Topic: Exchange-Traded Products
September 8, 2017
Hosted jointly by the SEC and NYU’s Salomon Center for the Study of Financial Institutions
The Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and New York University’s Salomon Center are organizing a half-day dialogue on exchange-traded investment products (ETPs). Over the past two decades, the number of U.S.-listed ETPs has increased to nearly 2,000, with assets under management in excess of $2.7 trillion. They currently represent more than 30% of trading volume on securities exchanges. This Dialogue will explore: i) how ETPs affect the efficiency and quality of financial markets; ii) the potential implications for investors who hold ETPs; and iii) where the ETP market is headed.
The Dialogue is intended to bring together practitioners, regulators, and academics to learn, engage, and discuss the state of the current ETP market and exchange ideas on issues related to investor protection and market efficiency.
The Dialogue will be held on September 8, 2017 at the SEC headquarters in Washington, DC, and will be open to the public. Webcasting will also be available. The preliminary program will include:
8:30am Coffee service
9:10am Introduction
9:15am Opening Remarks
9:30am Session 1: The Effect of ETPs on Financial Markets
Moderator: Scott Bauguess, Acting Chief Economist, U.S. SEC
Itzhak (Zahi) Ben-David, The Ohio State University
Anthony Lynch, New York University
Russ Wermers, University of Maryland
A review of ETPs from an academic perspective and a discussion of the effects of ETPs on securities markets and potential issues facing market participants as the ETP market continues to grow and evolve.
10:30am Break
10:45am Session 2: Implications for Investors
Moderator: Rick Fleming, Office of Investor Advocate, U.S. SEC
Deborah Fuhr, Managing Partner and Co-founder, ETFGI
Jeffrey Meli, Co-Head of Research, Barclays PLC
Jim Ross, Chairman Global SPDR, State Street
A discussion of the implications for retail and institutional investors of investing in a maturing ETP market, aimed at identifying the structural differences between investment products that are exchange-traded versus those that are not.
11:45am Break
12:00pm Session 3: The Future of ETPs
Moderator: Jason Zweig (WSJ)
Ananth Madhavan, Head of Global Research for ETFs and Index Investing, Blackrock
Laura Morrison, Global Head of Exchange Traded Products, BATS
Kathleen Moriarty, Partner, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
A discussion of where the ETP market is headed including views on potential new products and attendant cost-benefit tradeoffs.
1:00pm Concluding Remarks, Commissioner Kara Stein