The most relevant industry events and conferences where regulation of the fixed-income, derivatives, and ETF markets will be discussed.

Upcoming

April

Equity Market Structure Conference
April 18, 2018 in New York

SIFMA Equity Market Structure Conference is a one-stop resource for updates from the industry’s leading experts on today’s markets and the ever-evolving regulatory framework that guides them. Join equity market structure leaders in New York to discuss recommendations and actionable changes to enhance fairness, stability and transparency in the U.S. stock market.

Global Finance Forum
April 19, 2018 in Washington, D.C.

This April join us for the 2^nd annual Global Finance Forum hosted by the American Investment Council (AIC), Futures Industry Association (FIA), Investment Company Institute (ICI), Managed Funds Association (MFA), Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Center for Capital Market Competitiveness.

In conjunction with IMF-World Bank spring meetings, the event will feature remarks and armchair chats with leading U.S. and European policymakers. The two-hour event will highlight a range of timely global economic and financial issues, including prospects for growth, Brexit, cross border regulation and tax policy, and more.

Register today for this complimentary event to gain insight into how international policymakers can facilitate growth in local economies through robust and smartly regulated capital markets.

Featured Speakers Include:

• The Honorable Lael Brainard: Member, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
• Valdis Dombrovskis: European Commission Vice-President for the Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
• Mark A. Calabria, Ph.D.: Chief Economist for Vice President Michael R. Pence
• Sir Jon Cunliffe: Deputy Governor for Financial Stability, Bank of England

ISDA 33rd Annual General Meeting
April 24-26, 2018 in Miami

Among the topics to be discussed are benchmarks, the future of non-cleared derivatives, market making, margin requirements, and clearing. Scott O’Malia, Chief Executive Officer of ISDA, will be speaking.

TradeTech Europe 2018

April 25-26, 2018 in Paris

For over 15 years, TradeTech has been Europe’s premier event for senior equities trading professionals. Join over 1000 senior equity leaders in Paris this April (25-26), with 500+ senior buy side in attendance from global asset managers and hedge funds.

With so much uncertainty on the horizon with Brexit and MiFID II looming, now is the time to learn from 80+ buy side heads of trading. They will show how you can build a best execution and reporting framework to ensure regulatory compliance, source liquidity in an increasingly fragmented and complicated equity market and reduce operational, compliance and investment risk doing more with less.

Join Europe’s key market participants together to discuss and debate the latest in market developments, regulations and technology innovation in the equity trading landscape. To find out more about TradeTech 2018 download the event brochure here: http://bit.ly/2iJheBE

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May

Operations Conference & Exhibition
May 7-10, 2018 in Phoenix

Explore the practical applications of breakthrough technologies in operations, compliance and the implementation of regulatory changes, evolving investor engagement, and management of new risks in support of safe and resilient capital markets.

Canada-U.S. Securities Summit
May 16, 2018 in New York

This spring, SIFMA and the Investment Industry Association of Canada (IIAC) come together to host the 6th annual Canada-U.S. Securities Summit in New York City. This half-day event convenes experts from Canada and the United States to discuss key economic, regulatory and political issues in the North American capital markets, including perspectives on the agenda of the new U.S. administration and its potential implications for the long-held ties between the two nations.

The program will cover topics ranging from NAFTA, regulatory reform and cross border issues, tax,  and more.

The Summit will conclude with a networking luncheon.

Fixed Income Market Structure Seminar
May 17, 2018 in New York

This year’s SIFMA Fixed Income Market Structure Seminar will focus on the trading, execution and risk management strategies that are increasingly driving market dynamics and the evolution of market structure.

The half-day program will address:

• Fixed income portfolio trading and its impact on market liquidity
• Systematic tradingstrategies to transfer risk and enhance efficiencies in fixed income instruments

Register before early bird rates end Friday, April 20.

Financial Benchmarks
May 17, 2018 in Seoul

Regulatory intervention on financial benchmarks was not initially part of the regulatory plan agreed by G20 leaders in 2009 but became a focus after some high profile cases of manipulation (e.g., LIBOR). Policymakers globally have been focusing on strengthening key benchmarks to ensure that they are as robust as possible and reduce any likelihood of their manipulation. Much of this work is based on 2013 Principles for Financial Benchmarks published by IOSCO. Currently, the Financial Stability Board is leading and coordinating work at the global level. In the EU, regulation on financial benchmarks applies as of January 1, 2018. In addition to concerns over robust benchmarks and preventing manipulation, authorities in key financial centers are encouraging the market to develop alternative, nearly risk-free rates and designate fallbacks for contracts that continue to reference key inter-bank rates.

This conference will be conducted in English. Simultaneous translation in Korean will be available. (Presentation materials will be in English.)

ISDA Benchmark Forum
May 18, 2018 in Toyko

ISDA is playing a key role in current interest rate benchmark reform efforts. Given the uncertain future of LIBOR and other IBORs, these efforts are today more critical than ever.  The adoption of, and transition to, alternative risk-free rates and the development of fallbacks for key IBORs will affect trillions of dollars in notional in interest rate derivatives trades across the world. The ISDA Benchmark Forum will discuss the challenges that the industry is facing and where we stand in finding possible solutions.

Note: Simultaneous translation in English and Japanese will be available. (Presentation materials will be prepared in English or Japanese.)

Trading Book Capital: FRTB & CVA
May 22, 2018 in London

The post-crisis regulatory reform highlighted an increasing focus for the regulators on the capital requirements for trading book activities (Market Risk and Market Value of Counterparty Risk).

The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book will have profound consequences on the way market risk capital is calculated for trading businesses. It changes every aspect of market risk models, introducing a new and more sophisticated Standardised Approach as well as making fundamental changes to internal models. Furthermore it redefines the boundary between the trading book and banking books having significant implications for desk structures.

In December 2017, the BCBS finalised the Basel III framework and published the revised CVA framework. The revised CVA framework confirms the elimination of internal models for CVA risks, mandating the use of the standardised (SA-CVA) and basic (BA-CVA) approaches.

ISDA leads the industry working groups on trading book capital and the conference speakers are all expert practitioners who have been directly involved in the development and evolution of the financial regulation.

The TRADE’s Fixed Income Forum
May 22, 2018 in London

New to The TRADE’s events programme this year, the Fixed Income Forum will bring together leading industry voices from the buy-side, sell-side, exchange operators, vendors and industry associations, to debate the evolving issues facing and the changing role of the buy-side within the fixed income world.

Held on 22 May at the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) in the heart of the City of London, panel discussions will cover the future of over-the-counter (OTC) and voice trading, the crucial role of data on fixed income trading desks, and the continuation of fixed income electronification.

Registration will begin at 1.30pm, with the first session beginning at 2.15pm. Attendees will be invited to network with speakers and peers in the scenic Artillery Garden at The HAC from 5.00pm for a cocktail reception.

To register to attend this event, please click here.  

Spaces are limited.

For more information, please contact: 
Marc Carolissen
+44 (0)207 397 3807
marc.carolissen@thetradenews.com

Credit & Margin Annual Conference
June 6-7, 2018 in Denver

The seventh annual Credit & Margin Conference is headed to Denver, Colorado! Join margin practitioners and industry specialists for a day and a half seminar and networking opportunities at the Brown Palace Hotel. Potential topics of discussion include:

• Portfolio Margin: Ten Years Later
• Asset Transfers – Best Practices
• Managing Credit and Risk for Registered Investment Advisors
• Margin Department 2025 – New Technologies and Products
• Regulatory Panel featuring the SEC, Federal Reserve, CBOE, DTCC, the OCC and FINRA
• Plus more!

Fixed Income Leaders Summit
June 6-8, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts

The Fixed Income Leaders Summit continues to make headlines as the no.1 meeting place for buy side heads of fixed income trading.

This June, the summit returns to Boston, bringing together over 400 senior trading and portfolio management buy side head leaders from both the east and west coast to create the largest gathering of fixed income professionals in North America.

Join and network with over 800 leaders in the fixed income industry to grasp and navigate through the changing regulatory landscape, gain an advantage in your best execution through the latest advances in automation, and dive into new liquidity sources shaking up the market structure.

To find out more on what you can take away from the Fixed Income Leaders Summit including the full speaker line up, sessions and networking opportunities, download the latest brochure here: https://bit.ly/2q4OV4y

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FMS Regional Conference
June 13-15, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois

Each year, the SIFMA FMS Regional Conference gathers financial management leaders, professionals, and regulators to discuss the latest developments in securities finance, regulation, accounting and tax. Join us to collaborate with industry leaders and peers, and to engage in key discussions with regulatory agencies including the SEC and FINRA.

Prudential Regulation Conference
June 19, 2018 in Washington, D.C.

The 2018 Prudential Regulation Conference, hosted by SIFMA and The Clearing House (TCH), will gather financial researchers, policymakers, practitioners and subject matter experts to provide insight into the possible changes that may reshape the direction of regulation in the year ahead.

The 25th annual Financial Management Society (FMS) Regional Conference provides finance, regulatory and accounting professionals the opportunity to engage in key discussions with regulatory agencies, including the SEC and FINRA, and connect with industry leaders and peers.

Trading Book Capital: Market & Counterparty Risk
June 19, 2018 in New York

The post-crisis regulatory reform highlighted an increasing focus of the regulators on the capital requirements for trading book activities (Market and Counterparty Risk).

The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) will have profound consequences on the way market risk capital is calculated for trading businesses. It changes every aspect of market risk models, introducing a new and more sophisticated Standardised Approach as well as making fundamental changes to internal models. Furthermore, it redefines the boundary between the trading book and banking books having significant implications for desk structures.

In December 2017, the BCBS finalized the Basel III framework and published the revised CVA framework. The revised CVA framework confirms the elimination of internal models for CVA risks, mandating the use of the standardized (SA-CVA) and basic (BA-CVA) approaches.

The Standardized Approach for Counterparty Credit Risk (SA-CCR), a methodology to calculate the capital required to address the risk that the counterparty to a derivative contract will not live up to its contractual obligations. Whilst SA-CCR has been introduced as BCBS International Standard in April 2014, SA CCR is yet to be implemented across all jurisdictions.

ISDA leads the industry working groups on trading book capital and the conference speakers are all expert practitioners who have been directly involved in the development and evolution of the financial regulation.

FinTech Conference
June 20-21, 2018 in New York

FinTech continues to drive the transformation of the securities industry: artificial intelligence and machine learning are giving firms new insights, blockchain projects are moving closer to production, and robotics are pushing the boundaries of industry operations.

As this new technology moves out of the lab and into the heart of the securities industry, what risk management, compliance, and oversight needs to be in place? How do existing regulatory frameworks accommodate transformative technologies?

SIFMA’s FinTech Conference, on June 20-21 in New York City, will bring together innovators and industry leaders to discuss these developments and how they are changing the way firms understand and interact with their customers, manage risk, and run their operations.

Trading Book Capital: FRTB & CVA
June 21, 2018 in Toronto

The post-crisis regulatory reform highlighted an increasing focus of the regulators on the capital requirements for trading book activities (Market Risk and Market Value of Counterparty Risk).

The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) will have profound consequences on the way market risk capital is calculated for trading businesses. It changes every aspect of market risk models, introducing a new and more sophisticated Standardised Approach as well as making fundamental changes to internal models. Furthermore, it redefines the boundary between the trading book and banking books having significant implications for desk structures.

In December 2017, the BCBS finalized the Basel III framework and published the revised CVA framework. The revised CVA framework confirms the elimination of internal models for CVA risks, mandating the use of the standardized (SA-CVA) and basic (BA-CVA) approaches.

ISDA leads the industry working groups on trading book capital and the conference speakers are all expert practitioners who have been directly involved in the development and evolution of the financial regulation.

Accounting: LIBOR Transition and New Models to Manage Risks
June 28, 2018 in London

Derivatives are evolving and new accounting requirements to manage risks have been developed to better reflect safe and sound hedging strategies. This conference will give derivatives markets participants a comprehensive understanding of the issues that will have an impact on the business due to the most recent accounting and regulatory changes. Particular consideration will be given to the transition to risk-free rates (RFRs) and the accounting implications of replacing LIBOR with new benchmarks in Europe. Participants will also receive an update on IFRS 9 hedge accounting and the issues surrounding its implementation including an update on macro-hedging. In addition, the conference will look at the recently approved Settle to Market Model (STM) cleared derivatives model and its impact on regulatory capital and the efforts to include OTC derivatives under this model.

September

Capital Markets Innovation Summit 2018
September 26-27, 2018 in London

The Capital Markets Innovation Summit is the only event for Chief Operating Officers, Chief Information Officers and VPs of Innovation from leading investment banks.

As the capital markets sector continues to be squeezed by regulation, costs and competition, the need to innovate has never been stronger. Are you grappling with how to foster and deliver ROI from innovation, as your organisation moves from mandatory regulatory change to optimising profitability?

If so, the Capital Markets Innovation Summit is your one opportunity to benchmark against the world’s leading investment banks on: Machine learning/AI,advanced data analytics,organiational set-up and change management, blockchain and fintech engagement.

Inspiration Speakers From Europe’s Leading Financial Institutions, Including:

• William Moore, ‎Chief Operating Officer, Business Risk & Control, Credit Suisse
• Karim Hajjaji, Chief Operating Officer, Global Markets, Santander
• Stephane Malrait, Global Head of eCommerce and Innovation for Financial Markets, ING
• Amit Varma, Chief Technology Officer, Corporate Channels, Citi
• Jason Gurandiano, Chief Technology Officer, RBC Capital Markets
• Jason Nabi,Managing Director, Global Head of Innovation,HSBC Securities Services
• Danielle Winandy, Head of Risk Innovation Office, BNP Paribas
• Angelique Slach, Chief Innovation Officer, Trade and Commodity Finance, Rabobank

Join 100+ speakers and attendees from top Investment Banks who are responsible for driving forward, making decisions and spending budget on innovation.

To find out more about the event, who will be speaking and how you can get involved, download the brochure here: http://bit.ly/2BPeEop

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October

SIFMA Annual Meeting
October 1-2, 2018 in Washington, D.C.

Each fall, SIFMA’s Annual Meeting gathers in Washington, D.C. for candid one-on-one conversations and in-depth breakout sessions on the state of our capital markets. Mark your calendar to join us on October 1-2, 2018 at the Mandarin Oriental, Washington DC for expert insights and unparalleled networking with the foremost policymakers, regulators and financial market experts.

AICPA and SIFMA FMS National Conference on the Securities Industry
October 17-18, 2018 in New York

Listed Options Symposium
November 15, 2018 in New York or Webcast

SIFMA’s Listed Options Symposium examines the state of the options industry, and the challenges and opportunities facing investors and market participants in this important segment. Participate in-person in New York City or via webcast. Early bird rates available.