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Howard Tai

Senior Analyst
Aite Group

Howard Tai is a senior analyst with Aite Group, focusing on derivatives products, multi-asset class investment, and risk management strategies, as well as the role of electronic trading in currency, equity derivatives, convertible securities, and equities. Mr. Tai brings to Aite Group more than 25 years of investment experience across multiple asset classes and derivatives products. Before joining Aite Group, he spent more than 15 years with American Century Investments (ACI), most recently as vice president, currency and equity derivatives specialist. In this role, he was responsible for policy, strategy, risk management, and trading of foreign exchange, equity derivatives, and convertible securities. During his tenure at ACI, he traded currencies, equity futures, listed equity options, OTC structured products, convertible securities, and Asian, European, Latin American, and U.S. equities. He also served as a member of the Asia-Pacific Steering Committee for FIX Protocol Ltd. Prior to joining American Century Investments, Mr. Tai worked for Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase.

Mr. Tai has been quoted extensively in the financial press and in trade publications such as Global Pensions, Institutional Investor, Euromoney, FX Week, Advanced Trading, and Wall Street & Technology. He has presented at leading industry events globally, including serving as the keynote speaker at the inaugural FX Invest Conference in 2007.

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Keeping Abreast Of An Evolving FX Landscape

Wednesday, February 1st, 2017

16:50 Vegas Style Debate: The aftermath of WMR- What alternative methods can you use to reach a more reliable benchmark?

The market shocks from the FX fixing scandal towards the end of 2016 will be felt across the industry for years to come. At the centre of all this is the WM FIX, the most common benchmark used across the industry. This panel will provide insights on how they have been affected by the fixing allegations, and shed light on alternative benchmarking strategies to achieve transparent and reliable trading. Attend this panel to find out:

Benchmark fragmentation- How can the industry standardize benchmarks to provide more consistent results and clarity on best execution?
Widening the FIX- was this a good move or a bad move from the regulators?
Aftermath of the WMR- How has the industry adapted the structure of their trading desks to adapt to the WM FIX changes?
New benchmarking strategies- What alternatives are available for the buy side away from the WM FIX?
Creating a benchmark suite- How can you compare different benchmarks and prove which is the most reliable for your FX trading?

Empowering The Buy Side To Embrace Innovation

Wednesday, March 1st, 2017

14:40 Crystal Ball Session: FX markets in 2025- What does the future hold in the next decade- assessing the potential implications on your people, process and technology requirements

As seen throughout the themes of this conference, the FX industry is in the midst of going through radical change, from both a regulatory and technological aspect, but when the dust settles how will the market operate? This forward looking panel will look into their crystal ball and discuss how they expect the FX market to develop over the next 10 years, along with input from the audience. Attend this final interactive session where our panellists will discuss:

As markets become more electronic, what does this mean for FX trading and the future of FX trading and portfolio management skills?
What role will the sell side, platforms, and technology providers play in 2025??
Will there be a consolidation of market makers in the future -and where will the banks be sourcing liquidity?
Which types of technological innovation do we expect to transform the FX market in the next 10 years?