Panel recordings are available from the Capital Markets Strategies APAC Trading and Best Execution Summit held on April 20-21, 2021, exploring the business, technological, and regulatory developments in the APAC markets impacting trading and best execution.

Panel – Impact of Regulatory Developments on Trading and Best Execution

Topics

• Update on key regulatory proposals and changes in APAC impacting trading and best execution for institutional investors
• How institutional investors are adapting to keep pace with changes and ensure compliance with regulations

Panelists

• Ari Burstein, Moderator, President, Capital Markets Strategies
• Philippa Allen, CEO and Founder, Compliance Asia Consulting
• William He, Senior Manager, Market Structure & Intelligence, Market Infrastructure, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
• Jean-Remi Lopez, Director, Asia Pacific, Government Relations, DTCC
• Richard Metcalfe, Head, Regulatory Affairs, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE)
• George Tam, Director, Supervision of Markets, Securities and Futures Commission

Panel – An Examination of Advancements in Technology and Execution Tools and Services

Topics

• Examination of new trade execution tools and services to assist institutional investors
• Advancements in the use of AI and machine learning in trading
• How to best use algorithms and other technology-driven trading tools

Panelists

• Ari Burstein, Moderator, President, Capital Markets Strategies
• Robert Barnes, Group Head of Securities Trading & CEO Turquoise Global Holdings, London Stock Exchange Group
• Patrick Mohr, Global Index Advisory and APAC Head of Execution Consulting, Instinet Pacific
• Jessica Morrison, CEO and Head of Execution Services APAC, Virtu
• Hugh Spencer, Head of Asia Equity Trading, Janus Henderson Investors

Panel – Developments in ETF Trading and Market Structure – Trading Issues to Consider for Institutional Investors

Topics

• Innovations in trading platforms and trading tools
• Increased use of program trading vs. trading of ETFs
• Evaluating the ETF trade and metrics for gauging liquidity

Panelists

• Ari Burstein, Moderator, President, Capital Markets Strategies
• Antoine de Saint Vaulry, Director, Regional Head of ETF Sales and Business Development, APAC, Citi
• Tom Digby, Head of APAC ETF Capital Markets, Invesco
• Peter Harper, Executive Director, Capital Markets & Institutional Business, BetaShares Capital
• Viktor Ostebo, Head of Institutional Trading, Flow Traders

Panel – A Look at US/Canada Trading and Market Structure Developments

Topics

• Update on key regulatory proposals and developments including market data, transparency of market information, and venue regulation
• Impact of GameStop and Robinhood – discussion of payment for order flow, short selling and securities lending
• Growing impact of off-exchange volume, increased role of retail investors, and how traders can access that liquidity

Panelists

• Ari Burstein, Moderator, President, Capital Markets Strategies
• Daniel Gray, Senior Special Counsel, Division of Trading and Markets, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
• Mehmet Kinak, Global Head of Systematic Trading and Market Structure, T. Rowe Price
• Justin Schack, Partner/Managing Director, Rosenblatt Securities
• Tracey Stern, Manager, Market Regulation, Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)
• Joe Wald, Managing Director, Co-Head of Electronic Trading, BMO Capital Markets

Panel – Trading and Best Execution in Derivatives, Futures, Options and FX

Topics

• Specific issues to consider when trading derivatives, futures, options and FX
• Challenges to measuring and analyzing execution quality and trading performance

Panelists

• Bill Herder, Moderator, Head of Asia-Pacific, Futures Industry Association
• Russell Beattie, Director, APAC Head of Futures & Options, OTC Clearing Services and FX Prime Brokerage, B of A Securities
• Richard Clairmont, Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director, ABN AMRO Clearing Tokyo Co., Ltd
• Roger McAvoy, Managing Director, Global Client Development, Markets Division, Head of SEHK & HKFE, Singapore Branches, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
• Sharon Shi, Managing Director, G.H. Financials (HK) Limited