Danish pension fund ATP completes go-live on SimCorp’s SFTR platform
ATP joins Dutch pension fund PGGM and German asset manager Ampega which have gone live on SimCorp’s securities finance reporting solution.
Tag: SFTR
ESMA re-authorises DTCC’s Irish trade repository ahead of Brexit
Regulators seek to minimise the potentially wide-spread impact of Brexit on Europe’s capital markets.
SimCorp onboards Dutch pension giant PGGM to SFTR solution
In the first month of using SimCorp’s SFTR cloud solution, PGGM has processed over 320 trades and over 590 valuations.
DTCC’s SFTR service records jump in users ahead of reporting go-live
The rise comes less than a month before sell-side firms will be required to report their trades under SFTR.
UK looks to align with SFTR rules post-Brexit
Trade repositories will be able to register with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) following the end of the Brexit transition period.
Regulation
There’s Always a FinReg Angle: Episode 101
Introducing you to the first episode of Global Custodian's new podcast on financial regulation, featuring guest speakers, Sean Tuffy, of Citi's Custody & Fund Services business, and Virginie O'Shea, post-trade FinTech analyst and advisor.
COVID-19 pandemic hits firms regulatory preparedness, finds GC poll
The majority of respondents said the global pandemic was impacting their ability to prepare for upcoming regulations.
ESMA applies informal three-month delay for SFTR
National authorities are not expected to enforce the reporting obligations under SFTR as until 13 July 2020.
DTCC opens testing environment for SFTR
Despite calls for a delay to the securities finance regulation, service providers push forward with client testing.
‘Delay SFTR until October’ associations plea to European regulator
ISLA and ICMA write to regulators appealing for delay due to Coronavirus pandemic.