1 bond market development: the case of hong kong alfred wong hong kong monetary authority
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Bond market development: Bond market development: The case of Hong KongThe case of Hong Kong
Alfred WongHong Kong Monetary Authority
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OutlineOutline
I. Motivation to develop bond market
II. Authorities’ efforts
III. Lessons and impediments
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Part IPart I
What motivates the authorities What motivates the authorities to develop the local currency to develop the local currency
bond market?bond market?
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An overview of the financial systemAn overview of the financial systemFinancial Markets
Money marketBond market
Equity market
Banks and other financial institutionsInsurance companies and pension funds
Other financial intermediaries
LendersHouseholds
FirmsCentral bank
BorrowersHouseholds
FirmsGovernment
Financial Intermediaries
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Financing structure in Asia – 1996Financing structure in Asia – 1996
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Motivation of the authoritiesMotivation of the authorities
• Lessons from the Asia financial crisis
– Currency and maturity mismatches
– Prone to sudden capital flow reversal
• To foster financial stability
– As back-up facilities
– Diversity in financial intermediation
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The role of the StateThe role of the State
• A multifaceted role:– Investor protection– Innovation– Provision of market infrastructure
• Positive non-interventionism– Facilitating, not forcing!
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Part IIPart II
What have the authorities done to What have the authorities done to develop the local currency bond develop the local currency bond
market?market?
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Major initiatives taken since the Major initiatives taken since the Asian financial crisisAsian financial crisis
1. Product development
2. Market infrastructure
3. Tax and regulation
4. Regional cooperation
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1. Product development1. Product development
• Government issues
• Securitised debts
• Bond funds
• Retail bonds
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Government issuesGovernment issues• Exchange Fund Bills and Notes (EFBNs)
– HK$ debt instruments issued by the HKMA– Benchmark yield curve – Good liquidity in the secondary market
– Banks collectively hold about 85% of the outstanding EFBNs for favourable risk weighting and can be used as collateral to borrow from the HKMA
Government bonds– The Government successfully launched its first global bond offering
in July 2004– Total HK$20 billion of which US$1.25 (around 50%) in a 10-year
US$ denominated bond
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Securitised debtsSecuritised debts• The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation
– Established by the Hong Kong SAR Government in March 1997
– To promote development of a secondary mortgage market
mortgage purchasedebt issuancesecuritisation of mortgage loansmortgage insurance
• In May 2004, the Government sold HK$6 billion (US$770 million) of securitisation bonds, backed by toll revenues from 5 tunnels and 1 bridge to finance infrastructure projects
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Bond fundsBond funds
• An EMEAP initiative ABF1 (2003)– Closed-end: Confined to investment of the central
banks only
– USD-denominated sovereign and quasi-sovereign bonds in the region
• ABF2 (2005)– Open to any interested investors
– Domestic currency-denominated bonds in the region
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Retail bondsRetail bonds
• The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation first offered bonds to retail investors in October 2001
• The HKMA operated a pilot scheme to stimulate retail investment in Exchange Fund Notes in 2003– The programme was refined in 2005 under
which the fee structure was simplified and retail distributors were appointed
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2. Market infrastructure2. Market infrastructure
• Benchmark yield curve
• Hong Kong bond settlement system
• On-line access to market information for retail investors
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Benchmark yield curveBenchmark yield curve• A domestic yield curve gradually took
shape when the HKMA began issuing Exchange Fund papers in 1990s
• Considerable effort has been directed at maintaining a smooth and continuous yield curve in designing the EFBN issuance programme
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Hong Kong dollar bond settlement Hong Kong dollar bond settlement systemsystem
• Central Moneymarkets Unit (CMU)– Established in 1990 to provide computerised
clearing and settlement facilities to debt securities
– Linked with other major international securities settlement systems
• To foster cross-border bond trading and investment
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Clearing and settlement systemClearing and settlement system
USDRTGS(2000)
DvP
CMU HKDRTGS(1996)
Clearstream
AustraClear- Australia
AustraClear- New Zealand EURO
RTGS(2003)
DvP
KSD- South Korea
PvP
PvP
PvP
DvP
Euroclear
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CDC- China
2004
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On-line access to bond pricesOn-line access to bond prices
• CMU Bond Price Bulletin website– Launched in 2006– Provides convenient access to indicative bond
prices quoted by major banks in Hong Kong
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CMU Bond Price BulletinCMU Bond Price Bulletin
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3. Tax and regulation3. Tax and regulation• Demand side:
– tax concessions to bond buyersTrading profits from bonds with a maturity period of 7 years
or more (issued after 5 March 2003) were exempted totally from profits tax (previously 50% tax concession)
Minimum maturity requirement for the 50% tax concession was relaxed from 5 to 3 years
• Supply side:– simplified issuance process for fund raisers
The Government and the Securities and Futures Commission have together streamlined regulations and procedures for issuing and listing debt securities
Enabled issuers to market their offers with greater flexibility and effectiveness to the public
Lowered issuance costs
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4. Regional cooperation4. Regional cooperation
• APEC Initiative on the Development of Securitisation and Credit Guarantee Markets
Asian Bond Market Initiative (ABMI) Asian Bond Fund (ABF)
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After all these…After all these…
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Hong Kong dollar bond marketHong Kong dollar bond market
• Steadily growth over the past decade– Outstanding Hong Kong dollar bond
reached US$85 billion at end-2005
– Almost 50% of GDP
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Total outstanding asa % of GDP (rhs)
Local currency bond outstandingLocal currency bond outstanding
Sources: HKMA and HK Census and Statistics Department.
US$ billion % of GDP
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Market growth by issuerMarket growth by issuerUS$, bn US$, bn
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AuthorizedInstitutions Non-MDB
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Local Corporates
Government &Statutory bodies
Source: HKMA.
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Financing structure in 2005*Financing structure in 2005*
100 80 60 40 20 0% of GDP
1996
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Average
Indonesia
Hong Kong
Mainland
Philippines
India
Thailand
Singapore
Taiwan
Korea
Malaysia
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% of GDP
*As at end-September 2005
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Part IIIPart III
Lessons and impediments: any Lessons and impediments: any more we can do?more we can do?
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More work to do?More work to do?
• Macroeconomic policies
• Government bonds
• Banking sector soundness
• Corporate governance
• Regulatory framework
• Tax treatment / incentives
• Investor base
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Impediments to the Hong Kong Impediments to the Hong Kong dollar bond marketdollar bond market
• Supply– Issuance of Exchange Fund papers is limited
– Government issuance is politically sensitive
– Lack of corporate issuersBusiness sizeCredit bureaux
• Demand– Mutual funds invest mainly in equities
– Currency board system
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Retail demand for bondsRetail demand for bonds
• Transaction cost is high for individuals
• Increased competition between banks made deposits fiercely competitive
• Attraction is mainly on medium term papers
• There is more interest in holding bonds via other investment vehicles (e.g. mutual funds)
• Any more room for ABF2-typed initiatives?
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Looking aheadLooking ahead
• Market making system– League table
– Tender arrangements
– Uniform-price auction
• Length of the yield curve
• Number of EFN issues
• EFN futures market
• Electronic trading platform
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ConclusionConclusion
• The Hong Kong bond market has grown steadily since crisis
• Structure of financing still tilted towards loans and equities
• Scope for improvements