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Conference retrospective · Bangkok

Bangkok Securities Finance Forum: Key Themes & Insights

Bangkok has long been a meeting point for securities finance practitioners interested in ASEAN markets. This retrospective is our own independent analysis of the themes that recur in those discussions. It is not an official record and we are not connected with any past organiser.

Last reviewed 27 October 2026

Why Bangkok matters to securities finance

Thailand has one of ASEAN's more developed capital markets, with an exchange-run SBL framework and an active Thai government bond market. Bangkok gatherings tended to bring together regional custodians, agent lenders, local brokers and regulators interested in how ASEAN markets could open further to lending and repo.

Recurring discussion themes

ASEAN market integration

How regional initiatives on cross-listing, market links and harmonised disclosure could support a broader regional pool of lendable assets, and what practical barriers remain in custody, tax and regulation.

Local currency repo liquidity

Developing deeper repo markets in local currency government bonds, including the role of central banks, standard documentation and collateral eligibility.

Custodian and infrastructure developments

Sub-custody models, CSD links, settlement cycles and the case for triparty services that operate in Asian hours.

Short selling frameworks

How regional regulators balance market efficiency with stability concerns, including covered short selling rules and reporting.

Practitioner takeaways

  • Access to emerging ASEAN markets usually starts with onshore custody and local broker relationships.
  • Repo market development depends on legal certainty for close-out netting.
  • Interoperability between local CSDs and international infrastructure is the key enabler of collateral mobility.

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