The introduction of cash penalties and settlement fails, a major element of the wider Central Securities Depositories Regulation, has been implemented today
An industry consortium has co-signed a joint-association statement setting out a common interpretation of the European Securities and Markets Authority’s statement which outlines EU legislators do not expect market participants to take further action
The Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) rulings, relating to mandatory buy-ins, are “fundamentally flawed”, according to James Cunningham, head of European regulatory and market initiatives at BNY Mellon
The settlement date for stocks used to be T+5, before moving to T+3, and now most markets operate on a T+2 settlement cycle, but panellists at the AFME conference discussed whether or not the T+2 cycle is enough
The COVID-19 pandemic acted as a “call to arms” for the post-trade industry to improve “cumbersome and outdated” technologies, according to Archie Stebbings, partner at management consulting firm Oliver Wyman
The industry is entering a fascinating era and the regulator will struggle to catch up because the system is evolving rapidly and becoming extremely dynamic, experts predict
The Association for Financial Markets in Europe is investigating the implications of the pandemic for the Basel capital buffer framework and the hesitancy from banks to draw on their capital buffers during COVID-19
In the context of the increasing growth of DLT, and the wake of recent market developments, AFME panellists discussed regulatory priorities in the digital assets space
The COVID-19 pandemic provided an increased level of data and technology resilience for the financial sector, agreed a panel at this year’s AFME European Capital Markets Technology and Innovation Virtual Conference
A report by AFME and Protiviti reveals proposed solutions such as portability and multi-cloud strategies are likely to introduce further barriers to the adoption of cloud services
Chryssikou has worked at Goldman Sachs for 23 years after joining in 1998 as head of Europe, the Middle East and Africa, interest rate, currency and emerging market strategies for the securities division