Trade Tech Invest Ops 2017 (past event)

March 21 - 22, 2017

Renaissance Tampa International Plaza Hotel, Tampa FL

(001) 416-597-4753

Sol Steinberg, Regional Director  at PRIMA
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Sol Steinberg


Regional Director
PRIMA

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Day 1 - Tuesday 21st March 2017

Friday, August 3rd, 2018


11:30 360 Perspective:: Transitioning derivatives to a more structured environment: How can your infrastructure be transformed to overcome key operational challenges resulting from new regulatory reforms?

  • Overcoming the lack of global coordination in derivatives regulation: What proven approaches can help buy side institutions to solve operational inefficiency?

  • How will the CFTC tightening of the “U.S. person” definition impact trading requirements in the international swaps market?

  • A ‘EU’-turn in CCP equivalence: How can firms overcome complications in trading and clearing in Europe after Brexit?

  • Drilling down into the impact of derivatives regulation on the front office: How can investment operations best support the connection to SEFs under Mifid II, and manage increasing trading costs due to collateral demands

14:10 Case Study Revolution: Managing the complexities of TBA margining compliance: How to cost efficiently accommodate new collateral requirements on existing platforms

  • Assessing the impact of FINRA 4210 on broker-dealers and small-mid sized fund managers: How to overcome operational complexities and the negative impact on liquidity

  • Modelling the margin processes on other bilateral functions: How to build nuances into existing infrastructure to overcome difficulties of implementing the new rules

  • How to strengthen the verification of broker-dealer margin calculations to ensure delivery within the timetable required by FINRA

  • How to streamline the processing of new margins to minimize requirements for additional operational support and investment

14:30 360 Perspective: How can the buy side take advantage of the multiple new collateral optimization initiatives in the market to better source eligible collateral and meet increasing demands?

  • Drilling down into the top challenges currently being faced in optimizing collateral: How to adapt your processes and systems to stay ahead of the game

  • How can trapped assets most efficiently and effectively be released to guarantee you have the eligible cash collateral required?

  • Accessing global collateral pools and leveraging CCP compression: How can you take advantage of improved services offered in the market to overcome limitations on the eligibility and re-use of collateral

  • Should collateral management become a front office concern? Working out the best person to be held responsible

  • How far has collateral become a front office concern? Is this the most efficient way of ensuring you have the required collateral going forward?