Download Factors that support corporate bond market development

ASEAN+3 Seminar on Developing Corporate
Bond Markets in Asia
Session 1: Corporate Bond
Markets in East Asia: Challenges
and Prospects
Mr. Masato Miyachi, Senior Advisor
Office of Regional Economic Integration
Asian Development Bank
27 September 2007
Shanghai, PRC
Outline
• Need to develop corporate bond
markets
• Factors that support development
of corporate bond markets
• Private-Public sector cooperation to
promote corporate debt markets
Advantages of corporate bond
finance
Corporate bond markets can:
• Reduce the double mismatch problem
(currency and maturity)
• Reduce over-dependence on bank borrowing
and lower borrowing costs
• Contributes to efficient resource allocation.
• Help develop hedging instruments to mitigate
risks
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Corporate bond market
development
• Corporate bonds in ASEAN+ 3 countries
grew 36% last year.
• However, corporate debt markets
continue to be underdeveloped
Less than one-third of the over 100
countries with equity markets have corporate
debt markets
 Corporate debt markets average only one
tenth the size of the corresponding equity
markets
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Factors that support corporate
bond market development
• Financial development often requires
government to play a role in initial stage of
bond market development ex. Malaysia and
Korea
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Malaysia
 promoted development of needed infrastructure for
bond market development incl. bond rating agencies;
made bond ratings mandatory
 actively encouraged Employee Provident fund to invest
in corporate bonds to help finance infrastructure and
energy investments
 By 2000corporate debt market in Malaysia amounted
to 47% of GDP from just 4% in 1989
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Factors that support corporate
bond market development (1)
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Korea
 Korean government first approved Capital
Market Promotion Act of 1968
 In 70's, government introduced guaranteed
corporate bonds and ensured that corporate
bonds issued by the industrial conglomerates
(chaebols) carried bank guarantees
 By 2000, corporate debt market rose to 26%
of GDP from 11.1% in 1989
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Factors that support corporate
bond market development (1)
• Government support for the development
of the corporate bond markets in MAL and
KOR were substantial and sustained
• Relatively rapid development of bond
markets in MAL and KOR suggest that
government support is important for bond
market development at least in initial stage
• However, government interventions should
be carefully designed to avoid problems.
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Factors that support corporate
bond market development (2)
• Presence and robustness of institutional
investors
 Diversified institutional investors
(pension, insurance, mutual funds) key
to development of debt markets
 Presence of defined contribution
schemes creates long-term savings that
may create demand for long-term debt
securities
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Factors that support corporate
bond market development (3)
• Presence of large companies within the
economy contribute to development of
bond markets
 Financially sound firms with good
historical performance
 Able to issue bonds regularly and on
large enough scale
 Accurate, reliable and timely information
on these firms available to market
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Factors that support corporate
bond market development (3)
• Corporate debt markets can only
develop if there is active involvement
of banks in development of debt
markets
 Banks
oppose development of debt
markets bec. of potential competition
 Highly concentrated banking systems
may succeed in frustrating development
of corporate bond markets
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Factors that support corporate
bond market development (3)
• Complementary relationship between
banks and corporate debt market
 Promote
more active role of banks as
issuers, investors and intermediaries of
bond markets
 Encourage banks to lead efforts in niche
markets
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Public-Private Sector Cooperation in
Developing Corporate Bond Market
•
Financial sector stability is the key
word
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•
Constructive partnership bet. govt, banks,
corporate sector in creating diversified and
competitive financial sector
Sustained government support in
development of corporate bond market
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Creating benchmark yield curve
Strengthening institutional investors
Adopting outward looking policies
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Public-Private Sector Cooperation in
Developing Corporate Bond Market
• Firms need to adopt to rapid changes
in the international market to remain
competitive
Make data on bond prices and quantities
available on real-time
Develop professional information services
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Public-Private Sector Cooperation in
Developing Corporate Bond Market
• Fostering complementary
relationship between banks and
corporate bond market
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Promote supportive role of banks in
corporate bond market development
Continue to strengthen banking
system at the same time initiate
development of corporate bond
market by removing barriers
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Malaysia Bond Market Experience
Size of LCY Bond Market in USD
Size of LCY Bond Market in % GDP
VN
3%
VN
1%
HK
18%
TH
21%
TH
18%
HK
16%
ID
10%
MY
24%
SG
23%
SG
19%
PH
8%
MY
23%
ID
5%
PH
11%
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Malaysia Bond Market Experience
Malaysia Capital market Development
Blueprint
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Malaysia Bond Market Experience
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Learnings from Malaysian Experience
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Learnings from Malaysian
Experience
• Deliberate and planned effort to
develop the Malaysian government and
commercial bond market
• Efficient and well-functioning market
infrastructure
• All rules and regulations to ensure the
functioning of an orderly market were
issued and enforced
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Thank you
For More Information
Mr. Masato Miyachi, Senior Advisor
Office of Regional Economic Integration (OREI)
[email protected]
+63-2-632-6832