2020 Healthy Market Structure Conference
September 22, 2020 - Harvard Club of New York City
***Buy-side registration for this educational event is free***
Join us for the 2020 Healthy Market Structure Conference at the Harvard Club in New York City on September 22nd, 2020. This intimate educational gathering of thought leaders, policymakers, regulators, and leading voices from within the industry will explore what's going on now and what's next in market structure.
Of course, we'll be talking about all of today's hot topics from order routing disclosures to the transaction fee pilot to the market data wars. But this won't be the usual talk. We will look to predict the future of our rapidly evolving markets and regulatory landscape. Expect frank discussions from our panels, as well as tangible take-aways for industry participants to reduce their risks and costs.
Because this is a buy-side focused event, sell-side sponsorships are extremely limited. No press will be allowed for the general conference sessions.
Agenda
- 8:00 a.m. Registration
- 8:20 - 8:30 a.m. Welcome Remarks
- 8:30 - 9:15 a.m. Opening Keynote
SEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee
- 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. The Buyside Experience -- What should buysiders do versus hand off? In an increasingly complex trading environment, how can the buy-side defend alpha, limit information leakage, and mitigate implementation shortfall? This panel of buy-side traders will talk about what it all means and how they deal with the day-to-day. We’ll also explore the benefits and risks of outsourced trading desks.
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- 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break
- 10:30 - 11:20 a.m. Striving for Best Execution -- We explore modern approaches for better best execution, including usage of the new ATS-N and 606 reports and the impact of MiFID II. We'll also give you tips on best practices and changing expectations.
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- 11:20 - 12:00 p.m. Market Data Wars -- Market data and connectivity costs have skyrocketed. Pricing tiers have become overly complex. Exchanges are increasingly favoring their largest customers over their smallest customers. This panel will dive into what the future holds from a regulatory and pragmatic perspective.
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- 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Brief Discussion on Concentration and Competition in Asset Management
- 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Routing Incentives and the Fee Pilot -- Exchanges offer different prices to different traders, and those incentives may have profound impacts on how your orders are routed. The SEC has mandated new order routing disclosures adopted a fee pilot, and is scrutinizing pricing tiers. What do we know? And what don't we?
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- 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. Hot Issues for ETFs --As the world shifts to increasingly large and complex ETFs, what are the things you need to be thinking about? Is an actively-managed ETF a good option? And how is the space changing?
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- 2:30 - 2:45 p.m. Networking Coffee Break
- 2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Unbundling Research and the Impact of MiFID II -- Regulators and market participants are changing how they consume and pay for research. We explore some of the lessons of MiFID II, and the rapid evolution of research best practices in the US and beyond.
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- 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Capital Formation and the Public vs. Private Debate -- In recent years, Congress and regulators have considered and implemented a number of proposals to make it easier for companies to raise capital from investors. We explore how these various proposals impact investors and the economy.
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- 4:00 - 4:20 p.m. Closing Keynote -- Speaker TBD
- 4:20 - 4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks
- 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Cocktail and hors d'oeuvre reception
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