Gide/AFTI informal conference

17 November 2009

The purpose of this annual event organised by AFTI and Gide Loyrette Nouel is to provide an informal, enjoyable forum in which to review the latest legal, tax and regulatory developments affecting securities professionals. Top experts gave presentations on the state of play in a number of key issues for 2009, which was an especially eventful year.

Partnership: Gide Loyrette Nouel

New developments by SWIFT for the financial industry

30 September 2009

SWIFT, a cooperative group, is continuing to develop new solutions for the financial industry.

Alliance Lite, which was made available in 2008 to companies and banks, now has new functions to meet the needs of management companies.

The market is also being offered new tools to facilitate the move from ISO 15022 to ISO 20022 on the investment fund market. In addition, an ambitious strategy is being introduced for the asset servicing market.

There was also a briefing on the Sibos conference, which took place in Hong Kong.

Partnership: SWIFT

Post-trade training solutions and the issue of professional certification for market practitioners

13 May 2009

On 21 July 2008, the AMF launched a debate on creating a certification framework covering the regulatory knowledge requirements of market professionals in France. The Financial Skills Certification Board is examining this issue, which was the subject of an order published in January 2009.

As part of the discussions, AFTI teamed up with CFPB, a banking industry training organisation, to hold a breakfast meeting on training solutions and professional certification, with a focus on current and future certifications.

There will be more opportunities to talk about certification concepts and systems in both France and Europe. The CFPB presented its methodology for business and training reference frameworks, including the framework used for the securities industry.

The session ended with a look at the AMF’s future professional certification scheme.

The initial outlines of the reference framework(s) and examinations, which are key issues for the banking industry, were also discussed.

Partnership: CFPB

SWIFT innovative developments for financial instruments and their impact in 2009

10 February 2009

SWIFT continues to devise innovative solutions to reduce user costs while making its network more resilient.

The new Alliance Lite interface is now available and gives low-volume institutions a cheaper way to tap into the power of the SWIFTnet network.

The development of ISO 20022 standards and the extension of SWIFT net Accord to securities open up new prospects for increasing STP and reducing operational risk.

Partnership: SWIFT