Author: Thomas Chan

Dr. Guangping (Peter G.) Zhang served as manager and vice president in various financial institutions including Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) New York Branch and Chemical Bank head office in New York in the area of over-the-counter derivatives. After working as Vice President for Chase Manhattan Bank in Tokyo, he further broadened his expertise at Harvard Law School. He jointed the Shanghai Futures Exchange in 2003 as Chief Financial Engineering Advisor and Senior Director of Research & Development Center, and the newly-established Supervisory Cooperation Department for Banking Innovation of China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) in 2005 as Deputy Director General. He re-allocated to CRRC Shanghai Bureau as Deputy Director General in 2007. Dr. Zhang is an experienced financial expert with many articles and books published both in English and Chinese including Exotic Options – A Guide to 2nd Generation Options (1998); Chinese Yuan (RMB) Derivatives Products (2004, English edition), Chinese Yuan Derivatives and Practices (2006, 1st and 2008, 2nd, Chinese eds.), and Chinese Yuan Product Innovation, (2010, Chinese ed.). Thomas Chan is an audit partner in KPMG financial services practice with more than 16 years of audit experience at KPMG China. He has comprehensive experience in auditing listed companies, accounting standard conversions and internal control compliance reviews. Thomas has extensive knowledge on operations of and regulatory requirements on commercial; banks, securities firms, trusts, asset management companies, leasing companies and private equity funds. He is a fellow member of both HKICPA and ACCA.