ICMA Chief Executive Martin Scheck speaks to Ashley Alder, Chief Executive Officer of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong and Chair of the IOSCO Board about Hong Kong’s future as a financial centre in the context of the new National Securities Law and the opening up of China’s financial markets. A wide ranging discussion covering the changes in financial markets that have been accelerated by the pandemic, the effect of geopolitics on cross-border capital flows, environmental finance and securities market regulation.