Bringing together the ETF Community
This event, designed exclusively for ETF professionals, the Euroclear ETF Symposium - opportunities and challenges, took place in London on 26 November.
The symposium brought together industry leaders and innovators to highlight hot topics in ETFs as the industry expands into new markets, with new products and embracing new technologies.
Deborah Fuhr is the managing partner of ETFGI, a leading independent research, event and consultancy firm in the global ETF and Exchange Traded Products (ETP) industries, which she founded in 2012. She is also the editorial director, producer and presenter at ETF TV, a show providing monthly insights into the ETF and ETP markets.
This panel discussion will address the evolving regulatory landscape of the UCITS framework for investor protection and the complexities addressing new investor categories.
Moderator: Monica Gogna, Monica Gogna, Partner and Global Head of Financial Services Regulation at Squire Patton Boggs
Speakers:
Catharine Dwyer, Firm Authorisations Manager, Advisory Unit Lead, Capital Markets & Funds Division, Central Bank of Ireland
Brian Higgins, Partner, Dillon Eustace LLP
Laurent Ksiss, Board Member, Issuance.Swiss AG
Paul Young, Head of ETF Capital Markets, Europe, Vanguard Asset Management
Will Europe follow the same trajectory as the UK in active ETFs? This panel discusses the differences beween the two models and the opportunities in the light of recent trends.
Moderator: Mohamed M'Rabti, Global Head of Asset Managers & ETFs, Euroclear
Speakers:
Olga de Tapia - Global Head of ETF & Indexing Sales, HSBC Asset Management
Bill Simpson, Business Development, Jane Street
Travis Spence, Head of ETFs, JP Morgan Asset Management
Natan Tiefenbrun, Global Head of Cash Equities, Cboe Global Markets
Jason Warr, Executive Director, BlackRock
Delve into the operational challenges of T+1 settlement and the impact on market efficiency and the importance of a scalable infrastructure and settlement discipline.
Moderator: Ciarán Fitzpatrick, Managing Director, JP Morgan Securities Services
Speakers:
Emma Lokko, Head of Market Structure Europe, Susquehanna
Daniel Davis, Head of Primary Markets - EMEA Capital Markets, DWS Investments UK
Benjamin O’Dwyer, ETF Capital Markets Specialist, State Street Investment Management
