Asia-Pacific Regional Committee (APRC) – GFSA

The Asia-Pacific Regional Committee (APRC) is one of the four regional committees established by GFSA to address regional issues related to securities regulation in the Asia-Pacific financial markets.

This committee serves as a coordinating platform for financial regulators across the region, enabling them to exchange knowledge, discuss policy challenges, and develop regulatory strategies that align with global financial stability standards.

Leadership of the Asia-Pacific Regional Committee

Chairperson

• Ms. Julia Leung – Chief Executive Officer, Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong.

Vice-Chairperson

• Mr. Joseph Longo – Chair, Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Australia.

Board Representatives

• Mr. Mohammad Faiz Azmi – Chairman, Securities Commission, Malaysia.
• Mr. Tuang Lee Lim – Assistant Managing Director (Capital Markets), Monetary Authority of Singapore, Singapore.
• Prof. Pornanong Budsaratragoon – Secretary-General, Securities and Exchange Commission, Thailand.

Full Members of the APRC (24 Members)

• Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Australia
  (Mr. Joseph Longo, Chair)
• Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission, Bangladesh
  (Mr. Khondoker Rashed Maqsood, Chairman)
• Brunei Darussalam Central Bank, Brunei
  (Mrs. Hajah Rokiah Haji Badar, Managing Director)
• China Securities Regulatory Commission, China
  (Mr. Wuqing, Chairman / Mr. Huo Ruirong, Director General for International Affairs)
• Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong
  (Ms. Julia Leung, Chief Executive Officer)
• Securities and Exchange Board of India, India
  (Mr. Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Chairman)
• Indonesia Financial Services Authority, Indonesia
  (Mr. Inarno Djajadi, Chief Executive of Capital Market Supervision)
• Financial Services Agency, Japan
  (ARIIZUMI Shigeru, Vice Minister for International Affairs)
• Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan
  (Mr. MIYAURA Kouji, Director-General for New Business and Food Industry)
• Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan
  (Mr. Tadashi Mogi, Director-General for Commerce and Service Industry Policy / Mr. Tomoyuki Fueki, Director, Commodity Market Office, Commerce and Service Industry Policy Group)
• Financial Services Commission/Financial Supervisory Service, Korea, Republic of
  (Mr. Joo-Hyun Kim, Chairman (FSC) / Mr. Lee Bokhyun, Governor (FSS))
• State Service for Financial Market Regulation and Supervision under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic, Kyrgyz Republic
  (Mr. Sanjar Mukanbetov, Chairman)
• Securities Commission, Malaysia
  (Mr. Mohammad Faiz Azmi, Chairman)
• Capital Market Development Authority, Maldives
  (Mr. Mohamed Hussain Maniku, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) / Mr. Aminath Mohamed Didi, Director General, Market Regulation & Enforcement Department)
• Financial Regulatory Commission, Mongolia
  (Mr. Bayarsaikhan Dembereldash, Chairman of FRC Mongolia)
• Financial Markets Authority, New Zealand
  (Ms. Samantha Barrass, Chief Executive)
• Securities and Exchange Commission, Pakistan
  (Mr. Akif Saeed, Chairman)
• Securities Commission of Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
  (Mr. James Joshua, Acting Executive Chairman)
• Securities and Exchange Commission, Philippines
  (Mr. Emilio Benito Aquino, Chairman)
• Monetary Authority of Singapore, Singapore
  (Mr. Tuang Lee Lim, Assistant Managing Director (Capital Markets))
• Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
  (Mr. Chinthaka Mendis, Director General)
• Financial Supervisory Commission, Chinese Taipei
  (Dr. Jin-Lung Peng, Chairperson)
• Securities and Exchange Commission, Thailand
  (Prof. Pornanong Budsaratragoon, Secretary-General)
• State Securities Commission, Vietnam
  (Md. Vu Thi Chan Phuong, Chairwoman)

Associate Members of the APRC (Non-Voting Members) – 9 Members

• Asian Development Bank, Asia
  (Ms. Lotte Schou-Zibell, Technical Advisor, Finance)
• Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia, Cambodia
  (Sou Socheat, Director General)
• Reserve Bank of Fiji, Fiji, Republic of
  (Mr. Esala Masitabua, Deputy Governor)
• International Financial Services Centres Authority, India
  (Mr. K. Rajaraman, Chairperson)
• Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission, Japan
  (Mr. Nakahara Ryoichi, Chairman)
• Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation, Korea, Republic of
  (Mr. Hyeonjin Cha, Executive Director)
• Labuan Financial Services Authority, Labuan
  (Mr. Nik Mohamed Din Nik Musa, Director General)
• Lao Securities Commission, Lao People’s Democratic Republic
  (Ms. Soutsada Tinthongsai, Senior Officer, International Relations)
• Securities Board of Nepal, Nepal
  (Mr. Narendra Kumar Rana, Chairman)