The Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA) is the pan-Asian trade association dedicated to promoting growth and liquidity in the primary and secondary loan markets.  The APLMA represents the common interests of the many different institutions active in the syndicated loan markets of the Asia Pacific region.  Founded in 1998, the APLMA is headquartered in Hong Kong with branches in Singapore and Australia.

APLMA’s Objectives:
- To promote growth and liquidity in Asia’s primary and secondary markets;
- To facilitate standardisation of primary and secondary loan documentation;
- To develop and promote standard trading, settlement and valuation procedures;
- To develop the secondary market for loan sales and trading;
- To serve as the principal liaison between loan market players and regional regulators.

Membership Benefits:
- Access to standardised primary and secondary loan documentation;
- Over 40 seminars and networking events each year most of which are free of charge ;
- Annual Asia Pacific Loan Syndications Conference; 
- Unrivalled networking opportunities;
- Access to a database of over 700 contacts;
- Access to up-to-date market information via seminars and the APLMA web site;
- Opportunity to participate in tackling issues relevant to the syndicated loan market;
- Discount for members at independently organised conferences and seminars;
- Access to APLMA Secondary Loan Composite;
- Access to APLMA Best Market Practices Guidelines.

The Association has 164 members including banks, financial institutions, law firms, brokerages, rating agencies, financial information service providers and online trading platforms.  The HKMA, MAS, Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Bank Indonesia and Autoridade Monetaria de Macau are Honorary Members.

For further information, please contact:
Janet Field: tel: +852 2826 3500 / www.aplma.com