Overview Agenda
Post Event Highlights
17th Asia Bond Markets Summit - China Edition
Rebalancing in the transition journey
17 May 2022 | 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM | HKT
Overview

Following a strong recovery from the pandemic, China is facing powerful headwinds of tepid consumer demand, supply chain disruptions, and uncertain external economic conditions. Longer term, issues such as an ageing population, decarbonization and the prospect of policy tightening in advanced economies will all have an impact on China’s growth trajectory. Regulatory reforms in several industries, renewed domestic Covid-19 outbreaks and debt woes in the real estate sector are also adding to market concerns.

On the other hand, China’s linkage with global markets is deepening. Foreign inflows into the domestic bond market remain healthy – foreign holding of Chinese government bonds (CGB) reached US$397 billion at the end of January 2022, according to the data released by the People’s Bank of China (PBoC). With this representing an allocation of 4.2% in what is the world’s second largest bond market, there is considerable potential upside when compared with around 30% of US treasuries held by foreign institutions.

In line with the greater focus on sustainability, China is blending its growth strategy to embed environmental protection as a core element as the country works its way towards peaking carbon emission by 2030. The transition won’t be easy. New clean infrastructure and sustainability-related investments would be required. With the PBoC and the European Commission coming together to produce the Common Ground Taxonomy, Climate Change Mitigation Instruction report, the promise of harmonized green definition could set the stage for green investors to enter the China market.

The coming 12 months, therefore, will be about managing plenty of challenges but also capturing a surfeit of opportunities. The onshore bond market will capture investors’ attention especially as the government is front-loading issuances to stimulate economic activity. Meanwhile, the offshore bond market will likely continue to be under the shadow of the blow-up in the high-yield property bond market during the second half of last year.

The Asset Events+ is pleased to be hosting the annual Asia Bond Markets Summit, China. Now in its second decade, the Asia Bond Markets Summit is the region’s preeminent fixed-income conference, bringing together issuers, investors, policymakers and other stakeholders involved in Asia’s bond markets.

Agenda
17 May 2022
Click here for Time Converter
04:20 PM HKT
Access to webinar opens
04:30 PM HKT
Exclusive discussion

As the dust settles following the implosion of Chinese real estate credits in the G3 bond market, investors will be watching and waiting how defaults are resolved and when is the best time to re-enter the market. Corporate bond issuance level contracted by 12% in 2021 largely on the back of the meltdown in the high-yield bond market led by real estate developers. The contagion spread into industrial names as bond defaults nearly doubled to just a shade below US$14 billion from a year ago. Just as in the past five years, offshore investors will be watching closely the resolution of these junk credits. Overall default rates, both onshore and offshore, remain manageable on a risk-adjusted basis. But caution is the watchword for investors even as opportunities could present themselves as the year progresses.

  • What is the credit outlook for China’s onshore and offshore bond markets?
  • Has the dust settled on the policy-driven tightening to correct overleverage in the property sector?
  • How should investors analyze the resolution of credits that have gone into default/restructuring and what might the recovery rate be?
  • How much will the latest round of defaults likely influence Chinese companies’ ability to access the offshore bond market both in terms of pricing and tenor?
  • How important are ESG factors to be incorporated into the analysis of Chinese credits?
Satoru Yamadera
Satoru Yamadera
advisor, economic research and regional cooperation department
Asian Development Bank
Eric Liu
Eric Liu
portfolio manager, Asian credit
BlackRock
Christine Zhang
Christine Zhang
executive director & general manager, overseas business department
China Chengxin International Credit Rating
Ivan Chung
Ivan Chung
associate managing director, corporate finance group
Moody’s Investors Service
Andy Suen
Andy Suen
portfolio manager and head of Asia ex-Japan credit research
PineBridge Investments
Yifan Hu
Yifan Hu
regional chief investment officer & head macroeconomics APAC
UBS Global Wealth Management
Daniel Yu (moderator)
Daniel Yu (moderator)
editor-in-chief
The Asset
05:30 PM HKT
Q&A
05:45 PM HKT
End of discussion
Post Event Highlights
Capital outflow from Asian emerging markets
What are some developments in China’s onshore bond market?
How are Chinese LGFVs approaching fundraising in 2022?
When do you expect to see appetite for Chinese real estate credits improving?
Explain your approach to China’s credit market?
Efforts by Chinese policy makers to stabilize the financial markets
0:00
The Asset Podcast
Rebalancing in the transition journey
17th Asia Bond Markets Summit - China Edition
speed: x
Thank you.
Thank you for your registration. An email will be sent to you shortly. Please check all your folders (including junk).
This event has concluded.
Check out our other events
Event Photos
Panel discussion
Panel discussion
The Asset Subscriptions Terms of Use Privacy Policy Contact Us
© 2024 Asset Publishing and Research Limited. All Rights Reserved.