Strong Asian voice needed in global reform

Singapore

ASIA needs a strong and coherent voice in the global financial regulatory affairs regime so that it can represent its own needs as the region grows in importance.

This view was prevalent in discussions among 130 senior financial industry executives, senior officials and financial experts from within and outside the Asia-Pacific region at a one-and-a-half-day high-level summit in Singapore, which concluded on Tuesday.

Hosted by DBS Bank, the Institute of International Finance (IIF) 2014 Asia-Pacific CEO Summit explored a range of issues relevant to banks and other financial firms, including global economic and financ…