Event agenda
Wednesday, 4 September 2024
09:00 - 09:40
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
10:00 - 10:40
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 - 10:55
Official opening: The forces shaping post trade 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
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
The TARGET Services – what’s up and what’s next
- Settlement
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
- Regulation
1 speaker
12:00 - 12:40
How are Asia and other emerging markets reacting to investment trends
- Custody
- Settlement
- Collateral and liquidity
- Sourcing and procurement
2 speakers
Hosted by
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
14:00 - 14:40
Balancing scale with innovation: insights from the leading Nordic custodians
- Custody
- Settlement
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
With core custody services facing tougher competition and constant regulatory change, recent years have seen firms put tech-driven innovation and collaboration higher on their agenda. Learn how leading Nordic custodians are re-positioning themselves.
4 speakers
Sweden’s approach to T2S
- Settlement
- Regulation
Sweden’s go-live will probably not happen until some year after 2030 but still, the direction towards joining seems determined. This could impact the market participant landscape notably, and generate winners and losers. Get the different perspectives.
5 speakers
Technology development at the CSDs, and what’s in it for participants
- Settlement
- Technology
With CSDs at the heart of securities-industry practicalities at large, their progress in the systems area is of close interest for a large part of the community. What’s up, and who’s affected?
5 speakers
15:00 - 15:40
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
Products and partnerships – the Nordic differentiators
- Custody
- Settlement
- Clearing
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
2 speakers
Hosted by
Thursday, 5 September 2024
09:00 - 09:40
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
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
10:00 - 10:40
The stock exchanges CEO panel
- Custody
- Settlement
- Clearing
Post trade rests on trade, and trade on markets. Let’s meet the top leaders themselves to learn what are their visions for the Nordics.
3 speakers
The tools out there to nail the settlements
- Custody
- Settlement
- Technology
- Sourcing and procurement
Everyone agrees settlement success rates must come up, and the European Commission cracks its discipline regime whip to instill compliance. So what’s the efficient way for individual market participants to move from general insight to concrete action?
5 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
From interoperability to lobbying efforts for digital currencies, the push for a licensed stablecoin to the pros and cons of public chains, this panel looks at all things payment. What are the missing ingredients required for a breakthrough in the sector?
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
T+1 and the Nordics
- Custody
- Settlement
- Collateral and liquidity
- Technology
North America moved to its T+1 settlement cycle and Europe is discussing when to follow. Let us zoom in on the Nordic region: What can we expect, and what action should market participants take if any?
5 speakers
13:00 - 13:40
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
15:00 - 15:40
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
Across the Block Track during this conference, we’ve covered DLT in issuance, asset servicing, payment, and trading. In this concluding session, we round it up by looking at the transformative potential of DLT in post trade.
5 speakers