On Thursday 10 September, the ASF welcomed over 130 guests to the Australian embassy in Tokyo for an Australian securitisation market update for Japanese investors.
Presented in Japanese and English, attendees were updated on a range of topics including:
Australian economy and housing outlook – Analysis of macroeconomic trends influencing the Australian economy and developments across regional housing markets.
Speaker: Kohei Iwahara (Natixis Japan Securities Co., Ltd.)
Update on the Australian residential mortgage market – Update on the current competitive dynamics of residential mortgage origination and discussion of implications of recent taxation reform on the housing market.
Moderator: Hitomi Suzuoki (NAB Japan Securities Limited)
Panel: James Donovan (Challenger Investment Management), Jason Bounassif (AMP Bank), Ryan Harkness (ORDE Financial), Adam Moore (Brighten Home Loans).
Investor base and relative value of Australian RMBS/ABS – Examination of relative value, issuer diversity, and international investor participation.
Speakers: Kaoru Kondo (Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities) & Tomohiro Miyasaka (SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.)
The Evolution of the JPY RMBS Market: Issuer and Investor Engagement – Insights into market development, new asset classes, funding diversification and investor base.
Moderator: Takehiro Yamamiya, SMBC Group.
Panel: James Austin (Firstmac), Ed Freilikh (Mortgage House), Akeshni Gour (MA Money), Masato Shinoaki (au Jibun Bank Corporation), Hisashi Komai (Sony Bank)
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