2017 ETFs Trading And Market Structure Conference Organised By Kreab And ETFGI On June 7, 2017 In New York City

The 2017 ETFs Trading and Market Structure Conference organised by Ari Burstein, Kreab and Deborah Fuhr, ETFGI will be held on June 7, 2017 in New York City. The conference will focus on regulatory and technological developments in the markets impacting the trading of ETFs.

Keynote speakers include: Adena T. Friedman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nasdaq; a “fireside chat” with Chris Concannon, President and Chief Operating Officer, CBOE Holdings and Jim Ross, Executive Vice President, State Street Global Advisors (SSGA); and Tom Farley, President, NYSE Group.  Panelists include senior representatives from all of the exchanges, major broker-dealers and market makers, ETF issuers, law firms, as well as staff from the US Securities and Exchange Commission and FINRA.  

Panel discussions will cover the following topics:

• Impact of Regulatory Developments on ETFs
• Exchange Roundtable - Competition for ETF listings 
• Creating Better Trading Systems and Trading Tools for ETFs
• Understanding ETF Liquidity and the Active/Passive Debate 
• New ETF Product Approvals and Bringing New ETFs to Market 

This event is designed for institutional investors who are increasingly using or considering using ETFs, as well as other market participants involved in ETFs.  ETFGI’s analysis has found that the use of ETFs and ETPs by institutional investors continues to grow.  There are over 4,100 institutional investors in 57 countries and over 7,200 mutual funds in 52 countries reported owning at least one ETF or ETP listed around the world (source ETFGI and ThomsonReuters/Lipper). Reported institutional holdings accounted for 58% of the assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed in the United States.

In Q1 2017 ETFs/ETPs listed globally gathered record inflows of US$197 billion and assets reached a new high of US$3.913 trillion according to ETFGI’s Q1 ETF/ETP Global Insights report. There were 6,771 ETFs/ETPs, with 12,750 listings, from 306 providers listed on 67 exchanges in 55 countries. In the United States there were 2,000 ETFs/ETPs with a record level of US$2.798 trillion in assets, from 110 providers listed on 3 exchanges.

Early bird discount registration is available through May 7th. A limited number of complimentary passes to heads of desks/others associated with the trading desk at buy side firms are available.