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EMIR Refit UK Go Live Webinar: Lessons Learned from EU Launch

Name: EMIR Refit UK Go Live Webinar: Lessons Learned from EU Launch
Start: 2024-06-12T10:00:00.000+01:00
End: 2024-06-12T11:00:00.000+01:00

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Event Details

Date:	Wednesday, 12th June 2024
Time:	10:00am – 11:00am BST
Venue:	Online

Qomply Emir Refit Go Live Dtcc Evia Webinar Jun 2024

EMIR Refit went into effect in the EU on April 29, 2024. As the UK prepares for its launch later this year, industry experts are coming together to discuss lessons learned from the EU launch and share best practices.

Join Michelle Zak from Qomply, Lavinia Ponniah from DTCC, and Alex McDonald from EVIA for an informative discussion.

Overview

Reconciliation and data quality play a key role in the updated regime therefore firms must adopt industry standards and best practices.

Lavinia's wealth of expertise in implementing transaction reporting operational frameworks stems from her role as Product Lead at DTCC. Beyond overseeing DTCC's EMIR Refit product offering, she navigates challenging enquiries from industry practitioners as she participates in DTCC's bi-weekly EMIR Refit Working Groups. Lavinia will share insights from the EU launch and offer guidance on key considerations for UK firms to ensure a seamless launch later this year.

In his role as CEO of EVIA, Alex actively participated in EMIR Refit Working Groups, representing Trading Venues and Interdealer Brokers across the UK and EU. This exposure provides him with direct insights into industry challenges faced by market participants as they prepare for the new regime.

This is a FREE webinar open to direct market participants only.

Qomply’s Regulatory Reporting Hub combines regulatory expertise with AI, automation and data analytics to deliver scalable, audit-ready reporting intelligence that reduces errors, lowers remediation costs, and minimises operational and regulatory risk.

Covering regimes including MiFIR, EMIR Refit, SFTR, CFTC, CSA, MAS, ASIC and HKMA, Qomply also offers a fully managed service and operates globally from London.

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Event Hosts

Alexander McDonald
CEO, EVIA Trade Body
Alexander McDonald has been CEO of European Venues and Intermediaries Association (“EVIA”) and the London Energy Brokers Association (“LEBA”) since 2009.

EVIA/LEBA member firms are global and wholesale venues and intermediaries, providing services and arranging transactions in the cash and derivative Rate, Credit, Foreign Exchange, Equity and Commodity marketplaces.

Prior to joining EVIA, Alex has spent his career as Managing Director in the Treasury and Trading divisions of JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse, before moving into Fund Management where he worked for Bluecrest, Olea and BSAM as either Portfolio Manager or Principle.

He has over twenty years of experience as a market maker, franchise leader, macro trader and portfolio manager, focusing on risk in commodities, fixed income and currencies worldwide.
Lavinia Ponniah
EMIR Refit Product Lead, DTCC
Lavinia Ponniah is the EMIR Refit Product Lead within the Repository and Derivatives Services group at DTCC, focused on initiatives impacting the Global Trade Repository service.

Prior to DTCC, Lavinia held various derivatives and regulatory positions at Macquarie Bank and UBS. She has over 15 years industry experience and holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of New South Wales, Australia, and a Masters of Business in Finance from the University of Technology, Australia.
Michelle Zak
Managing Director, Qomply
Michelle Zak is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Qomply. She leads the firm’s global strategy and operations, overseeing the development and delivery of Qomply’s regulatory intelligence platform for transaction reporting accuracy and reconciliation to more than 100 financial institutions worldwide. Before joining Qomply, Michelle was Chief Operating Officer at Kyte Broking and Market Securities, a global, mid-size financial firm where Michelle drove transaction reporting implementation within the firm.

Over the course of her career, Michelle held various senior leadership positions within investment banking and has over 15 years experience working on the Trading Floors of UBS and BNP Paribas.