LIBOR Transition in 2020: Discussion with Numerix & Greenwich Associates
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As we kick off a new year, it’s of course commonplace to hear the phrase “new year, new me” followed by a series of resolutions. However, in the case of the LIBOR transition, while it may be a new year, much of the industry is still facing the same uncertainty.
As the industry moves closer to LIBOR’s planned 2021 transition, in this video roundtable discussion Ping Sun, SVP of the LIBOR Transition for Numerix and Kevin McPartland, MD for Greenwich Associates discuss their top LIBOR transition concerns going into 2020.
Register to hear this dynamic panel discuss the most important LIBOR transition angles from the trading to operations and technology.
You can also listen to our webinar to hear more about the findings of the research presented in the round table.
Featured Speakers
Kevin McPartland
Kevin McPartland has over 20 years of capital markets industry experience with deep expertise in market structure, regulation and technology impacting the fixed-income, FX and equity markets. Prior to joining Coalition Greenwich, Kevin was with BlackRock, where he was a Director in the Electronic Trading and Market Structure group. Prior to Blackrock, he was a Principal at TABB Group, where he founded and led the firm's fixed-income research practice. Kevin also spent time at J.P.Morgan, UBS and Deutsche Bank in varying capacities. Kevin has presented at a wide range of industry conferences, is quoted regularly in the financial media and has provided live and taped commentary on various TV and radio outlets. In addition, he provided testimony discussing the Dodd-Frank Act in 2011 to the U.S. Senate’s Banking Committee and three times to the U.S. Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), mostly recently in 2015.
Ping Sun, PhD
Dr. Sun, PhD is Senior Vice President, Financial Engineering at Numerix. He is also product manager of the Numerix CrossAsset analytics platform. During his career at Numerix, Dr. Sun’s work has appeared in number of publications and academic journals, and he has been showcased as a lecturer at a range of academic events and industry conferences. Dr. Sun served as a consultant to Lehman Brothers as a FX / EQ Desk Quant, and his extensive experience includes working to develop the Numerix cross-currency Economic Scenario Generator. He earned a Doctorate Degree in Physics from City College of New York, and a Master’s Degree and Undergraduate Degree in Physics from Fudan University in Shanghai, China.
As Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President of Global Marketing & Corporate Communications, James leads the company’s global marketing and corporate communications efforts, spanning a diverse set of solutions and audiences. He oversees integrated marketing communications to clients in the largest global financial markets and to the Numerix partner network through the company's branding, electronic marketing, research, events, public relations, advertising and relationship marketing.
Since joining Numerix in 2008, James has launched the organization’s award-winning thought leadership program, bringing to light challenges and insights from Numerix market experts. He also hosts the Numerix Video Blog, tackling the challenges pressing the derivatives markets—from regulatory issues to trading strategies.
Prior to joining Numerix, James served as Managing Director of Global Marketing and Communications for Fitch Ratings. During his tenure at Fitch, he built the firm’s public relations program, oversaw investor relations and led marketing and communications plans for several acquisitions. Prior to Fitch, James was a member of the communications team at Moody's Investors Service.
