Recently, the Futures Industry Association (FIA) and the SIFMA Asset Management Group (AMG) hosted their annual Asset Management Derivatives Forum. With three days of presentations and events and over 300 participants from both the buy side and the sell side, we gained insights into top-of-mind topics for market participants.

Inside this note, we recap just some of what was seen and heard, including:

• The Industry Outlook – top 10 industry themes; a look at the new normal for the office
• The Regulatory View – Crypto; enforcement vs. guidance; security-based swaps/CDS rule
• The ESG Perspective – strategic planning/framework for ESG; market touch point on carbon futures
• More on Market Themes – LIBOR transition; clearing house topics; market touch point on crypto futures

 

Author

SIFMA Insights
Katie Kolchin, CFA

With special thanks to FIA’s Will Ackworth, Senior Vice President of Publications, Data & Research, for his insights and contributions to this report.