Financial Services

2019 Business Mission to the ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, April 3-5

From April 3-5, the Council attended the 5th annual ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting (AFMGM) in Chiang Rai, Thailand. The delegation of 16 companies was led by Co-chairs of the Council Financial Services Committee Amol Gupte of Citi and Yancy Molnar of Chubb; Alexander Feldman, President and CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council; and Ambassador Michael W. Michalak, Council Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director.

2018 Malaysia Business Mission

Bank Negara Malaysia's Governor YB Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus and BNM senior officers together with the 2018 Malaysia Business Mission delegation

2018 Malaysia Business Mission

Minister of Finance YB Lim Guan Eng hosted a meeting with the Malaysia Business Mission at his office in Putrajaya

2018 Mission to the ASEAN Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (AFMGM)

The US-ASEAN Business Council brought a delegation of 14 financial and technology companies to the AFMGM in Singapore on April 5-6 to discuss how the U.S. private sector can support ASEAN financial development. The delegation was led by Council President & CEO Alexander Feldman, Council Senior VP & Regional Managing Director Amb. Michael Michalak, and the co-chairs of the Council’s Financial Services Committee, Amol Gupte, ASEAN Head and Citi Country Officer for Singapore; and Paul McNamee, Senior Vice President and Regional President for the Asia Pacific at Chubb.

2017 Digital Economy Mission to Indonesia, April 26-27

The US-ASEAN Business Council met with H.E. Minister Rudiantara, Minister of Communication and Information Technology during its inaugural Digital Economy Mission to Indonesia from April 26-27.

2017 Digital Economy Mission to Indonesia, April 26-27

The US-ASEAN Business Council met with H.E. Fadli Zon, Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives during its inaugural Digital Economy Mission to Indonesia from April 26-27.

2017 ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting (AFMGM), April 6-7

A US-ASEAN Business Council delegation of nine financial services companies, led by Council President & CEO Alexander Feldman, joined the 2017 AFMGM on April 6-7 to discuss how the private sector can support ASEAN financial integration.

2017 Vietnam Business Mission, March 8, Ministry of Finance

On March 8, the Council 2017 Vietnam Business Mission delegation met with Vice Minister Tran Xuan Ha of the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam.

ACE and the US-ASEAN Business Council Host a Roundtable Discussion with Commissioner Phung Ngoc Khanh of the Insurance Supervisory Authority of Vietnam – July 2, 2015

Mr. Russell Bundschuh, President of ACE Life, and other members of the Council’s Financial Services Committee welcomed Commissioner Khanh to discuss past successes and future directions in regulating Vietnam’s booming insurance sector

Visa Welcomes Cambodian Minister of Commerce Sun Chanthol, U.S. Ambassador William Todd, and Delegates of a Reverse Trade Mission to the U.S., May 15

His Excellency Sun Chanthol speaks with Visa executives at Visa’s Ashburn, Virginia data center alongside U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia William Todd and two dozen trade mission delegates

NEWS & UPDATES

Financial Services Update: November 15, 2018
15 Nov 2018

Financial Services Update: September 10, 2018
10 Sep 2018

ICT Update: Notes from the Strategy Planning Call on the Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity and OTT Regulations
28 Aug 2018

Vietnam Legislative Update and Advocacy Action Plan
14 Aug 2018

Financial Services Update: August 2, 2018
02 Aug 2018

Financial Services Update: July 16, 2018
16 Jul 2018

Financial Services Committee Co-Chairs

Vice Chairs

Our Team

Shay Wester
Director, Financial Services
swester@usasean.org

Michaela Wong
Manager, Financial Services
mwong@usasean.org

Last updated: 17 January 2019