ASEAN+3 Bond Market Forum (ABMF)

The ABMF was established in May 2010 by the finance ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plus the People's Republic of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea—collectively known as ASEAN+3—under the Asian Bond Markets Initiative (ABMI). The Forum is the only regional platform of which actions and recommendations are reported to the ASEAN+3 policy discussion. It functions to integrate the ASEAN+3 markets through standardization and harmonization of regulations and market practices as well as market infrastructures relating to cross-border bond transactions.

33^rd ABMF Meeting

ABMF meetings are held three times a year, bringing together more than 100 experts from the ministries of finance, central banks, securities market regulators, central securities depositories, securities exchanges and market operators, financial market associations as well as major financial institutions and IT vendors in the region. The forum is open to experts who are interested in bond market developments and regional financial cooperation.

Full migration to ISO 20022

• Green bond;
• Financial benchmark reform;
• Full migration to ISO 20022

In addition, we will have a joint meeting with ABAC/APFF and ACRAA on 5 February:

• Data usage and data protection in relation to ABAC recommendation to APEC finance ministers
• Green bond market and role of rating agencies