The COVID-19 pandemic has induced a marked shift across industries, including financial services. Now banks, market makers, and asset managers must find new ways to meet the needs of entrepreneur, retail and institutional customers, and recalibrate for the future in the face of accelerated and unanticipated change. How will financial services firms ensure that markets remain competitive and resilient, and able to withstand moments of extreme disruption and volatility? How can financial institutions position themselves competitively amid increasing investor and issuer pools to benefit from growth in regional Asian economies? How are they responding to the need for digital transformation especially as competition increases from technology entrants? What opportunities does the evolving regulatory landscape, particularly in markets such as China, present for foreign institutions?