Singapore, 27 May 2015…The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will be hosting three high-level events this week:

• The 2015 Symposium on Asian Banking and Finance (SABF)
• The 2nd Asian Monetary Policy Forum (AMPF)
• The 20th Executive’s Meeting of East Asia-Pacific Central Banks (EMEAP) Governors’ Meeting 

These meetings will be attended by central bank governors and heads of supervisory authorities from the Asia-Pacific region. 

2   The forums aim to address financial and regulatory issues critical to Asia, raise the level of intellectual discourse on economic and monetary issues faced in the region, and provide a platform to facilitate research collaboration.

3   The 2015 SABF, to be co-hosted by MAS and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, will be held on 28 to 29 May.  Themed “The Evolving Reform Agenda: Building Resilience and Supporting Growth”, the Symposium will examine measures to strengthen the supervision of financial institutions and markets and build financial system resilience.

4   The 2nd AMPF will also be held on 28 to 29 May, where about 100 participants, including distinguished academics, senior policymakers, and leading financial practitioners, will discuss monetary policy issues in the Asian context.

5   The AMPF and SABF will provide the backdrop for the 20th EMEAP Governors’ Meeting taking place on 30 May. Representatives from the EMEAP member central banks and financial supervisory authorities will discuss regional economic and financial developments as well as financial regulatory issues. Please see Annex for details of the events.

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Annex

Symposium on Asian Banking and Finance
On 28 to 29 May, MAS and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco will co-host the 2015 Symposium on Asian Banking and Finance, themed “The Evolving Reform Agenda: Building Resilience and Supporting Growth”. This flagship event brings together an exclusive group of leading policymakers, market participants and academics for a candid dialogue on the shifting financial landscape in Asia. The Symposium will examine measures to strengthen supervision and build resilience, and consider the changing financial landscape in Asia over the longer term. Mr Ravi Menon, Managing Director (MD) of MAS, will open the Symposium and Mr John Williams, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, will deliver the keynote address.

2nd Asian Monetary Policy Forum (AMPF)
The 2nd AMPF will commence on 28 May with a welcome dinner, followed by a full-day closed-door discussion on 29 May.  The AMPF, modelled after the annual US Monetary Policy Forum in New York, is co-organised and funded by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, the National University of Singapore Business School and MAS.  Around 100 participants, including distinguished academics, senior policymakers and leading financial practitioners, will discuss monetary policy issues in the Asian context.  Professor Carmen Reinhart from the Harvard Kennedy School will deliver the dinner keynote speech on 28 May.  Dr Jacob Frenkel, Chairman of JP Morgan Chase International will make the keynote address on 29 May, followed by a commissioned paper presented by Professor Barry Eichengreen from the University of California at Berkeley, a lunchtime dialogue with Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance and MAS Chairman, and a panel discussion chaired by Mr Ravi Menon, MD of MAS.

20th Executive’s Meeting of East Asia-Pacific Central Banks (EMEAP) Governors’ Meeting
EMEAP, the Executives' Meeting of East Asia-Pacific Central Banks, is the central forum for cooperation among central banks and monetary authorities in the Asia-Pacific region. It comprises the central banks of eleven economies: Reserve Bank of Australia, People's Bank of China, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Bank Indonesia, Bank of Japan, The Bank of Korea, Bank Negara Malaysia, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Bank of Thailand. Singapore plays host to the 20th EMEAP Governors’ Meeting this year.