What is the outlook for corporates in APAC amid easing inflation and geopolitical uncertainties? Which sectors will benefit from the challenges, and which will be the most vulnerable?
Join our analysts in this webinar as they explore the credit developments shaping the various sectors in the region in 2025.
Topics include:
- What is the impact of increased policy stimulus on the outlook for Chinese corporates?
- How will easing inflation and GDP growth trends impact earnings and spending?
- How are geopolitical tensions reshaping investment and supply chain strategies?
- How will high capital spending on carbon transition and technological upgrades influence corporate leverage?
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SpeakersClement Wong Managing Director, Corporate Finance Moody's Ratings
Ivan Chung Associate Managing Director, Corporate Finance Moody's Ratings
Mariko Semetko Associate Managing Director, Corporate Finance Moody's Ratings
Vikash Halan Managing Director, Corporate Finance Moody's Ratings
Matthew Moore Associate Managing Director, Corporate Finance Group Moody’s Ratings
Chris Park Associate Managing Director, Corporate Finance Group Moody's Ratings
Jacintha Poh Associate Managing Director Corporate Finance, Moody's Ratings
Ying Wang Vice President – Senior Analyst, Corporate Finance Group Moody's Ratings
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Clement Wong is a Managing Director and team leader with Moody’s Ratings Corporate Finance Group. Based in Hong Kong, he oversees a team of rating analysts covering Chinese industrial corporate entities in sectors including internet, technology, auto, chemicals, food and beverage and more. He and his team are also actively involved in Moody’s Greater China investor outreach activities and have been authoring sector- , issuer- and credit trend-specific research reports.
Clement is an auditor by training with PricewaterhouseCoopers and Deloitte. He has over 20 years of credit experience in the banking industry.
Prior to joining Moody’s in 2014, he was Country Credit Officer for Wholesale Banking in Hong Kong and Japan at Standard Chartered. Clement has also worked for several international banks, including Citibank, where he helped set up the commercial banking risk management team in China while stationed in Shanghai for almost five years. During his time at Citibank Shanghai, he also collaborated with other teams to build the bank’s framework for lending and approving credits; and before relocation to Shanghai, as Senior Credit Officer, worked on assessing large corporates’ credit exposure; and had been in charge of problem loan recovery for small-medium-sized companies.
Clement holds a Master’s degree in International and Public Affairs and a Bachelor of Social Science degree from The University of Hong Kong. He is also a CFA charterholder and a CPA.
Ivan Chung is the Representative Director for Moody’s Investors Service (MIS) in Hong Kong. In this role, Ivan ensures a sound and controlled operating environment and acts as senior representative and main contact point for key local and regulatory issues, both internally and externally.
In addition to his Hong Kong role, Ivan is an Associate Managing Director within Moody’s Corporate Finance Group, where he co-heads the team responsible for Chinese local government financing vehicles ratings.
Ivan first joined Moody’s in 1997 and rejoined in 2006. He has held senior analytical positions both in Moody’s Corporate Finance Group and Project and Infrastructure Finance Group, and most recently acted as the head of Greater China Credit Research and Analysis team, leading the research of evolving credit trends and bond markets in China.
Ivan holds a BBA from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and an MA from City University of Hong Kong. He is also a CFA charterholder.
Mariko Semetko is an Associate Managing Director for the Corporate Finance Group (CFG) for Moody’s Ratings. Based in Tokyo, she leads a team of analysts covering Japanese nonfinancial corporates and public infrastructure finance, and oversees the public sectors.
Prior to becoming a manager, Mariko was a lead analyst for a variety of corporates and utilities in Japan and the US. She has extensive experience both in the investment-grade and high-yield spaces. Mariko transferred to the Tokyo office in 2013 after working in the New York office since joining the company in 2006.
Vikash Halan is a Managing Director and team leader for Moody’s Corporate Finance Group, based in Singapore. In this role, he manages a team of rating analysts covering non-financial corporates in Asia Pacific excluding greater China.
Vikash joined Moody’s in 2011 and, prior to becoming a team leader, spent almost a decade as a lead analyst covering a range of sectors, including oil and gas, chemicals, shipping, conglomerates, real estate and investment holding companies.
Before joining Moody’s, Vikash worked for J.P. Morgan in Hong Kong as a capital markets and ratings advisor for clients in the Asia-Pacific region. He started his career as a chartered accountant with the Indian firm, BDO Lodha.
Vikash holds post graduate diploma in Business management form Xavier Institute of Management.
Matthew is an Associate Managing Director in Moody’s Corporate Finance Group, based in Sydney. In this role, he leads a team of rating analysts covering nonfinancial corporates in Australian and New Zealand.
Matthew joined Moody’s Sydney office in2010 as a lead analyst covering a range of corporate and infrastructure sectors ,including real estate investment trusts, metals and mining, oil and gas and steel sectors, among others. Matthew has also covered the consumer products and retail sectors with Moody’s in the US.
He has extensive experience both in the investment grade and high yield spaces.
Prior to joining Moody’s Sydney office, Matthew worked in the rating-advisory group at Deutsche Bank in New York. He holds an Honours degree in Business from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Chris Park is an Associate Managing Director and Team Leader in Moody’s Corporate Finance Group in Hong Kong. Chris covers corporate ratings across various industries in Korea and Hong Kong. He has been with Moody’s since 2007.Before joining Moody’s, Chris worked for four years with UBS Investment Bank in the Credit Risk Control division, covering leveraged finance transactions in Asia Pacific as well as Korean corporates. Prior to this, Chris worked as a credit/marketing officer with Arab Bank and also with Korea Long Term Credit Bank, both in Seoul. Chris holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the Seoul National University.
Jacintha Poh is an Associate Managing Director for the Corporate Finance Group at Moody's, based in Singapore. She leads a team of analysts who are responsible for Moody's nonfinancial corporate ratings and research in the South and Southeast Asia region.
Jacintha joined Moody's in 2012 taking several Lead Analyst roles, where she demonstrated her ability to execute complex analyses across a diverse range of sectors, including real estate, hospitality, and investment holding companies.
Before joining Moody's, Jacintha worked for Lion Global Investors, where she served as a Credit Analyst on the Fixed Income team. Jacintha holds an honors BSc in Accounting and Finance from the University of London.
Ying Wang is a Vice President and Senior Analyst within Moody’s Corporate Finance Group. Based in Hong Kong, Ying covers a portfolio of consumer and internet companies across China.
Prior to joining Moody’s, Ying worked in Hong Kong as a Lead Equity Research Analyst at J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited, BNP Paribas and Standard Chartered Bank, focusing on a wide range of sectors including oil & gas, utilities, environmental protection and renewable energy.
Ying started his career as a journalist at Bloomberg and China Daily News Group, covering the energy, commodities and industrial sectors. He has also worked for a major Chinese oilfield service company in Beijing.
Ying holds an MBA in Finance from INSEAD Business School in France and Singapore, and a BA with honors from Xi’an International Studies University.