Fixed Income Leaders USA 2024

June 12 - 14, 2024

Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport

Kate Finlayson

Global Head of FICC Market Structure J.P. Morgan

Kate is Global Head of FICC Market Structure and Liquidity Strategy at J.P. Morgan. In her role, Kate engages with clients on the impact of market structural developments and drivers of change. Kate and her team provide key insights on emerging execution trends, microstructural dynamics and policy initiatives shaping liquidity across global markets. Kate is also a Trustee on the board of directors for J.P. Morgan Chase Pension Plan Trustee Limited, serving on both the Administration and Member Communications Committees. Kate has approximately 25 years’ experience in financial markets, spanning Equities and Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities. Kate joined J.P. Morgan in 2017 from UBS AG where she held various positions in Equity Prime Brokerage, FX Prime Brokerage and Clearing Sales before moving to the FX, Rates and Credit Execution Services business as Head of Market Structure and Liquidity Strategy. Prior to UBS, Kate worked at Goldman Sachs International in Equity Capital Markets and Prime Brokerage.

Main Day 1 - June 13th

9:40 AM Market Structure Panel: Overcoming new market dynamics: How can our industry best collaborate to create an efficient fixed income market structure that delivers improved liquidity and alpha opportunities for investors?

  • How is the proactive role of buy side influencing and shaping market structure and what industry-wide initiative can drive positive change and impact alpha?  
  • How can we overcome liquidity hurdles to unlock alpha opportunities for investors?  
  • How are duration and defaults impacting liquidity and market dynamics and how will they affect risk management? 
  • What growth are we seeing in non-bank liquidity across fixed income products and is it changing the dynamics of traditional bank involvement? 
  • How is the regulatory environment impacting market dynamics and to what extent is it hindering or promoting innovation?

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Kate.

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