ASEAN’s 10 member countries acknowledge financial services integration and regional capital markets development are critical components of the December 2015 implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). The Council’s mission to this year's ASEAN Finance Ministers Meeting is an ideal opportunity for Financial Services Committee members to support and shape regional governments’ policies aimed at increasing the attractiveness of ASEAN’s capital markets as a global asset class.  With the formal implementation of the AEC less than one year from now, our visit comes at an opportune time for mutually beneficial exchanges on creating public-private collaboration to solidify ASEAN-wide financial development.