Annual Report 2000/2001


Partnering the International and Local Financial Communities

International Advisory Panel

Formed in November 1998, MAS' International Advisory Panel (IAP) comprises some of the world's leading financial experts in the private sector. The IAP advises the MAS on Singapore's financial sector reforms and strategies. Tapping the knowledge and expertise of a distinguished advisory panel gives MAS a global perspective on financial sector issues,and helps MAS keep abreast of market developments and policy initiatives in major international financial centres.

The composition of the IAP was renewed recently in January 2001. The panel presently has 16 members, with representations from the US, Europe and Asia. The panel will be holding its third meeting on 23 October 2001.

IAP Members

A) MR LIM HNG KIANG, CHAIRMAN IAP
Deputy Chairman MAS,
Minister for Health and 2nd Minister for Finance
 
B) MR CLAUDE BÉBÉAR,
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
The AXA Group
 
C) DR ROLF-E BREUER,
Spokesman of the Board of Managing Directors
Deutsche Bank AG
 
D) MR GERALD CORRIGAN,
Managing Director
Goldman Sachs & Co.
 
E) MR TOM GLOCER,
Group Chief Executive Officer
Reuters Group PLC
 
F) MR RIJKMAN GROENINK,
Chairman
ABN AMRO Bank NV
 
G) MR JOHN MACK,
Former President
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.
 
H) SIR PETER MIDDLETON,
Chairman
Barclays Bank Plc
 
I) MR MARCEL OSPEL,
President & Group Chief Executive Officer
UBS AG
 
J) MR MICHEL PÉBEREAU,
Chairman
Banque Nationale de Paris and Paribas
 
K) MR ROBERT RUBIN,
Chairman of Executive Committee
Citigroup Inc
 
L) DR WERNER G.SEIFERT,
Chief Executive Officer
Deutsche Bourse AG
 
M) MR TASUKU TAKAGAKI,
Senior Advisor
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd
 
N) DR JUNICHI UJIIE,
President &ammp; Chief Executive Officer
The Nomura Securities Co., Ltd
 
O) MR JOHN VOGELSTEIN,
Vice Chairman & President
E. M. Warburg, Pincus & Co., LLC
 
P) MR DOUGLAS WARNER,
Chairman
J P Morgan Chase & Co, Inc

Financial Centre Advisory Group

The Financial Centre Advisory Group (FCAG), comprising representatives from the private sector, was formed in March 1999 to act as a sounding boar on supervisory issues and development opportunities in the financial sector. Chaired by Mr S. Dhanabalan, four sub-committees on banking, treasury, securities and asset management, and insurance were formed. The FCAG allowed MAS to tap the expertise of industry experts in Singapore by institutionalising dialogue and consultation between MAS and the industry. The creation of the FCAG complemented the IAP as it provided domestic perspectives on financial sector developments.

During the FCAG's two-year term, which ended in March 2001, the group provided useful feedback on the reforms needed for Singapore to become a world-class financial centre. Moving forward, MAS will continue to closely partner the industry and engage them in its policy decisions.

Building Rapport with Financial Sector Players

Reflecting the growing rapport between MAS and the financial sector, MAS hosted its first-ever MAS Evening at ArtSingapore at the Ministry of Information and the Arts Building to thank the financial community for their participation in, and contribution to, the financial sector reform initiatives MAS started in 1997. The event was also in acknowledgement of the need for constant interaction with market participants so as to be in touch with market developments and to understand the needs of the financial players – both of which are necessary for the development of Singapore into a dynamic global financial hub.


 

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