Fixed Income Leaders USA 2025

June 09 - 11, 2025

Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington DC

Steve Laipply

Global Co-Head of iShares Fixed Income ETFs BlackRock

Stephen Laipply, Managing Director, is the Global Co-Head of iShares Fixed Income ETFs for BlackRock. His cross-functional team is responsible for supporting client engagement for both institutional and wealth investors, creating thought leadership on fixed income markets and fixed income ETFs, driving new product innovations, and partnering with index providers and fixed income broker/dealers. Mr. Laipply has authored and co-authored articles on fixed income markets and investing that have been published in various academic journals and textbooks. Previously, Mr. Laipply was the Head of U.S. iShares Fixed Income Strategy and was a member of BlackRock's Systematic Fixed Income Product Strategy Team. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2009, Mr. Laipply was a senior member of the Interest Rate Structuring and Strategic Solutions groups at Bank of America Merrill Lynch where he helped to develop investment and risk management solutions for institutional clients across interest rate, credit and securitized exposures. Mr. Laipply earned a BS degree in finance from Miami University, and an MBA in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Main Day 1 | June 10th

12:15 PM ETFs Innovation Panel: The evolution of fixed income ETFs: How is rapid ETF growth increasing market access, transparency, and liquidity in bond markets?

  • How are ETFs evolving to create new liquidity opportunities in bond markets? 
  • What role are ETFs playing in the increased electronification of fixed income? 
  • How is the growing role of data and index evolution moving beyond market-cap indices to more systematic, quantitative approaches in ETFs?  
  • What are the unique demands of retail versus institutional usage, and how can both contribute to shaping the fixed income ETF landscape?  
  • How will ETFs continue to transform market dynamics and portfolio construction and how can you reap the benefits now?

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