Brett Chappell

Head of Fixed Income Trading
Nordea Investment Management

Brett has direct responsibility for five traders domiciled in Copenhagen. In Brett’s team, they are responsible for trading credit bonds, rates, CDS’s, IRD’s, repos, deposits and they manage money market portfolios, where they service several of Nordea’s portfolio managers scattered across the Nordic region. The overall goal of Brett’s team is to bring (and document) the best returns to their clients who have entrusted Nordea IM with their funds. Brett’s experience includes over two decades of European managerial sell-side experience - primarily in the interest rate derivative and bond space. Recently, Brett has been heavily involved with committees bringing various market participants together (Project Neptune, ICMA’s response on MiFID II to ESMA, and numerous pre-trade and trading platforms.)

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Summit Day 1

Friday, February 6th, 2015

11:30 Fireside Chat: Clarifying MiFID II - What does the impending EU reform mean for US entities?

While the implementation date for MiFID II is debated by EU policymakers, one thing that is guaranteed will be the major implications that MiFID II is going to have across global fixed income markets. For anyone trading across global markets, this session is a ‘must-not-miss’ where you will learn:

What is the current status of MiFID II in Europe and how will the timelines impact US firms?
EU vs. US transparency requirements and differentiation - How do you manage accounts that fall under EU regulations?
How will MiFID II impact a US entity’s ability to access EU liquidity and how can this be overcome?
What impacts will MiFID II have on the European market structure and what will this mean for the US landscape?
Are MiFID II rules leading to increased fragmentation between the US and EU markets?

16:40 All Star Panel: Addressing the liquidity challenge head on - How can you improve your access to liquidity pools in an increasingly fragmented market?

Fixed income trading is being re-shaped, partly by regulation, and partly by innovation. On the sell side, regulation has led to a 70% drop in bond inventories, yet the stock of fixed income assets outstanding has doubled on the back of years of low interest rates. All in all, this has led to major liquidity shortages as fixed income traders have had to become accustomed to an era of trading in an environment dearth of liquidity. This panel, led by leading fixed income experts, will shed light on:

Evolution - How has liquidity evolved across the full trading spectrum over the last 12 months with new regulation, increased eTrading and new platforms?
Partnerships - How can you leverage new relationships to improve your access to new liquidity pools in liquidity constrained markets?
Innovation - How can technology be used to bring a fragmented liquidity market back together and build a more efficient eco-system?
Verify - What measurements can you undertake to establish if you have actually improved your access to liquidity?