14 November 2024

Josephine Gallagher, Presenter, Trader TV

Mezhgan Qabool, Head of Business Development and Sales, APAC and Middle East, Eurex

Olivier d'Assier, Head of Investment Decision Research APAC, SimCorp

Our esteemed panelists will discuss political and macro-economic developments within the EU and beyond and the implications for the financial markets​​, with a particular focus on Asian investors.

• What is the assessment of European policy response to rising inflation, the risks and opportunities?​

• How will the geopolitical situation affect derivatives trading and volatilities in global and European markets?​

• How are diversification, alpha generation and risk management evolving in a changing macro environment, in Europe and across APAC?
  

Moderator: Josephine Gallagher, Presenter, Trader TV

Speakers:​

• Jens Quiram, Global Head of FIC Derivatives & Repo Sales, Eurex

• Arun Singhal, Chief Investment Officer, Indicus Capital

Speaker:
Zhi Rui (Ray) Ang, Chief Executive Officer, EEX Asia

This panel explores some of the recent investment trends, opportunities arising from Asian, European and global benchmarks. At the same time as investors in Asia are looking to Europe, the appeal of broad-based indexes is on the rise - and the shifting focus to the Magnificent 7 and the European Granolas.​

• ​Derivatives on semiconductors and more - what are the new products available for Asian investors?​

• How to manage risk in an environment of increased geopolitical, interest rate and currency volatility?​

• Bringing QIS back into focus: The Power of Derivatives​

• Are we seeing a shift of traditional benchmarks to new benchmarks? Is there a comeback for sustainability in that context? ​
  

Moderator: Kris Hopkins, Head of Buyside, Equity & Index Sales Asia, Eurex

Speakers:​

• Mike Duncan, Former Senior Vice President, Investment Office, Singlife

• Phillip Yeo, International Head of Product Development and Management, Nikko Asset Management Asia Limited

• Nicholas Lent, Managing Director and Head of APAC Equity Derivatives, Société Générale

Futurization has brought new products and instruments into the realm of listed derivatives. What opportunities remain and how are they being developed? This panel will discuss and analyze the shift from OTC to capital efficient cleared markets.​​

• Futurization and how the buyside benefits from capital and margin efficiencies ​

• Dynamics of STIRs - how are the competitive dynamics, and the choice between €STR, EURIBOR and OTC alternatives, such as €STR OIS playing out?

• How has futurization transformed equity index derivatives markets?​

• The best of both worlds? Listed alternatives to total return swaps.
  

Moderator: Josephine Gallagher, Presenter, Trader TV

Speakers:​

• Stefan Ullrich, SVP, FIC Sales APAC, Eurex

• Patrick Leung, Head of APAC Fixed Income and FX Trading, BlackRock Global Markets

• Prashant D Joshi, APAC Global Markets, Head of Regulatory Affairs, BNP Paribas

• Rui Fukuda, Head of APAC F&O Execution Sales, J.P. Morgan

• Hugh Kerridge, Business Development Manager, Flow Traders

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