Demystifying SFTR & SFTR Transaction Reporting 2018 | KNect365 (An Informa Business) | 28 June 2018 |

Unravelling the Regulatory and Operational Complexities in Preparation for 2019 Go-live.

A concise and practical one day workshop for banks, investment firms, CCPs, CSDs, insurance, reinsurance undertakings, pension funds, UCITs, AIFs and non-financial counterparties impacted by SFTR.

Attending This Workshop Will Enable You to:

Discover the Ins and Outs of SFTR
• Analyse the main elements of the SFTR
• Describe securities financing transactions (SFTs) to be reported and to be recognised trade repositories
• Identify the disclosure by investment funds of their use of SFTs and total return swaps (TRS) to investors in pre-nvestment documentation and regular reports; and
• Illustrate express consent from, and disclosure of risks to, counterparties entering into rights of use and title transfer collateral arrangements in relation to securities

Get to Grips with the Disclosure and Reporting of Securities Financing Transactions (SFTs)
• Discuss the various reporting aspects of the regulation including pre-contractual and periodic reporting for investors and reporting to National Competent Authorities (NCAs)
• Identify in-scope entities for reporting obligations
• Analyse the obligation for back reporting
• Explore the impact of delegation on counterparties
• Summarise the record keeping requirements

Tackle the Challenges of Implementation
• Analyse the disclosure requirements for UCITS and AIF investors
• Investigate the impact of certain aspects of investor protection including Best Execution, Transaction Reporting and pre- and post-trade reporting
• Discuss whether SFTR is the new EMIR and potential risks for firms due to changes in market structure and participants
• Explore the critical risks including to SFTR including custody, legal, operational, credit, liquidity, market and settlement

2018 Speaker

Vivienne Bannigan
Managing Director, Granuaile Ltd.