The global financial crisis has slowed down the implementation of a lot of the carbon projects, says William Pazos, MD & head of carbon origination & finance at Standard Bank. But he tells CNBC's Martin Soong & Karen Tso that things are starting to look up.

It is the right thing to be investing in China, says Sandy Flockhart, CEO at HSBC Asia Pacific. He tells CNBC's Karen Tso & Martin Soong that he believes the center of economic power is moving to emerging markets and particularly, into China.

Real assets will continue to outperform paper assets, foresees Burkhard Varnholt, CIO at Bank Sarasin. He explains why to Gerard Lyons of Standard Chartered Bank, CNBC's Karen Tso & Martin Soong.

U.S.' engagement with Southeast Asia is key as there are a lot of opportunities for American businesses here, says Alexander Feldman, president of the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council. He tells Gerard Lyons of Standard Chartered Bank, CNBC's Martin Soong, Sri Jegarajah & Karen Tso more.

Discussing who is best placed to regulate U.S. banks, with Tim Mulholland, MD at China-America Capital Company and Gerard Lyons, chief economist & grp head of global research at Standard Chartered Bank, speaking with CNBC's Karen Tso & Martin Soong.

This is a liquidity-driven, not fundamentally-driven, market rally, warns Tim Mulholland, MD at China-America Capital Company. But Gerard Lyons, chief economist & group head of global research at Standard Chartered Bank, disagrees. They make their case to CNBC's Martin Soong & Karen Tso.