Moderator: Paul Bassermann, Senior Manager, Alpha FMC
13:30 Session 1 - KEYNOTE: An update on SRD II
Update on Shareholder rights directive II must be adopted nationally - Actual status of the implementation with a focus on the foreign shareholders access to participate and vote at General Meetings. Further more Issuers right to know their shareholders and shareholders right to receive meeting agendas and to obtain confirmation that votes have been cast at the general meeting will be covered.
Mathieu Mitevoy, Product Management, Euroclear
14:00 Session 2 - KEYNOTE: An update on CSDR
The regulatory scene for the future competition among CSDs was set with the Regulation on Central Securities Depositories (CSDR) to promote cross-border settlement and support the internal market. This session will provide an overview of the main principles of CSDR, including an introduction to the arrangement between CSDs to facilitate transfer of securities between these (CSD links).Furthermore we will have a look at CSDR’s Settlement Discipline Regime which will enter into force in September 2020 effecting not only CSDs but in particular their participants.
Emilie Kuijper, Legal Advisor, Euroclear
14:30 Session 3 - KEYNOTE: SFTR Implementing Technical Standards – ensuring effective systems and controls around transaction reporting
Kaizen’s Jonathan Lee will provide an update on the latest SFTR developments including the level 3 guidelines, outlining any outstanding concerns. The second half of the presentation will focus on next steps to ensure your firm’s reporting is of high quality and compliant with the regulation. We will address quality assurance plans, reference data challenges, reconciliation requirements and how to establish an appropriate controls framework.
Jonathan Lee, Senior Regulatory Reporting Specialist (SFTR), Kaizen Reporting
