MiFID II on the minds of fixed income leaders

I am getting excited about participating and speaking at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit in Barcelona, Spain this week. The timing could not be better; the fixed income world is grappling with the challenges of an evolving market structure, innovation and technology, all within the context of a recently delivered regulatory MiFID II/MiFIR proposal. I am looking forward to hashing out the most pressing challenges facing the market, with the best and brightest leaders from all corners of the fixed income world. In advance of the conference, the European Fixed Income Industry Benchmarking Survey 2015, surveyed 50 senior buy side leaders to get a sense of their focus. The primary challenges identified, include: the evolving center of gravity in the relationship between the buy side and sell side; digesting and understanding the regulatory framework and MiFID II guidelines: and, engaging with the changing landscape of sourcing data and electronic trading. Celent is very focused on the evolution of the fixed income business within the context of evolving market models, data aggregation/analysis and regulation. We continue to discuss these topics in our ongoing research. I am especially eager to participate in discussions around requirements for quoting and new reporting requirements that will impact the buy side. I will also be discussing the evolution of trading tools and electronic trading-looking at the landscape of trading platforms, new analytical tools for accessing liquidity access, and creating a holistic approach with engaging with the market across products. I look forward to catching up on all these topics. Please come by and see my session on market structure and electronic trading tools at 11:45 on Thursday in lovely Barcelona.