Events

The most relevant industry events and conferences where regulation of the fixed-income, derivatives, and ETF markets will be discussed.

May

Financial Management Society Education Day
May 15, 2019 in New York or Webinar

Join us for the 2019 FMS Education Day – designed to bring you the latest developments on new and existing financial, accounting and regulatory rules impacting the industry.

ISDA Morning Briefing: Recent Developments in CDS
May 16, 2019, 2019 in London

ISDA has recently published proposed changes to the 2014 ISDA Credit Derivatives Definitions to address narrowly tailored credit events. These events, also referred to as manufactured events, have attracted significant focus from CDS market participants as well as regulators, and addressing them has been identified as a key improvement to the CDS market infrastructure. This breakfast briefing will provide an opportunity to hear from panelists who were actively involved in the development of these provisions and to network with other credit market participants.

Derivatives Products Overview
May 16, 2019 in New York

An overview of commodity derivatives, equity derivatives, FX derivatives, interest rate derivatives, and interest rate swaps.

C&L Society Boston Regional Seminar
May 21, 2019 in Boston

The C&L Society Boston Regional Seminar gathers compliance and legal professionals working in the financial services industry to exchange ideas, strategies and guidance on ways to gain a competitive advantage in the increasingly complex and changing regulatory and compliance arenas.

Diversity & Inclusion Conference
May 21-22, 2019 in New York

SIFMA’s Diversity & Inclusion Conference brings together business executives, human resource professionals and diversity practitioners to explore how we can promote diversity, inclusion and parity to shape our workforce and serve our clients.

Understanding the ISDA Master Agreements
May 21, 2019 in Sydney

An event that will cover multiple aspects of ISDA Master Agreements, featuring Erryan Abdul Samad, Assistant General Counsel, ISDA; Rod Aldus, Senior Associate, Allens; Max Allan and Dale Rayner, Senior Associates, King & Wood Mallesons; and Faheem Mohamed, Director, UBS AG; and others.

Understanding Margin Regulations and the ISDA Credit Support Documents
May 22, 2019 in Sydney

An event that will cover multiple aspects of ISDA credit support documents, featuring Erryan Abdul Samad, Assistant General Counsel, ISDA; Roslyn Hinchliffe and Dale Rayner, Senior Associates, King & Wood Mallesons; Charmaine Byrne, Practice Leader, WIB Legal – Financial Markets, Westpac Banking Corporation; and others.

ISDA Master Agreement and Credit Support Annex: Negotiation Strategies
May 22, 2019 in New York

An event that will cover multiple aspects of ISDA Master Agreements, featuring Fabien Carruzzo, Partner, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP; Ian Cuillerier, Partner, White & Case LLP; Matthew Klein, Senior Counsel, The Vanguard Group; and Steve Milankov, Assistant General Counsel and Senior Trading Counsel, Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P., among others.

ISDA Symposium® ISDA 2018 Benchmarks Supplement
May 23, 2019 in London

The 2018 ISDA Benchmarks Supplement Protocol and ISDA Amend system were launched on 10th December 2018. This symposium provides a timely introduction to the ISDA Benchmarks Supplement, its Protocol and will feature a live demonstration of the ISDA Amend system. The 2018 ISDA Benchmarks Supplement is designed to enhance the contractual robustness of interest rate, equity, FX and commodity derivative transactions and to help firms demonstrate compliance with the European Benchmarks Regulation and IOSCO Statement on Matters to Consider in the Use of Financial Benchmarks.

June

Prudential Regulation Conference
June 4, 2019 in Washington, D.C.

SIFMA and the Bank Policy Institute will again gather policymakers, practitioners, financial researchers and subject matter experts at the 6th Annual Prudential Regulation Conference.

This year’s conference will assess how the post-crisis prudential regulatory framework is affecting the capital markets, including market liquidity, capital formation and innovation. Join us to explore the health of the capital markets and the impact of prudential regulation.

ISDA Annual Legal Forum
June 11, 2019 in New York

At this event, where the keynote will be given by Dawn Stump, Commissioner, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the legal ends of derivatives markets will be discussed. Initial margin requirements, benchmark reform, and documentation will be just some of the topics discussed. This event will feature, among others, Nicolette Cone, Counsel and Director, ISDA; Partner, Linklaters LLP; Managing Director and Senior Counsel, BNP Paribas; and Owen Taylor, Head of Legal – Rates and FX Derivatives, LCH.

ISDA Symposium® Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II/Regulation
June 12, 2019 in London

The Markets in Financial Instruments (MiFID) legislation has been in effect since January 2018 and the start of the year has already seen a consultation by the German Federal Ministry of Finance to analyse any need for amendments. Other consultations may follow and the European Commission shall publish a review report in 2020. Brexit is likely to bring further challenges and change as firms are confronted by both an E.U. MiFID and a U.K. MiFID.

Trading Book Capital: Fundamental Review of the Trading Book “FRTB” & Counterparty Risk (CCR & CVA)
June 13, 2019 in London

The post-crisis regulatory reform highlighted an increasing focus from the regulators on the capital requirements for trading book activities (Market Risk and Counterparty Risk).

The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, just finalized in January 2019, will have profound consequences on the way market risk capital is measured and managed for trading businesses. It changes every aspect of market risk capital calculation, introducing a new and more sophisticated, mandatory Standardized Approach, as well as making fundamental changes to the Internal Models Approach and eligibility.

Counterparty Risk capital is also undergoing significant changes due to finalization of the Standardized Approach for Counterparty Credit Risk (SA-CCR) and revised CVA framework.

ISDA leads the industry working groups on trading book capital and the conference speakers are all expert practitioners who have been directly involved in the development and evolution of the financial regulation.

FMS Regional Conference
June 12-14, 2019 in Chicago

Each year, the SIFMA Financial Management Society (SIFMA FMS) Regional Conference gathers industry leaders, regulators and financial managers to discuss the latest developments in securities finance, regulatory priorities, accounting and tax.

C&L Society St. Louis Regional Seminar
June 18, 2019 in Maryland Heights, MO

The C&L Society St. Louis Regional Seminar gathers compliance and legal professionals working in the financial services industry to exchange ideas, strategies and guidance on ways to gain a competitive advantage in the increasingly complex and changing regulatory and compliance arenas.

Understanding the ISDA Master Agreements
June 18, 2019 in Tokyo

Multiple aspects of ISDA Master Agreements are on the agenda. Tomoko Morita, Senior Director and Head of Tokyo Office, ISDA, will be giving opening remarks.

Note: This conference will be conducted in Japanese only. (Presentation materials will be prepared in English or Japanese.)

Current Priorities in Derivatives
June 18, 2019 in Edinburgh

This forum will focus on end user issues and feature sessions on benchmark reform, Brexit, implementation of margin requirements, EMIR REFIT and the push to digitise documentation and create smart derivatives contracts. It will include the latest intelligence and detailed analysis on the most important legal and regulatory issues affecting markets today.

Understanding the ISDA Master Agreements
June 19, 2019 in Hong Kong

Multiple aspects of ISDA Master Agreements are on the agenda. Among the speakers are Francis Edwards, Partner, Clifford Chance; Jing Gu, Senior Counsel, ISDA; and Navin Desor, Regional Head of Legal, Global Markets, Asia Pacific, HSBC.

Understanding Margin Regulations and the ISDA Credit Support Documents
June 20, 2019 in Hong Kong

Multiple aspects of ISDA Master Agreements are on the agenda. Among the speakers are Jing Gu, Senior Counsel, ISDA; Vimal Motwani, Director and Assistant General Counsel, Bank of America Merrill Lynch; and Christopher Whiteley, Partner, Ashurst.

Trading Book Capital: Fundamental Review of the Trading Book “FRTB” & Counterparty Risk (CCR & CVA)
June 20, 2019 in New York

The post-crisis regulatory reform highlighted an increasing focus from the regulators on the capital requirements for trading book activities (Market Risk and Counterparty Risk).

The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, just finalized in January 2019, will have profound consequences on the way market risk capital is measured and managed for trading businesses. It changes every aspect of market risk capital calculation, introducing a new and more sophisticated, mandatory Standardized Approach, as well as making fundamental changes to the Internal Models Approach and eligibility.

Counterparty Risk capital is also undergoing significant changes due to finalization of the Standardized Approach for Counterparty Credit Risk (SA-CCR) and revised CVA framework.

ISDA leads the industry working groups on trading book capital and the conference speakers are all expert practitioners who have been directly involved in the development and evolution of the financial regulation.

July

C&L Society San Francisco Regional Seminar
July 24, 2019

The C&L Society San Francisco Regional Seminar gathers compliance and legal professionals working in the financial services industry to exchange ideas, strategies and guidance on ways to gain a competitive advantage in the increasingly complex and changing regulatory and compliance arenas.

September

2019 ISDA Annual Europe Conference
September 19, 2019 in London

Agenda coming soon.

Listed Options Symposium
September 18, 2019 in New York or Webinar

SIFMA’s Listed Options Symposium features a state of the industry update and takes a deep dive into key market structure topics.

Equity Market Structure Conference
September 19, 2019 in New York

SIFMA’s Equity Market Structure Conference gathers the industry’s leading experts to discuss today’s equity markets and the evolving regulatory framework that guides them.

Fintech Conference
September 24-25, 2019 in New York

Join innovators and industry leaders at the SIFMA Fintech Conference, September 24-25 in New York City, to discuss emerging technologies and how existing regulatory frameworks can accommodate these new developments.

2019 ISDA Annual North America Conference

September 26, 2019 in New York

Agenda coming soon.

October

AICPA and SIFMA FMS National Conference on the Securities Industry
October 16-17, 2019 in New York

Co-hosted by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the SIFMA Financial Management Society (SIFMA FMS), the National Conference on the Securities Industry features senior executives and regulators on the latest developments in securities regulation, auditing and accounting requirements.

Join us on October 16-17 for critical updates from FASB, PCAOB and industry experts; innovation in financial management; open Q&A session with representatives from the SEC, FINRA and CFTC; and more! Early bird rates available.

2019 ISDA Annual Australia Conference
October 23, 2019 in Australia

Agenda coming soon.

2019 ISDA Annual Japan Conference
October 25, 2019 in Tokyo

Agenda coming soon.

November

SIFMA Annual Meeting
November 18-19, 2019 in Washington, D.C.

Each fall, SIFMA’s Annual Meeting gathers the most influential voices shaping today’s capital markets for candid one-on-one conversations, expert panel discussions and in-depth breakout sessions.

Find out what was top of mind for market participants with our conference roundup and mark your calendar to join us on November 18-19, 2019 at the JW Marriott in Washington, DC.