Changes of Regulations in Banking and Finance Industry -
Will it prevent the next crisis?

Agenda:

• Findings of the events and activities leading to the collapse of Lehman Brothers as commissioned by the US regulators.
• Discussion on the implications and repercussions of these findings on the general state of corporate governance, shareholder responsibility and risk management.

• Regulatory requirements on Basel 2 for the banking sector have been perceived to “strengthen” the global banking and financial system since the financial crisis.
• Conclude with a discussion on whether such enhanced regulations and initiatives do really add to the resilience of the system or that another crisis can be averted.

More about Dr. GS Khoo

• Head of the Innovation Unit at the Singapore Exchange (SGX)
• Former Group Chief Risk Officer at RHB Capital, Malaysia
• Published over 70 publications including on risk management topics, and has spoken at leading events in Asia-Pacific
• Chief Representative for the US-based Academy for Business & Financial Services (ABFS), 2003-2005
• Regional Director for Professional Risk Management International Association, 2003-2004
• Adjunct Professor at the Singapore Management University (SMU)
• Deputy Director, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Center for Financial Engineering
• Holds a PhD in Data-Mining & Mathematical Simulation of Materials Science from NUS with post-doctoral studies in Pasadena, Boston and Tokyo