PostTrade 360° Helsinki 2023

With this practical update summary, get on top of what’s on at the CSD.

Why is shortening settlement cycles such a vexed issue?
How should we move forward?

A look at today’s state of artificial intelligence in post trade operations.

In this session, we will delve into vital lessons learned, emphasizing business-driven approaches, talent cultivation and a culture of innovation. Participants can expect insights into successful AI deployments and strategies for effectively integrating AI into existing systems. With a focus on responsible AI development, the session will also discuss governance models and risk management processes.

We all want to stand steady when the world shakes, or if we would get under attack. But just how do we go about to ensure it – effectively and efficiently? The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), currently under implementation at some 20,000 companies across the EU, is just one concrete example of how this field is growing on us as a very practical one.

In post-trade operations today, we spend a lot of effort indeed on moving and optimising things – for example when we pool assets to support liquidity or handle collateral smarter. Over time, DLT-based tokenisation should be able to solve for a lot of that but so far, the promise has been slower to materialise than many expected. Let’s take an updated look at the developments we can expect – based on where we stand today. What breakthrough applications should we get ready for first, and which ones will bring the largest impacts with time?

What are the implications on OTC clearing as EMIR 3.0 comes closer and what should we expect to manage in the coming years? Also, broader discussions related to the developments and trends within clearing of all types of derivatives – and how different types of efficiencies are becoming the core focus around clearing.

For many organisations, cyber-attack resilience has moved from hypothetical scenarios to being a part of the daily runnings. This has followed from a changing nature in the criminality itself. Let’s take a look at where we are at

As banks and many institutional clients are re-establishing themselves on cloud architectures, a new world of service capabilities opens. Real-time data sharing between financial institutions, for example, is already producing concrete benefits. In this session, learn how SEB’s Investor Services explores new ways of working – to future-proof its IT and make its service development faster and better.

When the Eurosystem – the ECB and euro area national central banks – takes action in the corporate bond market to pursue its monetary policy goals, it is increasingly leaning on climate data about the corporations for guiding its investments. Learn from the Bank of Finland’s Vesa-Ville Virtanen how the climate considerations are built into the processes of the bond purchases – and how it connects with the broader vision of European finance as a contributor to sustainability.