Date: 17 November 2023
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Overview
The ICMA Secondary Market Forum brought together stakeholders in the European bond markets to learn more about new developments and ICMA’s extensive work and initiatives in secondary markets. This year’s event focused on how to improve liquidity in sovereign and corporate bond markets. How can we ensure that market makers are able to fulfil their role as principal liquidity providers to the bond markets? How can trading protocols and enhanced connectivity create new sources of liquidity? What is the role of transparency in underpinning market resilience? How do conditions in the repo and derivatives markets impact underlying bond markets? We were joined by market experts, representing sell sides, buy sides, financial market infrastructures, regulators, and policy makers in addressing these critical questions.
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09:30 | Registration | |
10:00 | Welcome remarks Bryan Pascoe, Chief Executive, ICMA Stephane Malrait, Global Head of Market Structure and Innovation for Financial Markets, ING |
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10:15 | Outlook for sovereign bond markets - introductory remarks Christoph Rieger, Head of Rates and Credit Research, Commerzbank AG |
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10:25 | Outlook for sovereign bond markets - panel discussion *This panel will take place under the Chatham House rule Moderator: Christoph Rieger, Head of Rates and Credit Research, Commerzbank AG
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11:10 | Keynote address Tanya Pieters-Gorissen, Head of Capital Markets, Autoriteit Financiële Markten |
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11:20 | Panel discussion: Evolution of credit market structure *This panel will take place under the Chatham House rule Moderator: David Camara, Director, FICC e-trading & Market Structure, Bank of America and Co-Chair, Secondary Market Practices Committee
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11:55 | Coffee break | |
12:25 | Debate: will increased bond market transparency in Europe help or hinder liquidity? *This panel will take place under the Chatham House rule Moderator: Janet Wilkinson, Managing Director, Head of Global Markets Flow Sales EMEA, RBC Capital Markets and Chair, ICMA Board
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13:10 | Keynote: AI and the bond markets Alexis Besse, Managing Director, EMEA Fixed Income Quantitative Trading, Jefferies International |
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13:25 | Closing remarks Janet Wilkinson, Managing Director, Head of Global Markets Flow Sales EMEA, RBC Capital Markets and Chair, ICMA Board |
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13:30 | Networking reception | |
14:30 | Event close |