James Wallin

Senior Vice President, Fixed Income
Alliance Bernstein

James Wallin is a Senior Vice President in AllianceBernstein’s Fixed Income group. Prior to joining AllianceBernstein, Wallin was at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Evergreen Asset Management Corp. as Senior Counsel and Yamaichi Capital Management Inc., where he served as General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer. Prior to working at Morgan Stanley, Wallin also worked in the legal department of The Dreyfus Corporation and with the law firm of Cole and Dietz. He also had been with Alliance Capital previously, from 1982 to 1986. He is a member of the New York Bar and a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales.

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Day 1- Wednesday 9th November 2016

Thursday, November 10th, 2016

10:45 Fixed Income Leaders Summit Live! Reaction to the outcome of the US Election- What impact could this have on international capital markets?

12:00 Oxford Style Debate: True or False- Additional collateral costs will make the OTC derivatives business model significantly less attractive & less well used by the buy side

With rules governing futures transactions being less restrictive than current swap rules, are we likely to see the futurization of swaps?
Does this regulatory arbitrage opportunity threaten the transparent trading of instruments, the free flow of pricing data, and the security of futures clearing houses?
Can policy makers mitigate potential dangers by using other measure such as strengthening oversight of futures clearinghouses and increasing their capital requirements?
Could the increased costs from these new requirements prompt a move towards exchange-traded derivatives?
Prospects of futurization- Are we seeing signs of it being a reality or still just hype?

Day 2- Thursday 10th November 2016

Saturday, December 10th, 2016

11:55 360° Perspective: The future of TCA in fixed income- How far are we from seeing more trade data depth to enable the enrichment of existing offerings?

Should there be a single methodology for fixed income TCA?
What are the key demands of fixed income TCA?
What are the implementation policies and costs to make bespoke TCA for fixed income?
How can you use TCA to find market liquidity where others will not?
How can you use your TCA to take advantage of new ways of trading?