Fixed Income & FX Leaders Summit APAC 2024
November 19 - 20, 2024
Equarius Hotel, Sentosa, Singapore
Main Conference Day 2, Thursday 24th November
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Welcome Address: Yaroslava Bhandari, Lead Editor, Researcher & Producer, FI & FX APAC
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson Opening Remarks
Tariq Dennison -
Wealth Manager,
GFM Asset Management
ESG In The Spotlight
9:30 am - 10:20 am
Keynote Panel: Linking ESG to fixed income and currency markets – How can you incorporate environmental, social and governance factors into your investing strategies to achieve your ethical sustainable finance investing goals?
Joel Kim -
CEO, Asia ex Japan and Head of International Fixed Income,
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Todd Schubert -
Managing Director, Head of Fixed Income,
Research Bank of Singapore
Shamit Chokshi -
Head - Offshore Fund Investments - International Business,
ICICI Prudential AMC
Kevin Gin -
MD,
Alpha Capital
Emma Pringle -
Head of ESG,
Maple-Brown Abbott
Darren Wills -
Managing Director, APAC Head of Fixed Income iShares and Institutional Index,
BlackRock
Joel Kim
CEO, Asia ex Japan and Head of International Fixed IncomeDimensional Fund Advisors
Shamit Chokshi
Head - Offshore Fund Investments - International BusinessICICI Prudential AMC
Darren Wills
Managing Director, APAC Head of Fixed Income iShares and Institutional IndexBlackRock
Building The Desk Of The Future
10:20 am - 10:40 am
Fireside Chat: How can international investors optimise return and manage risk in the China Interbank Bond Market (CIBM) through Swap Connect - the new channel for trading and clearing China’s onshore RMB interest rate swaps?
Jacky Mak -
Managing Director, Head of Fixed Income and Currency (FIC) Product Development,
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX)
William Shek -
Managing Director, Head of FX, EM Rates & Commodities, Debt Training & Financing, Asia Pacific,
HSBC
10:40 am - 11:20 am
Morning Networking Break 1
11:30 am - 11:50 am
Fireside Chat: Future of Trading Desks - In this new global environment, what are banks doing to expand their product offerings, develop new risk models to deal with volatility and uncertainty and implement innovative technologies such as AI and Robotics?
Sam Ahmed -
Managing Director & COO Treasury & Markets,
DBS Bank
Mushtaq Kapasi -
Managing Director and Chief Representative, Asia Pacific,
International Capital Market Association (ICMA)
- · Are banks keen on crypto and carbon products and what is the level of client interest?
- How are banks leveraging off digital and data driven solutions to manage risks, streamline front to back processes and optimise support resources?
Mushtaq Kapasi
Managing Director and Chief Representative, Asia PacificInternational Capital Market Association (ICMA)
11:50 am - 12:35 pm
Keynote Panel: What does the future of the trading desk look like in a world of disrupting technology, new regulation and data & analytics? And how to build it.
Martin David -
Head of Trading APAC,
UBS Asset Management
Martin Viseux -
Head of Fixed Income Trading Asia,
HSBC Global Asset Management (Hong Kong)
Archit Soni -
Portfolio Manager,
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Ravi Sawhney -
Head of Trading Automation & Analytics,
Bloomberg
Brett Elvish -
Director,
Financial Viewpoint
Investing At Quantum Speed – Guest Speaker
12:35 pm - 1:00 pm
Guest keynote: Breakthrough speed with quantum, your ultimate advantage – How to assess the markets and price financial instruments in milliseconds, putting you light years ahead in speed and accuracy
Paolo Cuomo -
Executive Director,
Gallagher Re
1:20 pm - 2:10 pm
Networking Lunch
Strategy and Investment
Fixed Income Strategy
2:10 pm - 2:55 pm All Star Panel: Asset allocation shifts in 2023: How can you ensure your portfolio is sufficiently diversified to address inflation challenges, the ever-changing landscape and capture growth opportunities? Todd Schubert - Managing Director, Head of Fixed Income, Research Bank of Singapore Jasslyn Yeo - Senior Vice President & Portfolio Manager Multi-Asset, Fullerton Fund Management Sanjay Guglani - Chief Investment Officer, Silverdale Funds Joanne Murphy - Managing Director, Asia Pacific, CAIA Association Vivek Sharma - Head - International Clients Group, Edelweiss Financial Services Omar Slim - MD &Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income, PineBridgeInvestments, Singapore
Fixed Income Strategy
2:55 pm - 3:40 pm All Star Panel: Identifying the winners and losers in EM investing: Where will you find the most profitable havens in 2023? Omar Slim - MD &Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income, PineBridgeInvestments, Singapore Vivek Sharma - Head - International Clients Group, Edelweiss Financial Services Dhiraj Bajaj - Fund Manager & Head of Fixed Income Asia, Lombard Odier Shamit Chokshi - Head - Offshore Fund Investments - International Business, ICICI Prudential AMC Sanjay Guglani - Chief Investment Officer, Silverdale Funds
Shamit Chokshi
Head - Offshore Fund Investments - International BusinessICICI Prudential AMC
FX Strategy
2:10 pm - 2:30 pm Economist Case Study: How recovery post Covid-19, inflation and interest rates are impacting FX markets and how to adapt your investment strategy now to maximize your returns Khoon Goh - Head of Asia Research, ANZ
FX Strategy
2:30 pm - 3:20 pm All-Star Panel: Identifying the winners and losers in EM currency investing - How can you mitigate geo-political risks and which countries represent the most profitable EM currency investment havens in a post-pandemic world? Divya Devesh - Asia FX Strategist, Standard Chartered Saeed Amen - Founder, Cuemacro Sam Luft - Principal CEO, Mel Global Advisors
FX Strategy
3:20 pm - 3:40 pm Case Study: Next-gen front-office technology: Which technologies are set to transform the FX buy side dealing desk and how can you leverage them to improve workflows and improve trade performance? Martin Knudsen - Senior Product Manager, FXGO Electronic Trading Solutions, Bloomberg
ETFs
2:10 pm - 3:40 pm Synergy Workshop: Rethink fixed income with iShares ETFs Darren Wills - Managing Director, APAC Head of Fixed Income iShares and Institutional Index, BlackRock Hillary Juan - Product Strategist, iShares Fixed Income (Asia Pacific), BlackRock Wee Lynn Low - Product Strategist, iShares Fixed Income (Asia Pacific), BlackRockAmidst a challenging backdrop for fixed income markets, investors have been reducing their exposure to mutual funds and direct bond holdings. Yet bond ETFs are set for another year of strong inflows, posting over US$160 billion inflows so far. Why is this the case? Join BlackRock iShares’ fixed income team for a closer look at how investors used bond ETFs to navigate market volatility, recent innovation, and forward looking industry growth trends.
Part 1: Bonds are back, but brace for more volatility
Fixed income is finally looking the most attractive in the last 40 years where the wait for yield opportunities is now over. Yet, global central banks remain hawkish in an attempt to battle surprisingly and stubbornly high inflation. Find out more from BlackRock iShares on how to navigate this new paradigm in fixed income markets and benefit from bonds today.
Time: 10 minutes
Part 2: Bond ETFs – Built for These Times
It has been an exceptionally challenging year for financial markets overall with core fixed income assets coming under pressure and bond funds seeing more than US$300 billion outflows this year, yet bond ETFs bucked the trend and are set for another year of strong inflows, posting over US$160 billion inflows so far. Find out why investors can de-risk and re-risk effectively with bond ETFs.
Time: 20 minutes
Part 3: Case studies to building effective fixed income portfolios
Fixed income portfolio construction is evolving quickly alongside the growth in bond ETFs, as investors seek more precise sources of returns. Investors need fixed income exposures that remain liquid even during times of elevated volatility and challenged liquidity. Learn more about how investors in Asia can stay nimble and build better portfolio outcomes using bond ETFs.
Time: 30 minutes
Sponsored by: iShares by BlackRock
Darren Wills
Managing Director, APAC Head of Fixed Income iShares and Institutional IndexBlackRock
3:40 pm - 4:10 pm
Afternoon Networking Break
4:10 pm - 4:40 pm
All Star Panel: Crypto for institutions - How are tokenization of assets, de-centralized finance and blockchain disrupting the Fixed Income and FX ecosystems? And how are institutional market participants capitalising on these trends?
Eric Neo Say Wei -
Board Director,
RF International Holdings
Cici Lu -
Managing Partner (Asia),
Apollo Capital
Tim Johnston -
Managing Director & Co-Founder,
Apollo Capital
Tariq Dennison -
Wealth Manager,
GFM Asset Management
4:40 pm - 5:20 pm
Oxford Style Debate: Crypto assets should be an extension of the FX desk: True or False
Cici Lu -
Managing Partner (Asia),
Apollo Capital
Tariq Dennison -
Wealth Manager,
GFM Asset Management
Secure your front row seat as the room turns into a debate forum. Choose your position in the opening audience vote and then engage with industry experts as they present their motions, question the opposition, defend their point of view and conclude with their closing statements. Ultimately, the power is in your hands as you decide who delivered a knockout argument and
claims debate victory; will your opinion change by the closing vote?
Moderator: Tariq Dennison, Wealth Manager, GFM Asset Management
Speaker for the motion:
Weeli Goh, Head of FX Trading, APAC, Wells Fargo
Speaker against the motion:
Cici Lu, Senior Portfolio Manager, Pilgrim Partners Asia