RMB FIC Conference

Christophe Roupie joined MarketAxess in March 2017 as the CEO of EMEA and APAC.  In this role, Christophe is responsible for the international growth of the trading, data, and post-trade business groups at MarketAxess, including driving the firm’s global expansion into new and emerging markets. 

He was previously Global Head of Trading and Securities Financing for AXA Investment Managers. While at AXA, he managed trading teams in Paris, London, Hong Kong and Greenwich, CT across equities, fixed income, FX, derivatives, repo and stock lending.  Prior to this, Christophe was the Global Head of Fixed Income Trading at Natixis Asset Management.

Christophe Roupie joined MarketAxess in March 2017 as the CEO of EMEA and APAC.  In this role, Christophe is responsible for the international growth of the trading, data, and post-trade business groups at MarketAxess, including driving the firm’s global expansion into new and emerging markets. 

He was previously Global Head of Trading and Securities Financing for AXA Investment Managers. While at AXA, he managed trading teams in Paris, London, Hong Kong and Greenwich, CT across equities, fixed income, FX, derivatives, repo and stock lending.  Prior to this, Christophe was the Global Head of Fixed Income Trading at Natixis Asset Management.

Edmund founded Eastfort Asset Management in mid-2015 with Brummer & Partners which is a top fund house in Sweden. The focus of his fund is in China fixed income market and his vision is to set up a premier bond fund house offering a wide spectrum of fund products based on different risk profiles to global institutional investors such as central banks, SWFs, official institutions, pension funds, insurers and endowments. 

Before setting up of his own bond fund house, he was the Head of Direct Investment Division in Reserves Management Department of HKMA for 8 years since early 2007.  In this capacity, he managed all the internal portfolios. Prior to joining HKMA, he spent almost 20 years in JP Morgan where he was a Managing Director responsible for AXJ trading activities before he left in early 2007. 

Edmund founded Eastfort Asset Management in mid-2015 with Brummer & Partners which is a top fund house in Sweden. The focus of his fund is in China fixed income market and his vision is to set up a premier bond fund house offering a wide spectrum of fund products based on different risk profiles to global institutional investors such as central banks, SWFs, official institutions, pension funds, insurers and endowments. 

Before setting up of his own bond fund house, he was the Head of Direct Investment Division in Reserves Management Department of HKMA for 8 years since early 2007.  In this capacity, he managed all the internal portfolios. Prior to joining HKMA, he spent almost 20 years in JP Morgan where he was a Managing Director responsible for AXJ trading activities before he left in early 2007. 

Jesper has over 20 years of experience in the financial markets, focusing on fixed income and currency markets, as well as increasingly on data utilisation and financial technology (FinTech) in general.

Jesper is based in Hong Kong and is the Managing Director at JEMI Limited & Representative, Asia-Pacific at OpenFin. Having worked in London, Tokyo and Hong Kong over the years, he has been actively participating in the electrification of financial markets across trading, sales, data and workflows.

Jesper had held roles as Managing Director, Asia-Pacific at Algomi and Managing Director, North East Asia, at OANDA.

Jesper Bruun-Olsen was also part of the early team that started Tradeweb in Europe and held a number of senior positions in sales and product development at Tradeweb Europe, before being appointed in 2004 as Managing Director to head up the company's expansion into Asia-Pacific, initially based in Tokyo and later Hong Kong. 

Jesper has over 20 years of experience in the financial markets, focusing on fixed income and currency markets, as well as increasingly on data utilisation and financial technology (FinTech) in general.

Jesper is based in Hong Kong and is the Managing Director at JEMI Limited & Representative, Asia-Pacific at OpenFin. Having worked in London, Tokyo and Hong Kong over the years, he has been actively participating in the electrification of financial markets across trading, sales, data and workflows.

Jesper had held roles as Managing Director, Asia-Pacific at Algomi and Managing Director, North East Asia, at OANDA.

Jesper Bruun-Olsen was also part of the early team that started Tradeweb in Europe and held a number of senior positions in sales and product development at Tradeweb Europe, before being appointed in 2004 as Managing Director to head up the company's expansion into Asia-Pacific, initially based in Tokyo and later Hong Kong. 

Ms. Jinyu Zhu is the head of Agent Trading Division of ICBC Global Markets Department, responsible for assisting overseas central banks and financial institutions to access and trade in China's interbank bond and FX markets. Ms. Zhu joined ICBC Head Office in 2000, and has great experience in trading and investment in the interbank market, business management system design, and customer service management. Her team has been awarded as the Best Agent Bank for Overseas Institutions, Outstanding Contributor for Open-up in the interbank bond and FX markets. Till now, Ms. Zhu's team provides service to overseas investors from nearly 60 countries and regions, covering from quotation to execution.

Ms. Jinyu Zhu is the head of Agent Trading Division of ICBC Global Markets Department, responsible for assisting overseas central banks and financial institutions to access and trade in China's interbank bond and FX markets. Ms. Zhu joined ICBC Head Office in 2000, and has great experience in trading and investment in the interbank market, business management system design, and customer service management. Her team has been awarded as the Best Agent Bank for Overseas Institutions, Outstanding Contributor for Open-up in the interbank bond and FX markets. Till now, Ms. Zhu's team provides service to overseas investors from nearly 60 countries and regions, covering from quotation to execution.

Mr. Julien Martin joined HKEX in late August 2015 and serves as the Managing Director and Head of Fixed Income and Currency (FIC) Development of HKEX, and the General Manager of Bond Connect Company Limited, a joint venture established by China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS) and HKEX.

Mr.Martin is one of the architects that led to the launch of Bond Connect in July 2017, delivering policy breakthroughs and market efficiencies in pre-trade admission, trading and settlement for the China interbank bond market. In addition, He is leading key initiatives in the fixed income and currency business for both cash and derivatives space, steering a number of major initiatives across the organisation on the development of mutual market access, platform and product solutions.

Mr. Julien Martin joined HKEX in late August 2015 and serves as the Managing Director and Head of Fixed Income and Currency (FIC) Development of HKEX, and the General Manager of Bond Connect Company Limited, a joint venture established by China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS) and HKEX.

Mr.Martin is one of the architects that led to the launch of Bond Connect in July 2017, delivering policy breakthroughs and market efficiencies in pre-trade admission, trading and settlement for the China interbank bond market. In addition, He is leading key initiatives in the fixed income and currency business for both cash and derivatives space, steering a number of major initiatives across the organisation on the development of mutual market access, platform and product solutions.

Li Renn Tsai is Managing Director, Head of Asia at Tradeweb, responsible for developing the firm’s business in the region. Mr Tsai joined Tradeweb in March 2017 from the Singapore Exchange (SGX), where he held the position of Senior Vice President, Head of Fixed Income Trading.

Before joining SGX in 2013, Mr Tsai was Senior Vice President of Debt Capital Markets at DBS Bank, after serving as Fixed Income Investment Director and a member of the Management Committee at DBS Asset Management since 2009. Prior to that, he was most recently Managing Director and Head of Structured Solutions at UBS.

Li Renn Tsai is Managing Director, Head of Asia at Tradeweb, responsible for developing the firm’s business in the region. Mr Tsai joined Tradeweb in March 2017 from the Singapore Exchange (SGX), where he held the position of Senior Vice President, Head of Fixed Income Trading.

Before joining SGX in 2013, Mr Tsai was Senior Vice President of Debt Capital Markets at DBS Bank, after serving as Fixed Income Investment Director and a member of the Management Committee at DBS Asset Management since 2009. Prior to that, he was most recently Managing Director and Head of Structured Solutions at UBS.

Zhang holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Peking University and a Master’s degree in Finance from the Graduate School of People’s Bank of China. She has been serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Hong Kong Branch since 2011. Prior to joining SPD Bank, Madam Zhang held a succession of executive positions with China Construction Bank (CCB), including Executive Vice President of CCB Hong Kong Branch, Deputy CEO of CCB Johannesburg Branch and Director of International Business Department of CCB Headquarters. She is a veteran banker with 30 years’ experiences in the banking industry, of which nearly 17 years spent overseas. She takes pride in being one of the pioneers and practitioners in the marketisation and internationalization of the Chinese banking industry.

Zhang holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Peking University and a Master’s degree in Finance from the Graduate School of People’s Bank of China. She has been serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Hong Kong Branch since 2011. Prior to joining SPD Bank, Madam Zhang held a succession of executive positions with China Construction Bank (CCB), including Executive Vice President of CCB Hong Kong Branch, Deputy CEO of CCB Johannesburg Branch and Director of International Business Department of CCB Headquarters. She is a veteran banker with 30 years’ experiences in the banking industry, of which nearly 17 years spent overseas. She takes pride in being one of the pioneers and practitioners in the marketisation and internationalization of the Chinese banking industry.

Mervyn Tang is a Senior Director and Global Head of ESG Research in Fitch Ratings’ Sustainable Finance division, based in Hong Kong. Mervyn oversees a global research team of 3 which primarily focus on thematic and cross sector ESG research.

 Mervyn re-joined Fitch Ratings in March 2019 from MSCI Inc., where he was Head of Fixed Income in their ESG Research department, based in Hong Kong. Mervyn has worked with fixed income investors globally supporting them on integrating ESG into their investment process. Prior to joining MSCI in 2017, Mervyn was a Director in Fitch’s Sovereign Group, with the Asia-Pacific team. Mervyn has also worked as an international economist at the Bank of England in London, a diplomat at the British Embassy in Washington DC, and an equities analyst at Citigroup.

Mervyn Tang is a Senior Director and Global Head of ESG Research in Fitch Ratings’ Sustainable Finance division, based in Hong Kong. Mervyn oversees a global research team of 3 which primarily focus on thematic and cross sector ESG research.

 Mervyn re-joined Fitch Ratings in March 2019 from MSCI Inc., where he was Head of Fixed Income in their ESG Research department, based in Hong Kong. Mervyn has worked with fixed income investors globally supporting them on integrating ESG into their investment process. Prior to joining MSCI in 2017, Mervyn was a Director in Fitch’s Sovereign Group, with the Asia-Pacific team. Mervyn has also worked as an international economist at the Bank of England in London, a diplomat at the British Embassy in Washington DC, and an equities analyst at Citigroup.

Owen is responsible for ANZ's desk analysis in corporate bond markets. The Singapore and Shanghai based team produces the globally-acclaimed APAC Spread Product Weekly, New Issue Comments, Trade Ideas, and Strategy Outlooks. He consistently ranked Top 2 in Asian bond markets in the benchmark The Asset global investor poll, and is a Fellow at the Asian Financial Think Tank (AFTT), and CFA certified in ESG Investing.

Owen has 20 years distressed and up sell-side and buy-side corporate bond market experience across London, Tokyo, and Singapore working for the major US, European, and Regional institutions. His other top ranked Awards include the Greenwich Survey, AsiaMoney, and KangaNews.

Owen is responsible for ANZ's desk analysis in corporate bond markets. The Singapore and Shanghai based team produces the globally-acclaimed APAC Spread Product Weekly, New Issue Comments, Trade Ideas, and Strategy Outlooks. He consistently ranked Top 2 in Asian bond markets in the benchmark The Asset global investor poll, and is a Fellow at the Asian Financial Think Tank (AFTT), and CFA certified in ESG Investing.

Owen has 20 years distressed and up sell-side and buy-side corporate bond market experience across London, Tokyo, and Singapore working for the major US, European, and Regional institutions. His other top ranked Awards include the Greenwich Survey, AsiaMoney, and KangaNews.

Professor Ba Shusong is Managing Director and Chief China Economist of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), Chief Economist of the China Banking Association (CBA) and Executive Director of the HSBC Financial Research Institute at Peking University. He is also a member of the Mainland Opportunities Committee of the Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) of Hong Kong, Vice President of the China Society of Macroeconomics, a member of Ministry of Commerce's Economic and Trade Policy Advisory Committee, a member of China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission’s Expert Guidance Committee for the banking industry’s implementation of the new Basel capital accord, a member of China Securities Regulatory Commission’s M&A Specialists Committee, and a member of China’s “13th Five-Year Plan” National Development and Planning Specialists Committee.

Professor Ba is a fellow of experts who receive the State Council’s special allowance. He was previously Deputy General Manager of the Bank of China Hangzhou Branch, Assistant General Manager of Bank of China (Hong Kong), Director-General of the Strategy and Development Committee of the Securities Association of China, Deputy Director of the Economics Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and Deputy Director-General of the Financial Research Institute of the State Council's Development Research Centre. He was engaged in post-doctoral research in the China Center for Economic Research at Peking University and was a senior visiting scholar at Columbia Business School. He also served as the chief expert in the basic research field of "International Economic and Financial Structure" in Development Research Center of the State Council. Professor Ba was awarded by China’s Social Science Assessment in 2017 as the Chinese scholar with the highest citation frequency in Chinese literature on economics during the period from 2006 to 2015.

Professor Ba had lectured as a main speaker to members of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. He possesses rich practical experience and research achievements in the fields of the Basel capital accord and risk management, and modern-times exchanges and capital markets. His publications include (bilingual) “Mutual Market Connectivity and Hong Kong Market Innovations for New-Economy Financing” (elected one of the 2019 “Yicai – J.P. Morgan Financial Books of the Year”), “Bond Connect Scheme ― New Strategy for Internationalisation of China’s Bond Market”, “New Progress in RMB Internationalisation ― Innovations in HKEX’s Offshore Financial Products”; and (in Chinese) "Research on New Basel Capital Accord", "Basel II in Financial Crisis: Challenges and Improvements", “Study on Basel Capital Accord III”, “Basel III and Financial Regulatory Reform”.

Professor Ba is responsible for policy and business research for HKEX Group and has participated in the business projects of Bond Connect and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect. He actively organises and promotes the interactions of HKEX with Mainland regulatory authorities and related central and local government departments, and the company’s cooperation with various financial institutions and enterprises in the Mainland. He is also actively engaged in professional exchanges with universities, research institutes and financial institutions in the Mainland and overseas.

Professor Ba Shusong is Managing Director and Chief China Economist of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), Chief Economist of the China Banking Association (CBA) and Executive Director of the HSBC Financial Research Institute at Peking University. He is also a member of the Mainland Opportunities Committee of the Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) of Hong Kong, Vice President of the China Society of Macroeconomics, a member of Ministry of Commerce's Economic and Trade Policy Advisory Committee, a member of China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission’s Expert Guidance Committee for the banking industry’s implementation of the new Basel capital accord, a member of China Securities Regulatory Commission’s M&A Specialists Committee, and a member of China’s “13th Five-Year Plan” National Development and Planning Specialists Committee.

Professor Ba is a fellow of experts who receive the State Council’s special allowance. He was previously Deputy General Manager of the Bank of China Hangzhou Branch, Assistant General Manager of Bank of China (Hong Kong), Director-General of the Strategy and Development Committee of the Securities Association of China, Deputy Director of the Economics Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and Deputy Director-General of the Financial Research Institute of the State Council's Development Research Centre. He was engaged in post-doctoral research in the China Center for Economic Research at Peking University and was a senior visiting scholar at Columbia Business School. He also served as the chief expert in the basic research field of "International Economic and Financial Structure" in Development Research Center of the State Council. Professor Ba was awarded by China’s Social Science Assessment in 2017 as the Chinese scholar with the highest citation frequency in Chinese literature on economics during the period from 2006 to 2015.

Professor Ba had lectured as a main speaker to members of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. He possesses rich practical experience and research achievements in the fields of the Basel capital accord and risk management, and modern-times exchanges and capital markets. His publications include (bilingual) “Mutual Market Connectivity and Hong Kong Market Innovations for New-Economy Financing” (elected one of the 2019 “Yicai – J.P. Morgan Financial Books of the Year”), “Bond Connect Scheme ― New Strategy for Internationalisation of China’s Bond Market”, “New Progress in RMB Internationalisation ― Innovations in HKEX’s Offshore Financial Products”; and (in Chinese) "Research on New Basel Capital Accord", "Basel II in Financial Crisis: Challenges and Improvements", “Study on Basel Capital Accord III”, “Basel III and Financial Regulatory Reform”.

Professor Ba is responsible for policy and business research for HKEX Group and has participated in the business projects of Bond Connect and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect. He actively organises and promotes the interactions of HKEX with Mainland regulatory authorities and related central and local government departments, and the company’s cooperation with various financial institutions and enterprises in the Mainland. He is also actively engaged in professional exchanges with universities, research institutes and financial institutions in the Mainland and overseas.