Tuesday began with opening remarks from SFA Board Chair Patricia Schulze, followed by a plenary session focused on the macro-political environment and the political headwinds that could affect markets in 2023. The afternoon was once again allocated to a number of breakout panel sessions, with topics ranging from ABS, CLO, RMBS, and CMBS market outlooks, to panels focused on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and macro/policy discussions. A breakdown appears below, which is followed by highlights for select panel sessions.

Structured finance market professionals assembled at the Aria in Las Vegas for the annual SFVegas 2023 conference held on February 26-March 1. Against a backdrop of elevated market volatility and rising economic uncertainty, this year’s attendance soared back to pre-pandemic levels. As of Monday morning, there were 8,300 registered attendees, a 30% jump over last year’s numbers and slightly above the number logged in February 2020.

Following a number of 101 sessions on a variety of structured finance segments and topics, Monday began with opening remarks from Michael Bright (SFA CEO), followed by a discussion focused on the outlook for macroeconomic and geopolitical trends. Later in the morning, Securities and Exchange (SEC) commissioner, Mark T. Uyeda, and the former Commander of U.S. and International Forces in Afghanistan, General Stan McChrystal, each participated in fireside chats. The afternoon was allocated to a number of breakout panel sessions, with topics ranging from CLO, ABS, and RMBS market outlooks, to panels focused on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and macro/policy discussions.

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