The Financial Services Committee is considering some of the following types of engagement:
1. ASEAN Finance Ministers Meeting
- This would involve three days of bilateral meetings with relevant finance ministers and central bank governors followed by a working luncheon with the 10 ASEAN finance ministers. The tentative dates are April 2-4, 2015, and the event will take place in Kuala Lumpur. Funding requirements: Participation fee of $3,000 for up to two delegates with a $750 fee for additional delegates. (See Question 5 below to provide more specific requests for this event)
2. Country-specific Financial Services mini-missions
- The Financial Services Committee would arrange working-level meetings before or after the Council's country-focused business missions throughout the year. Participation fee of $2,500 for up to two delegates with a $500 fee for additional delegates.
3. Engagement of ASEAN finance ministers and/or central bank governors during IMF/World Bank spring meetings in Washington, DC/New York
- The Council would organize a sponsored panel discussion for commitee members and other stakeholders to engage key ASEAN financial officials traveling to the U.S. for the IMF/World Bank spring meetings. Other financial experts, including committee members, would have the opportunity to sit on panels with ASEAN officials to discuss topics and themes of interest to committee members. Funding requirements: Sponsorship model with a minimum of 5 companies sponsoring at three tiers starting at $750 with the top sponsorship priced at approximately $5,000.
4. Country and issue-specific round tables
- The Council will arrange round tables based on specific policy concerns with targeted government officials throughout the year based on committee suggestions and as follow-ups from large events such as the ASEAN Finance Ministers Meeting. Participation fee either no cost or a small fee ($100) to cover Council overhead.
5. Continued engagement of the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF)
- The committee engaged the ACMF by conference call and at the ACMF's fall meeting in Singapore to discuss collaboration between the private sector and market regulators on devising a post-2015 agenda for regional capital markets development. This engagement is planned to continued in 2015 through attendance of ACMF meetings and White Paper submission.
