FIX Australia Working Group – ETFs trading and operations globally and in Australia

Thursday 19th May  | 4:30pm-5:45pm (Sydney) to be followed by networking drinks

Looking to learn more about the developments of ETFs trading and operations?

The FIX Trading Community’s Australia Working Group will host an ETF Seminar on 19^th May.  Bringing together issuer, broker and market makers, we will discuss the latest developments in ETFs operation, trading and market-making globally and in Australia.  It’s a physical event with a networking drink reception, we will also provide a live streaming of the event for those who cannot join in-person.

Agenda:

• 4:30pm (GMT+10) – panel discussion and Q&A
• 5:45pm (GMT+10) – drink session generously sponsored by Cboe

What you will learn:

1. The global and domestic trends (Active ETFs, Cross-listing etc.)
2. How to get more institutional use of ETFs
3. Internal (Agency) and External (Principal) market-making
4. How does the fungibility of listed/unlisted funds affect the market and market-making?
5. How to increase the quality of on-screen liquidity
6. Australia: ETF market opening time, ETF transparency, ETF Naming Convention
7. ETFs workflows (Creation/Redemption) and Automation
8. Update of the work of FIX’s ETF working group

Speakers:

• Stephen Ead, Head of iShares ETF product and platform in Australia, BlackRock
• Morgan Potter, CEO, Nine Mile Financial
• Robert Risk, Business Development Manager, Susquehanna Pacific Pty Ltd (SPPL)

Moderator: Murrough O’Brien, Head of Institutional Sales, Cboe Australia Pty Ltd

Thanks Cboe for sponsoring the drinks and Credit Suisse for providing the venue.

Venue: Credit Suisse office (PB Room, 1 Macquarie Place, Level 31, Sydney)

Fee: Free of charge for FIX members and invited industry participants

Enquiry: barbara.law@fixtrading.org

Physical passes are limited, and priority is given to the buyside and FIX member firms.