Fixed Income Leaders USA 2025
June 09 - 11, 2025
Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington DC
Dan Barnes
CEO Markets MediaBuy Side Innovation Day | June 9th
12:00 PM Buy Side Wishlist Panel: How can the buy side best collaborate with market disruptors to drive innovation across fixed income products and boost trading performance?
- What are the opportunities for innovation in fixed income and how can you invest in fintech to be at the forefront of change?
- What solutions are available for smaller asset managers to adopt innovations, such as paid add-ons or all-in-bundle OMS offerings that can encourage growth?
- How can you best navigate integration challenges by promoting vendor collaboration to ensure smooth adoption of new tools?
- How can you prioritize testing and trial phases to ensure the success of innovative solutions before full integration?
Main Day 1 | June 10th
8:30 AM CIO Overview: The CIO’s perspective: What are the top investment trends that will dominate fixed income markets in 2025 and how can you capitalize on these now to maximize alpha generation?
- What are the structural and economic forces impacting fixed income markets and how can you make informed investment decisions?
- How can you identify and capitalize on large directional investment opportunities and pinpoint potential steepening trades and emerging market asset revivals to deliver alpha for your clients?
- How can you optimize the use of cash and derivatives for strategic investment goals to enhance portfolio performance and manage risks?
- How can you select fixed income instruments to identify high-potential opportunities while mitigating potential risks?
10:40 AM Liquidity Panel: Examining liquidity dynamics: How can the buy side adapt to rising market fragmentation and new trading paradigms to boost trading outcomes and present an appealing market for investors?
- How can buy-side firms access fragmented liquidity pools and collaborate to meet investor demands in a high-interest-rate environment?
- How has 2024’s market-moving events, such as the U.S. election, impacted liquidity dynamics and trading costs?
- How is the role of non-bank liquidity providers evolving to deliver holistic solutions across algorithms, ETFs, and voice trading?
- How can the buy-side drive the adoption of innovative liquidity solutions, and how can dealers enhance their offerings to meet diverse client needs?
- How can automated market-making adjust pricing in real-time to reflect evolving market conditions?
12:35 PM Workflow Fireside Chat: Building connected trading workflows: How can you integrate diverse data sources into your tech systems to create a unified workflow and boost performance?
- How are new O/EMS capabilities enabling seamless collaboration and information exchange between traders and portfolio managers?
- What strategies can you implement to incorporate chat platforms and market color sharing into trader-PM workflows to improve decision-making and responsiveness?
- How can you unify disparate data sources into a cohesive workflow to streamline operations and enhance efficiency?
- How can you leverage cutting-edge tech solutions to automate complex processes and overcome challenges in integrating OMS/EMS systems from different vendors?
11:35 AM Private Credit Panel: The convergence of Public and Private Credit: As lines are blurring, how can you optimize your investment strategies to leverage opportunities in both markets?
- What are the benefits of blending private credit’s long-term, flexible funding with the liquidity and transparency of public markets to create more resilient and diversified portfolios?
- What are the potential liquidity challenges posed by private credit’s lack of secondary market trading and which strategies can maintain liquidity without sacrificing returns?
- How can private credit step in to meet funding needs when public credit markets are constrained, offering a flexible alternative during periods of economic stress?
- What are the tools and strategies to mitigate the risks of limited transparency in private credit, ensuring informed investment decisions?
- How can you manage the impact of rising interest rates on floating-rate private debt and explore strategies to maintain credit quality in a higher-for-longer rate environment?
3:00 PM Fireside Chat: Pre-trade analytics: How can you achieve better transparency, automation, and efficiency in fixed income trading?
- How can you master market transparency and data quality to enhance your trade execution?
- Understand how automation in fixed income markets can boost efficiency and open new opportunities.
- How is the proliferation of algo-axes and varying automation models creating opportunities and challenges for sell side to provide quality data and how are new players disrupting the space?
- How can execution protocols reduce trading risks and improve decision-making?
- How can post-trade analytics and AI give your firm a competitive edge in today’s market and improve efficiency on your desk?
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