11.   The fund, approved last November, is aimed at enhancing investor confidence and preventing systemic risk.

12.   The ministers felt the present circumstances and the contagion and systemic risks facing the region made it necessary to move forward to develop a regional surveillance mechanism within Asean.

13.   The SC asserted that investor protection and management of systemic risk were given utmost priority in arriving at the decision.

14.   The SC stressed that investor protection and management of systemic risk are being given its utmost priority.

15.   The SC stressed that such a move had to be taken to ensure investor assets are not further undermined and that any potential systemic risk is contained.

16.   The statement added that in all decisions made by the SC, investor protection and management of systemic risk were given priority.

17.   There is undeniably a fair bit of systemic risk involved in the business.

18.   This is not a way to avoid systemic risks.

19.   Hayami said the central bank would play its role as a lender of last resort, should systemic risk surface.