Fixed Income Leaders USA 2024

June 12 - 14, 2024

Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport

Terry Flanagan

Managing Editor Markets Media Group

Main Day 1 - June 13th

2:30 PM 360 Perspective: ETFs: How are ETFs continuing to innovate the fixed income space and what is their practical impact on liquidity, risk management and portfolio diversification?

  • What are the key benefits and advantages of integrating ETFs into fixed income portfolios, and how can they complement traditional trading approaches? 
  • What is the investment case for ETFs and what are some of the big picture reasons for managers to use ETFs? 
  • How do ETFs hold up in times of market stress and are there some types that fare better than others?  
  • What’s on the horizon in terms of new products and ETF design and what are the implications for fixed income markets? 
  • What is the latest on ETF derivatives?  

3:40 PM 360 Perspective: Muni bonds: How are the latest advancements in liquidity, electronification and technology enabling optimal investing for the Muni market in 2024?

  • How can the buy side better access liquidity and more transparency in the muni market and how can automation untap new opportunities?   
  • How can the dealer community leverage e-trading and pricing models for better access to liquidity in times of volatility?  
  • How can automation improve pre-trade transparency and enhance front-to-back trading workflows?   
  • What hurdles need to be overcome to truly unlock muni market potential and increase e-trading adoption?

5:00 PM 360 Perspective: High Yield: How can you navigate today’s attractive HY space to benefit from yield enhancement and greater portfolio diversification?

  • Expectations for 2024 and beyond: How are HY bonds expected to perform in a rising interest rates environment?  
  • How are new regulations, datasets and demand for greater efficiency driving electronic execution growth in these segments of the fixed income market?  
  • How has volatility and a higher perceived risk for the future increased the need for hedging by market participants?  
  • Can those risk be mitigated with enhanced trading analytics offerings?  
  • Can illiquidity and price volatility problem in HY be solved with data aggregation, observation of historical time-series performance or deeper relative value benchmarking?

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

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