Michael Clements

Chief Trader
Employees Retirement System of Texas

Michael has over 18 years in institutional investment experience, 13 of which were at the Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) where he is a Chief Trader. Michael is responsible for developed and emerging market executions as well as FX and derivative executions. He also tracks trading patterns and recommends ways to improve trading and asset allocation decisions.

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Preparing Your Desk for Unprecedented Regulatory Change

Wednesday, October 4th, 2017

14:10 PANEL DISCUSSION: The evolving investment and execution landscape in Emerging Markets

How has the percentage of equity trading done through DMA changed in the last year? What impact has growing passive management and changes in research payments had to attitudes to DMA?
What does DMA offer in a market where the buy side is looking for more autonomy over order routing?
How do exchanges offering DMA now fit more firmly into investment processes, both pre and post trade compared to broker offerings?

Mastering the Changing Market Structure and Search for Liquidity

Saturday, November 4th, 2017

14:40 PANEL DISCUSSION: How will ETF trading impact traditional cash equities and what are the opportunities when cost monitoring is high and liquidity is limited?

What factors have triggered an increase in ETF trading and how has the ecosystem developed?
What are the new ETF products and what do they offer that there hasn’t been before?
How has the growing affinity towards ETFs been reflected in the shift of desks towards other asset trading?
How do ETFs provide liquidity both on and off exchange?
How do ETFs compare to market makers regarding liquidity souring?