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 – Trading Digital Assets, Crypto and Bitcoin – Examining the Future Considerations for Institutional Investors

Topics

• Update on key regulatory proposals and changes
• Innovations in trading platforms and trading tools
• How to trade and invest in digital assets

Panelists

• Dave Weisberger, Moderator, Co-Founder & CEO, CoinRoutes
• Sam Bankman-Fried, Chief Executive Officer, FTX: Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange
• Justin Chow, Global Head of Business Development and Relationship Management, Cumberland DRW
• Kayvon Pirestani, Head of APAC Institutional Coverage and COO, Coinbase Singapore

Panel – A Look at the Asia Pacific Equities IOI Charter

Topics

• Examination of the issues driving the charter
• Benefits of the charter for institutional investors
• Discussion of next steps

Panelists

• Ari Burstein, Moderator, President, Capital Markets Strategies
• Lyndon Chao, Managing Director – Head of Equities and Post Trade, Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA)
• Patrick Kelly, Head of Equity Execution, Markets, Asia Pacific, Credit Suisse
• Clare Witts, Director, Government and Regulator Relations, Asia Pacific, CFA Institute

Panel – Managing Data Around Order Routing and Execution – An Examination of Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA)

Topics

• Challenges to measuring and analyzing execution quality and trading performance
• Tools and services available for the buyside to more easily analyze and consume trading data
• Impact of recent transparency initiatives and need for further reform

Panelists

• Ari Burstein, Moderator, President, Capital Markets Strategies
• Robert Capistron, Head of Analytical Client Services – Asia Pacific, Virtu
• Todd Prado, Global Head of Dealing, First Sentier Investors
• Manu Sharma, Trading Solutions, Head of APAC Sales, FactSet

Panel – Trading and Best Execution in Fixed Income

Topics

• Specific issues to consider when trading fixed-income
• Challenges to measuring and analyzing execution quality and trading performance
• Examination of issues surrounding liquidity

Panelists

• Ari Burstein, Moderator, President, Capital Markets Strategies
• Bonnie Chan, Fixed Income Department, Shenzhen Stock Exchange
• Graham Cox, Global Head of UBS Bond Port Sales Trading, UBS
• Marcus Miholich, Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets EMEA & APAC, SPDR Exchange Traded Funds, State Street Global Advisors
• Sage Patel MD, Head of Pricing, Valuations and Reference Data, Asia Pacific, IHS Markit

Panel – A Look at European Trading and Market Structure Developments

Topics

• Brexit implications for institutional investors and counterparties
• Examination of key issues under MiFID
• Prospect for increased transparency of market information and a consolidated tape

Panelists

• Leonard Ng, Moderator, Partner, Sidley Austin
• Matthew Coupe, Director, Barclays
• Jonathan Finney, Global Head of Equity Development, APAC, Citadel Securities
• Stephen Hanks, Manager, Markets Policy Division, Financial Conduct Authority
• Stéphane Janin, Head of Global Regulatory Development, AXA Investment Managers
• Tilman Lueder, Head of Securities Markets Unit, European Commission