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Kevin McPartland

Head of the Greenwich Associates Market Structure and Technology practice
Greenwich Associates

Kevin McPartland is the head of the Greenwich Associates Market Structure and Technology practice. He has 15 years of capital markets industry experience with deep regulatory and technology expertise in fixed income, FX, and equity markets. Kevin has presented at a wide range of industry conferences and is quoted regularly in the financial media including The Economist, Wall Street Journal, NY Times, Financial Times, and numerous other industry publications. He has also provided live and taped commentary for CNBC, National Public Radio, Bloomberg TV and Reuters TV.

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Day 1

Wednesday, February 1st, 2017

11:40 Fireside Chat: SEFs one year in- How have they impacted the market?

Since the introduction of SEFs in the US market in October 2013, the market has had the opportunity to adjust to a mandated e-trading model; however there have been some unintended consequences. Kevin has recently undertaken research into the effects of SEFs in the FX market and will be joined by George Harrington from Bloomberg who run one of the leading SEFs in the market. Attend this panel to find out:

Have SEFs improved the FX Landscape?
What impact has the implementation of SEFs had on the buy side?
How are buy side firms developing their relationships with SEFs and CCPs to allocate their flow?
What different FX products are the regulators going to be bringing online?
How are SEFs establishing a footprint in the market one year in?

16:40 Oxford Style Debate: WM FIX scandal- Should the industry as a whole alter the way they execute FX?

One of the most highly demanded topics uncovered during the research for TradeTech FX USA was based around the WM FIX controversies. After the recent scandals there is a lot of talk about the WM FIX and the 4pm close, as well as issues around chat rooms and swaps. The key question for the industry is can they start to embrace new ways to execute on the FIX, and should the industry move away from the WM as a whole. This high level panel is a must attend where you will find out:

Are there major issues using the WM as a single source on a regular basis or are we now beyond the recent scandals?
Should the WM FIX be used as a benchmarking tool for currency execution, or should the industry start look at alternative benchmarking strategies?
Should there be a new way for the benchmark providers to provide prices or is the WM FIX a reliable benchmarking source?
Should the industry as a whole be changing the way to execute foreign exchange or is the current model the best execution strategy?

Day 2

Wednesday, March 1st, 2017

09:50 Cross Asset Panel: Equities vs. FX- What lessons can you learn from the equities evolution and transfer to your FX trading desk?

The FX industry is presently going through changes not too dissimilar from the equities asset class 5-10 years ago. Therefore there are some correlations between the two classes and transferable lessons to be learnt. This senior level panel brings together three experts who also have a strong background in equities who will share their tips on synergies to lookout for. Attend this panel to find out:

Recognising the key differences between equities and FX- what can we learn from the equities evolution?
Has the new regulatory landscape created the environment for a far reaching transformation towards an equities-like market structure for FX?
Is an equities-like environment in which most trades are done on an agency basis and executed via exchange now within the realm of possibility?
Technological innovation- what tools and lessons can you take to prosper in the new market?