Fixed Income Leaders Europe Connect
13 - 14 March, 2025
Hilton London Syon Park
Mark Croxon
Co-Founder reifiDay 1 | 13th March
11:30 AM Panel Discussion: Assessing the evolving liquidity landscape: How can you best access alternative liquidity pools and integrate them into your existing workflow to drive trade performance?
- How can alternative liquidity providers be integrated with traditional market makers to optimise trade performance?
- How can ETF liquidity improvements be leveraged alongside fixed income instruments to enhance trading workflows?
- How can technology and automation be used to access fragmented liquidity pools and improve trade execution in both small and large trades?
- How can market fragmentation and the diversification of liquidity providers impact long-term market structure and liquidity access strategies?
- How can contrasting views on total liquidity versus trade execution quality influence the integration of alternative liquidity pools in trading strategies?
1:30 PM Panel Discussion: Fixed Income Electronification: How is the evolution of buy side-sell side relationships impacting cost management, and the integration of innovative technologies for mutual benefit?
- How can automation enhance fixed income execution to increase efficiency and the capacity to handle larger trade volumes?
- How can buy-side firms measure and manage trading costs through TCA, pre-trade and real-time analysis as well as develop metrics like slippage and completion rates?
- How can multi-asset trading models improve cost management and consolidate trading across assets to reduce costs and efficiency gains?
- How can innovative technologies reshape trading desks and how can you evaluate new platforms and tools to identify unique value propositions?
- How can buy-side and sell-side relationships evolve through technology for mutual benefit including balancing automation with human oversight, promoting data management capabilities, and enhancing communication between traders and client?
Day 2 | 14th March
9:10 AM Panel Discussion: Navigating market complexity: Which investment strategies can you implement to navigate risks and access alternative alpha opportunities?
- How can you best factor in geopolitical risks and Eurozone investor impact on your portfolio?
- How can you anticipate headline risks and monitor developments that could affect overall economic stability and adjust your exposure accordingly?
- How can you best understand CPI reversal risks and how they could disrupt the European Central Bank's easing path?
- How can you best manage debt exposure and exercise caution with high-yield and emerging market debt while focusing on more secure options like sovereign debt?
- How can you explore unconventional hedges to counteract geopolitical risks?
9:50 AM Interview: Creating a fixed income consolidated tape: To what extent has progress been achieved and what reforms still require adjustments?
- How can a fixed income consolidated tape improve data quality and address inconsistencies caused by varying interpretations of regulatory frameworks and ensure reliable, uniform data?
- How can transparency and efficiency be enhanced and provide institutional investors a clearer view of pricing and liquidity for better execution decisions?
- How can regulatory and technical barriers be addressed to harmonise EU and UK frameworks?
- How can governance and provider models be improved to ensure decisions on pricing and licensing reflect market needs?
- How can we meet the timeline to launch a bonds post-trade consolidated tape by mid-2025 and resolve regulatory and provider selection issues?
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