The must attend event for fixed income pros next week is FILS Europe Connect. The annual event is an interesting one – an invitation-only, meeting for 60 buy-side heads of fixed income trading, to discuss and share ideas on how they are adapting their dealing desk set-up and liquidity strategies to succeed in the new market and technology environment.
The event held outside London (for once) in St Albans on 5-6 March is a big deal in the industry – Chatsworth has a number of clients attending and we’re always interested in the output from the discussions.
It’s a veritable who’s who for the sector this year – with AXAs CIO, Christopher Iggo, HSBC’s Daniel Leon and BlackRock’s Christopher Minck among the key speakers.
The ever-excellent Dan Barnes from The Desk has his work cut out, hosting a lot of the panels and working sessions.
There’ll be an exploration of how sustained rate hikes are impacting global bond markets and what firms are doing to adapt their execution and investment strategies.
Also, expect a deep dive into data with a panel discussion on driving greater collaboration between trading and quants. An evergreen topic, with some focused expertise from Man, Dimension, Vanguard and Propellant.digital.
The afternoon gives us speakers from Blackrock, Fidelity, Aberdeen, State Street and Schroders, Invesco and Pimco.
Not surprisingly, T+1 settlement pops up on the second day with a discussion on how desks can prepare for the US May deadline to ensure their trading and operational processes are aligned with the new requirements.
Then there is the thorny issue of what is happening on T+1 in the EU and UK markets. Clue: Not enough, not quickly enough. It’s a work in progress.
The EMEA Trading Conference kicks off on 7 March. This one is about providing a neutral platform for buy-side, sell-side, exchanges, vendors and regulators to share their ideas on how the community can continue to collaborate.
Designed to appeal to all asset classes, this has been developed by the industry, for the industry, in consultation with business and the FIX community’s member firms.
Some real heavyweights at this one which brings the global trading community together to discuss the most pressing issues facing the institutional community.
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