PostTrade 360° Amsterdam

Bastiaan Aalders, Head of The Netherlands, Asset & Wealth Management Consulting, Alpha Financial Markets Consulting

Share trading volumes in Amsterdam quadrupled in January, as the city took over most of what London lost with Brexit – including the title as Europe’s biggest share trading hub. Then in September, another derivatives venue (and clearing house) opened and we could have listed other impressive events too. What will be the lasting impact of 2021 across The Netherlands’ securities industry as we settle into our new normal?

Cécile Nagel, CEO, EuroCCP

Have you ever considered a future world where Custody of cryptos is a common good, Post-Trade processing is handled by APIs instead of MT messages, and issuance of tokenised securities become the norm? Or imagine a world where collateral processes are harmonised in the EU and CSDs can operate more freely in Europe, offering their services cross-border? Welcome to the world of scenario thinking! Based on our latest insights from the DACSI report, an expert panel will debate on several scenario outcomes and how they could affect our industry in the coming years.

Erik Veerman, Domain Expert Market Infrastructures, ABN AMRO Bank

Panellists:

Alan Cameron, Head of Client Line Advisory, BNP Paribas Securities Services

Hugo Paul Spanjer, Country Manager Netherlands, Euroclear

Ron Berndsen, Professor, Tilburg School of Economics and Management, independent director, LCH Ltd and SA

Asset & Wealth managers want to be more agile in their operations, but what does this really mean and how are firms approaching it to avoid the pitfalls?

Moderator: Kevin O'Shaughnessy, Head of Digital and Agile transformation practise, AlphaFMC

Panellists:

David Versteeg, Chief Digital Officer, Van Lanschot Kempen

Peter Strikwerda, Global head of Digitalization and Innovation, APG

The range of good use cases for artificial intelligence in securities services and custody is wide. In this session, pick up good advice and get an overview by looking into applications along three broad purposes:
• to identify historical trends,
• to discover up-to-the-minute trends using real-time data and analysis, and
• to predict future trends using a mix of both historical and real-time data.

Boon-Hiong Chan, Head of Securities Market and Technology Advocacy Securities Services, Corporate Bank, Deutsche Bank

The improving mobility of collateral assets, together with tougher requirements to post them, have taken the topic of collateral management from sleepy to hot in a short time. Sell-side firms have even established new desks in response to the increasing frequency of collateral value adjustments. How are big institutions facing the new needs – and opportunities to free up capital – operationally?

Moderator: Marc Knaap, Strategic Partnerships, Cassini Systems

Panellists: 

Martin Aasly, Senior Portfolio Manager, Investment Solutions, NN Investment Partners

Staffan Ahlner, Global Head of Collateral, State Street

Liam Huxley, CEO & Founder, Cassini Systems

Douwe Schering, Senior Collateral and Securities Lending Manager, MN

Post-Brexit trading volumes amass in Amsterdam, Cboe opens a new derivatives trading venue – and its newly acquired subsidiary EuroCCP expands into derivatives clearing. A lot is going on in the Dutch clearing landscpape … so, what is in it for market participants?

Jan Treuren, Head of Product and Change Management, EuroCCP

Valentijn Wiegel, Head of Global Network Management Clearing, ABN AMRO Clearing

Heiko Stuber, Senior Product Manager, Tax, Regulation & Funds, Financial Information, SIX

Clearly, end investors are stepping up their demand for stock in companies that are making a positive change on the sustainability parameters (environmental, social and governance, ESG). A case study will share a lot of background and description on how sustainable investment is actually performed and reported.

Guido Veul, Client Portfolio Manager Sustainable Equities, NN Investment Partners

Moderator: Alan Cameron, Head of Client Line Advisory, BNP Paribas Securities Services

Alex Krunic, Head of Equities, LCH Ltd

Corentine Poilvet-Clediere, Head of RepoClear, Collateral and Liquidity, LCH SA

Willem Mooijer, Head of Equities, LCH SA

Moderator: Nick Moore, Founder, Executive Director, Lionpoint Group

Panellists: 

Catherine Le Caranta, Lead Product Owner, SimCorp

Brendon Bambury, Head of International Clients Relations & Sales, SIX

Thomas Anker, Application Manager, PenSam

One could debate the nature of cryptocurrencies, but one thing is beyond doubt: They are here – and asset operationals have to deal with them.

Moderator: Harry Taylor, Associate Director, Asset & Wealth Management Consulting, Alpha FMC

Maxime de Guillebon, CEO, Zodia

Anthony Ferguson, Senior Vice President. Senior Relationship Manager & Head of ETF Services, Northern Trust

The T+1 settlement would transform the securities movement across functions in capital markets. This presentation would provide insight into changes in functions such as securities settlement, corporate actions, securities lending and borrowing and equity repo, Prime brokerage funding and impact on balance sheet.

Vinod Jain, Senior Analyst, Capital Markets, Aite-Novarica Group

Bastiaan Aalders, Head of the Netherlands, Asset & Wealth Management Consulting, Alpha Financial Markets Consulting