ICMA Brussels roundtable: European bond market trading activity

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Date: 30 October 2025
Time: 15:00 - 17:00 CEST
Venue: ICMA Brussels, Avenue des Arts 56, 1000 Brussels

Overview

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) is pleased to invite EU and national policymakers and regulators to an exclusive afternoon roundtable session at our Brussels office. This interactive event offers a unique opportunity to gain deeper insights into trading activity across EU and UK sovereign and corporate bond markets, as presented on a semi-annual basis in ICMA’s Secondary Market Data Reports, and to hear about ICMA’s broader engagement in Fixed Income Secondary Markets.

Presentation & discussion led by Natalie Westerbarkey, Managing Director, Co-Head of Market Practice & Regulatory Policy & Thorsten Guthke, Director, Market Practice & Regulatory Policy, together with ICMA colleagues:

Nina Suhaib-Wolf, Director, Market Practice & Regulatory Policy, and Secretary to the ICMA Secondary Markets Policy Committee
Simone Bruno, Associate Director, Market Practice & Regulatory Policy, and ICMA Data Analyst

Key topics covered:

Introduction to ICMA’s Secondary Market Data Report
Secondary Market activity & volumes
Issuer concentration & market share
Trends in trade sizes, currencies, tenors and execution channels
Further analysis and key priorities of ICMA’s work across Fixed Income Secondary Markets

This roundtable will provide an opportunity to engage directly with ICMA experts, exchange perspectives and discuss how these insights support market efficiency and policy development.

The roundtable will be followed by a reception at 16:30 CEST, offering the chance to continue discussions in an informal setting.

Admission: This in-person event is free to attend and open to policymakers and regulators. Register now.

If you have any questions, please contact ICMA events.

CEST
14:45		Registration
15:15		ICMA Brussels Roundtable Discussion: Secondary Markets Q&A
16:30		Networking reception
17:30		Event close

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