Radi Khasawneh

Senior Fixed Income Analyst
TABB Group

With extensive experience reporting on structured credit, derivatives and fixed income markets in the US and Europe, Radi is now responsible for producing European Fixed Income research at TABB Group, based in London and working alongside the US team to produce research based on interviews with senior figures on the sell-side, buy-side and regulators defining market change. As well as the responsibilities and reports cited above, Radi has six years of experience reporting on financial markets at Euromoney, Risk Magazine, Dow Jones and Bloomberg. His main area of focus has always been the OTC derivatives market and fixed income, and for the last two years has encompassed the effect of regulatory change on the functioning of this market, and defining the likely future shape of that market.

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Empowering The Buy Side

Friday, February 6th, 2015

11:15 360° Perspective: The Changing Buy and Sell Side dynamic- What services should you now be expecting?

Basel III reform has made it harder for banks to provide liquidity in fixed income markets, leaving you the buy side holding much more liquidity on your books, resulting in your expectations from the sell side shifting. Each of these panellists have extensive experience working with the sell side throughout their career and will be providing their advice on:

- Other than liquidity, what are the key criteria you should consider when selecting your broker?
- Performance vs. relationship- Are now the driver over the human touch when choosing your broker?
- Outlining the increased importance of research to help combat the liquidity drought
- How will your relationships evolve with brokers as the market moves further towards an electronic model?

14:00 Drill Down Roundtables: Incorporating new technologies for compliance, liquidity and best execution

Join these informal, subject specific roundtables to drill down on the details you need on new e-trading and fixed income technologies. Each roundtable host has been selected based on their specialist area of expertise to offer you the focus you need. One roundtable is limited to 10 people for maximum interaction.

RT1- Transaction Cost Analysis: How to efficiently use TCA in Fixed Income? Hosted by Michael Sanderson, Partner, MOS Solutions

RT2- Inter-dealer brokers: How does the buy side get direct access to inter-dealer broker platforms?

RT3- OMS/EMS: How to improve your OMS/EMS system to keep pace with new market regulations, compliance and structure?

RT4- TRACE Reporting: What resources should you allocate to reduce time and get TRACE reporting right? Hosted by Radi Khasawneh, Senior Fixed Income Analyst, TABB Group

Capitalising On Future Trends

Friday, March 6th, 2015

11:45 360° Perspective: Transatlantic trading- Key comparisons between Europe and the US to achieve Cross Border Compliance

With the lack of cohesion amongst regulatory bodies across jurisdictions, the fixed income industry is presented with major challenges to achieve global compliance. This high level panel combines US and European experts on regulations to ensure you can prepare your desk for cross border compliance. Attend this session to find out

- Dodd Frank, EMIR and MiFID II- Detailing key comparison points which implicate your trading activities
- How are the equivalent negotiations going with Europe- Are they moving forward on cross border regulation and no action relief?
- European vs. US- Outlining the treatment of futures and swaps in each region
- How are the current differences between the two negotiations affecting fixed income trading across the two regions?