Hani, Structured Product Analyst, MERRILL LYNCH JAPAN SECURITIES CO., LTD.

4:15 Networking Refreshments

4:30 "A" NOVEL EUROPEAN/US STRUCTURES: WHAT THE FUTURE COULD HOLD FOR ASIA

• The Emergence of Market Value Structures
• SIVs
• SIV Lites
• Covered Bonds

Presenter:
James Croke, Partner, Structured Finance, ORRICK

4:30 “B” CASE STUDY: KOREA CENTRAL MORTGAGE RMBS PROGRAM

Presenter:
Patrick Kaye, Senior Vice President, Structured Finance, LEHMAN BROTHERS

5:10 “A” WILL ASIA FOLLOW EUROPE WITH THE NEXT ISSUANCE EXPLOSION?

• Factors that drive ABS issuance
• Summary of emerging trends in Europe
• Outlook for Asia
• Basel 2 and effects seen in Europe so far

Participants:
Markus Herrmann, Head of Global ABS Research & Strategy, HSBC
Peng Sun, CFA, Associate Director, ABS Strategist, HSBC

5:10 “B” CREDIT DERIVATIVES & SYNTHETIC SECURITIZATIONS: INTRICACIES EXPLAINED AND EXPLORED

• Latest developments
• Structural enhancements
• Credit Default Swaps
• CPPI and CPDOs: Continued innovation

Moderator:

Michelle Taylor, Partner, ORRICK

Panelists:

Pierre Trecourt, Managing Director, Head of Credit Markets & CDO for Asia ex-Japan, CALYON
David Wong, Associate Director, Structured Credit, FITCH RATINGS
Gloria Lu, Associate Director, STANDARD & POOR'S

6:00 Networking Cocktail Reception

7:00 End of Day One


LAST UPDATED: Wednesday, April 04 2007
  Day 2: Thursday, April 12, 2007  

8:00 Continental Breakfast

General Session


8:45 CHAIRPERSON'S RECAP REMARKS

William Ross, Managing Director, Head of ABS and Structured Bonds, HSBC

9:00 DRILLING DEEP TO EXAMINE THE DOMESTIC CHINESE SECURITIZATION LANDSCAPE: UPDATE FROM THE CSF

• Recent securitization regulatory developments in China
• Market trend and new developments in domestic Chinese securitization
• Credit risk and collateral performance
• Remaining legal issues and challenges in the domestic market

Moderator:

Jun (John) Qian, Director General, CHINA SECURITIZATION FORUM, Executive Director, MORGAN STANLEY

Panelists:

Weidong Wang, Portfolio Manager, BANK OF CHINA
Michael Ye, Chief Executive Officer, CHINA CHENGXIN RATINGS
Xusheng Yang, Partner, KING & WOOD
Lesi Zuo, Head of NEA, Asset Backed Securitization, STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (HONG KONG)

10:05 Networking Refreshments

Concurrent Sessions: Choose “A” or “B”


10:20 “A” KOREA "2": A FURTHER EXAMINATION OF A JURISDICTION ON THE UPSWING

Moderator:

Juhan Kim, Managing Director, STANDARD CHARTERED FIRST BANK (SOUTH KOREA)

Panelists:

Oh Keum Hee, Associate Director, Structured Finance, FITCH RATINGS
S.C. Park, Head of ABS, FSS
Dr. Jong Goo Yi, Partner, SHIN & KIM
Nicholas Kwan, Regional Head of Research, Asia, STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

10:20 “B” TAPPING INTO THE SIGNIFICANT GROWTH POTENTIAL IN INDIA

• Effect of new regulations from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
• The burden of heavy regulation and other disincentives
• Need for liquidity
• Dissecting the burgeoning consumer finance sector
• Lessened investor appetite
• Potential for a broadening market in the long-term
• Innovation and sophistication to drive growth
• Infrastructure loans and project finance

Moderator:

Chetan Joshi, Associate Director, ABS and Structured Bonds, HSBC

Panelists:

Amit Agarwala, Vice President, Debt Capital Markets Asia-Pacific, CALYON
Neeraj Gambhir, General Manager, ICICI BANK LIMITED
Noel Edison, Managing Director, STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (LONDON)
Peter Eastham, Director, STANDARD & POOR'S

11:20 “A” TAIWAN'S RE-EMERGENCE TO THE MARKET

• Reasons for increased issuance
• Local currency CDOs
• Challenges and opportunities for real estate
• Comeback of consumer finance sector after recent credit deterioration
• Political uncertainties and knock-on effects
• Are consumers out of the woods?

Moderator:

Jenny Chen, Senior Vice President, ABS and Structured Bonds, HSBC

Panelists:

Arthur Wang, ABN AMRO (TAIWAN)
Simon White, Director, AMBAC ASSURANCE CORP.
Alex Chen, Vice President, Global Securitized Markets, CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS TAIWAN LTD.
Jackie Lee, Associate Director, Structured Credit, FITCH RATINGS
Eric Lin, Senior Vice President, Principal and Structured Finance, LEHMAN BROTHERS
Lesi Zuo, Head of NEA, Asset Backed Securitization, STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (HONG KONG)

11:20 “B” DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SECURITISATION MARKET IN THAILAND

• Interest level in asset-backed securities
• Asset classes to be on the look out for: Consumer assets with a focus on mortgages
• Infrastructure projects
• The legal and regulatory framework for securitisation in Thailand
• Further developments to expect
• Recommendations for market development
• Predictions for the future of the market

Moderator:

Khun Pimolpa Suntichok, Director-ABS, STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (BANGKOK)

Panelists:

Soramon Inkatanuvatana, Vice President, CITICORP SECURITIES (THAILAND) LIMITED
Orawan Karoonkornsakul, Senior Director, Structured Finance, FITCH RATINGS
Khun Chom Sumanaseni, Consultant, GOVERNMENT HOUSING BANK OF THAILAND
Jason Lam, Associate Director, ABS and Structured Bonds, HSBC
Foong Hock Meng, President & Director, PIMCO

General Session


12:20 THE WIZARDRY OF OZ: HOW ARE AUSTRALIAN ISSUERS PENETRATING THE INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MARKETS?

• Another record year of issuance volumes
• Where are the new opportunities in this market?
• Why has RMBS continued to lead the way?
• Analyzing non-performing and non-conforming portfolios
• Further asset-class diversification: ABS, CDOs and CMBS also in the market

Moderator:

Andrew Duncan, Associate Director, ABS and Structured Bonds, HSBC

Panelists:

Nigel Pickford, Executive Manager, Securitisation, Group Treasury, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA
Ben McCarthy, Managing Director, Head of Australia Structured Finance and REITs, FITCH RATINGS
Melissa C. Marzulli, Managing Director, STATE STREET CAPITAL PTY LIMITED

1:00 The 3rd Annual Industry Summit on Asian Securitisation Concludes