There are many global cross-currents now buffeting the Canadian economic outlook. These include the U.S. Federal Reserve ending its aggressive stimulus, renewed concerns about Europe's soft growth outlook, Japan's reform measures, a cooling economy in China, as well as geopolitical turmoil on many fronts. Canada also faces many challenges, including the lofty housing market, still high household debt, and a struggling manufacturing sector. Douglas Porter will address how all of these impact the economic outlook for Canada, and what it means for interest rates and the loonie.

Is Canada immune to a housing bubble? From high home prices to low mortgage rates, find out what our expert panellists have to say about the Canadian housing market.

The futurization of interest rate SWAPs.

A presentation on how shifting investor behaviour, product availability, and regulation, are influencing the growth of the Canadian derivatives market.

This panel will discuss current and future trends in the Canadian equity derivatives market, examining how buy side investors are increasingly using derivatives as part of their strategies to manage risk and exposure. Topics to be explored include the impact of regulation on investors, the benefits and challenges they face when trading listed products and how their strategies will evolve.

The evolution of policy in the regulatory space.

Risk management has moved to the top of the agenda at many financial institutions. In order to meet both regulatory and internal demands, organizations need accurate data as well as tools to analyze their risk and exposure throughout the trade life cycle and their impacts across the organization. This panel will take an in-depth look at software solutions used for back office systems, risk systems and real time analytics.

There have been a lot of changes taking place in derivatives markets as a result of the 2008 credit crisis. Over-the-counter and exchange-traded derivatives markets are converging while liquidity is becoming as important as capital to market participants in their decision making. Derivative products are now subject to a great deal of regulation throughout the world and central counterparty clearing plays an important part in the process. Mr. Goucher will attempt to paint a clear picture of the recent developments in derivatives clearing in Canada and highlight the many impacts that these will have on market participants.

A review of the rule landscape pertaining to algorithmic traders and a look at what they will need from the exchange over the coming years.

This panel of leading investors and managers examines some current industry trends and innovations.