Event agenda
Wednesday, 4 September 2024
09:00 - 09:40
(Block Track) The current practice, and promise, of DLT in ISSUANCE
- Technology
- Digital/digitalised assets
- The Block Track
5 speakers
Is faster better? Understanding T+1
- Custody
- Settlement
- Clearing
- The human element
- Regulation
Now that the US is on T+1, and the UK is preparing for it, Europe has to decide what to do. What are the important considerations? Why is enthusiasm so muted? What is the route ahead?
1 speaker
Hosted by
Post-trade regulation – the COMPLETE overview (Wednesday edition)
- Regulation
DORA, CSDR, EMIR, SRD II, WHT FASTER, CSRD, SFDR, MiFID … Us post-trade folks love our reg acronyms so let’s go into what they mean for you. J.P. Morgan’s Alex Dockx (Wed) and Citi’s Marcello Topa (Thu), will each present their own takes, so join both!
1 speaker
Hosted by
Meeting block
09:00 - 17:00
- The meeting balcony (floor 5, overlooking Main expo hall)
Meeting duration:30 minute time slots
10:00 - 10:40
(Block Track) The current practice, and promise, of DLT in ASSET SERVICING
- Custody
- Technology
- Digital/digitalised assets
- The Block Track
5 speakers
Enter the fintechs. An overview of what they offer in post trade and who backs them
- Technology
- Digital/digitalised assets
1 speaker
Fireside chat: Securities class actions in focus
In this session, learn about the evolution of securities litigation, hear analysis of regional cases, and understand the challenges facing institutional investors looking to maximise recovery opportunities.
2 speakers
Hosted by
What’s up next in the European Commission’s campaign for settlement discipline
- Settlement
- Regulation
Two proposals within the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) refit has garnered much controversy: progressive penalties and mandatory buy-ins (MBIs). Get an overview of the progress of the CSDR and the MBI debate, straight from the source.
1 speaker
10:00 - 11:00
Official opening: The forces shaping operations through 2025 and beyond
- Custody
- Settlement
- Clearing
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
- The human element
- Regulation
- Sourcing and procurement
- Digital/digitalised assets
Let’s grasp the full picture. Join this senior panel to take the top view on the changes rolling in – and how financial institutions should leverage them to their advantage.
4 speakers
11:00 - 11:40
Bringing the issuer perspective
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
- Regulation
2 speakers
Modernizing core systems – heart surgery with low success rate or is there a reliable path?
- Technology
- The human element
- Sourcing and procurement
3 speakers
Hosted by
The TARGET Services – what’s up and what’s next
- Settlement
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
- Regulation
1 speaker
11:05 - 11:45
The future of securities services (with ISSA)
- Custody
- Settlement
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
- Regulation
- Sourcing and procurement
- Digital/digitalised assets
ISSA has closely investigated the ten drivers that are forming your securities services of tomorrow. Its experts are set to share the outcome with you in Stockholm this Wednesday morning.
3 speakers
12:00 - 12:40
A long-term view on emerging markets assets
- Custody
- Settlement
- Collateral and liquidity
- Sourcing and procurement
1 speaker
Hear it from the players: the EQUITIES clearing market panel
- Clearing
Seeking what’s on in the equities clearing market of the Nordic countries – and Europe? These senior representatives from SIX, LSEG and Cboe Clear should leave you with a clear impression of the competitive game out there.
4 speakers
Optimising your operating model for resiliency and scalability
- Custody
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
Technology has the potential to transform our operations. Yet, it can also be the gateway through which vulnerable systems are exposed to cyber risks. In this session, experts from BNY Mellon share how to harness technology while avoiding its pitfalls.
2 speakers
Hosted by
Private Markets to Retail
- Custody
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
- Sourcing and procurement
1 speaker
12:00 - 13:00
Unifying the EU’s market for financial market infrastructures – the when, who, and how
- Settlement
- Clearing
- Regulation
The EU is envisioning its Capital Markets Union but so far, financial markets infrastructures have largely remained domestic businesses organised per member state, under scarce competition. What changes are we up for?
6 speakers
13:00 - 13:40
Intraday liquidity management, part 1: The sell-side themes
- Collateral and liquidity
The key to achieving intraday, real-time liquidity might lie in new tools, such as DLT-based payment solutions and intraday repo marketplaces that make instant PvP settlement – even with currency exchange – possible.
5 speakers
On the network manager’s agenda for 2025 – Wednesday edition
- Custody
- Regulation
5 speakers
Sweden’s approach to T2S
- Settlement
- Regulation
Race, pace or laze? The June decision by Riksbanken, on whether to start applying the pan-European settlement platform T2S, will guide the development but how will stakeholders across infrastructures and markets navigate the coming years?
5 speakers
The operational gains from AI, data, and cloud use cases in a private assets post-trade ecosystem
- Technology
AI, data, and cloud technology offer many possibilities in post-trade operations. But what are some of the appropriate use cases and best practices that should be considered for realising their full potential in the private asset sector?
3 speakers
Hosted by
14:00 - 14:40
Get in the driver’s seat: Orchestrate in-house and external tax relief services
- Custody
- Technology
- Regulation
- Sourcing and procurement
1 speaker
Redefining Post Trade Operations, in an era of digital change
- Custody
- Settlement
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
1 speaker
Technology development at the CSDs, and what’s in it for participants
- Settlement
- Technology
5 speakers
The fintechs, the global custodians, and their cooperation-competition balance
- Custody
- Technology
- Sourcing and procurement
- Digital/digitalised assets
4 speakers
14:00 - 15:00
The CCP market game – at strategic level
- Clearing
- Collateral and liquidity
- Regulation
- Sourcing and procurement
What are the strategies that can be deployed to answer some of the biggest questions facing Europe's clearing landscape today? Get into the minds of some of the industry's most senior leaders for strategic perspectives to excel at the CCP market game.
7 speakers
15:00 - 15:40
All-in-one or pick-and-mix? Nailing the future-proof IT architecture at the asset manager
- Technology
- The human element
- Sourcing and procurement
3 speakers
Our industry’s state of new-technology implementations, as 2025 approaches
- Technology
- The human element
- Sourcing and procurement
6 speakers
Suitability: From regulatory challenges to the latest trends
- Regulation
- Digital/digitalised assets
1 speaker
Hosted by
The prospects of T+1 for the UK and EU
- Custody
- Settlement
- Clearing
- Regulation
Could the UK go first into T+1 or would the market prefer coordination with the EU? And indeed, when will we be ready for it at all? Three months into the American T+1 outcome, let’s meet up to take the temperature on Europe’s attitudes and circumstances.
4 speakers
16:00 - 16:40
How America’s T+1 has turned out for Europe’s firms – and what’s still to fix
- Custody
- Settlement
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
- The human element
With $3bn freed up at the NSCC, America’s move looks successful. But how have our European firms done, and how should we operate going forward? Meet these absolute top seniors representing banks and custodians as well as CSDs.
5 speakers
On the industry movers’ minds – a conversation with ISSA Board members
- Custody
- Technology
ISSA’s illustrous Board ensures that the association focuses on the big topics of the day, with a balance of custodians, CSDs/ICSDs and technology firms that enables it to shape the industry’s future. Come and meet them!
5 speakers
Products and partnerships – the Nordic differentiators
- Custody
- Settlement
- Clearing
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
2 speakers
16:00 - 17:00
Hear it from the players: the DERIVATIVES clearing market panel
- Clearing
- Collateral and liquidity
Seeking what’s on in Europe’s derivatives clearing market? These representatives of the six top clearinghouses have it covered.
7 speakers
16:45 - 18:45
Everybody, let’s mingle! (Wednesday edition)
Come and digest the first conference day with a drink!
Thursday, 5 September 2024
09:00 - 09:40
All safe? The latest and what’s next in CCP recovery and resolution
- Clearing
- Collateral and liquidity
- Regulation
6 speakers
How markets should adopt ISO 20022 in securities services
- Custody
- Settlement
- Technology
Implemented, but not fully adopted across the industry – that's the current state of ISO 20022. This panel examines the common barriers to the implementation of the new standard, how adoption can be encouraged, and best practices for migration.
4 speakers
Post-trade regulation – the COMPLETE overview (Thursday edition)
- Regulation
1 speaker
Time for change in the European capital market infrastructure
- Settlement
- Regulation
A growing choir sees the national fragmentation of the EU’s trade settlement and regulatory supervision as an impediment to developing the continent’s financial market. So, how should stakeholders act?
1 speaker
Hosted by
Meeting block
09:00 - 17:00
- The meeting balcony (floor 5, overlooking Main expo hall)
Meeting duration:30 minute time slots
10:00 - 10:40
Driving Asset Servicing Automation: The Path to Transformation
2 speakers
Hosted by
Financial crime compliance (with ISSA)
- Custody
- Technology
- The human element
- Regulation
The increased importance and complexity of financial crime controls in the securities industry will be in focus as some of the world’s most central (and engaged) experts take the stage in Stockholm.
3 speakers
New possibilities in collateral management
- Clearing
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
4 speakers
The tools out there to nail the settlements
- Custody
- Settlement
- Technology
- Sourcing and procurement
3 speakers
11:00 - 11:40
(Block Track) Health check on the PAYMENT leg: Ready to carry or still aching?
- Settlement
- Technology
- Digital/digitalised assets
- The Block Track
5 speakers
Apples with pears. The challenge and promise of consolidating public and private market data in one operating model
- Custody
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
2 speakers
Hosted by
Clearing 15 years on from Pittsburgh: Where next?
- Clearing
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
- Regulation
Join this high-level session for the ultimate global temperature check on clearing in 2024.
5 speakers
Securities services risks (with ISSA)
- Custody
- Settlement
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
- The human element
- Sourcing and procurement
Securities services is risky business, with age-old challenges such as credit, liquidity, and compliance risks now joined by a new threat – cyber security risk. This session explores best practices for managing emerging risks in the sector.
2 speakers
12:00 - 12:40
(Block Track) The current practice, and promise, of DLT in TRADING
- Technology
- Digital/digitalised assets
- The Block Track
5 speakers
Emerging asset classes at the clearinghouses – and what clients’ needs are driving the demand
- Clearing
- Collateral and liquidity
- Sourcing and procurement
2 speakers
In-house versus outsourcing – Striking the perfect balance for the operating model
- Sourcing and procurement
3 speakers
T+1 and the Nordics
- Custody
- Settlement
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
5 speakers
13:00 - 13:40
Alternative approach to a multi-asset future in the Nordic markets
- Custody
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
- Sourcing and procurement
2 speakers
Hosted by
Digital assets – the path to a regulated playing field
- Regulation
Institutional investors are among those who stay on the sideline until there is stable-enough regulation. So what will it look like, and how do we get there?
2 speakers
ESG derivatives – a look at their use and regulation
- Clearing
- Collateral and liquidity
2 speakers
Hosted by
On the network manager’s agenda for 2025 – Thursday edition
- Custody
- Regulation
3 speakers
What’s up in the Nordic CSD scene
- Settlement
Harmonisation; T2S; DLT for wCeBM – the list of pertinent topics in the Nordic CSD scene today is long. In this panel, the people at helm in four Nordic territories discuss their perspectives on the sector’s development in a time of major transformation.
5 speakers
14:00 - 14:40
Faster settlement creates currency conundrum
- Settlement
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
The international nature of US securities trading means market participants cannot afford to ignore the currency exchange implications of faster settlement. Finding the most appropriate solution is far from straightforward. Meet all these stakeholders.
5 speakers
Intraday liquidity management, part 2: The investor-side and corporate view
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
- Sourcing and procurement
From the UK gilt crisis of 2022 to the impact of the US’ move to T+1 on European markets, liquidity has been a topic on everyone’s mind in recent years. How can the buy-side be better equipped for liquidity risks? The investors and corporates weigh in.
4 speakers
Operational resilience (with ISSA)
- Custody
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
- The human element
- Regulation
- Sourcing and procurement
- Digital/digitalised assets
With operational resilience increasingly a focus for regulators, so is the related regulatory burden heavier. The key to handling this without the associated administrative complexities might lie in a consistent methodology that enables process alignment.
2 speakers
The use of advanced technology in the financial industry - opportunities and risks seen from a sustainability perspective
- Technology
- The human element
- Sourcing and procurement
4 speakers
15:00 - 15:40
Defending against AI driven cyber attacks
- Custody
- Technology
1 speaker
FIDA and the Future of Financial Services
- Technology
- Regulation
The ESG data conundrum for asset managers
- Technology
- Regulation
- Sourcing and procurement
5 speakers
Unravelling the optimisation conundrum
- Settlement
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
3 speakers
16:00 - 16:40
(Block Track) Conclusions: The promise of DLT across the links of the post-trade process
- Custody
- Settlement
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
- Sourcing and procurement
- Digital/digitalised assets
- The Block Track
5 speakers
Dig where you stand! The PostTrade 360° editor’s tips for your content marketing
Drawing on three decades as a journalist, Alexander Kristofersson shares the beliefs he has developed about effective story telling for business purposes, and how efficient collaboration between the business manager and the writer will support it.
1 speaker
Hosted by
16:45 - 18:45
Everybody, let’s mingle! (Thursday edition)
Done with this landmark conference? Join for a casual round-up! Or set for the dinner party? Then, let this be your warm up!