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April 15, 2019 @ ABL

"MiFID II & EMIR - FX Global Conduct" Workshop

In collaboration with ABL (Association of Banks in Lebanon) and in association with Refinitiv (formerly Thomson Reuters), ACI Lebanon is organizing a Workshop on Monday 15th of April 2019 from 4 PM to 7 PM at ABL Headquarters (Auditorium, 3rd Floor) located in Gouraud Street, Saifi, BCD.
This Workshop will be delivered by Vincenzo Dimase [1] and will be addressing

“MiFID II & EMIR - FX Global Conduct”
As per following details and topics:

Foreign Exchange Markets: update on Regulations & Conduct.

Regulatory Landscape in European Union: the role of Transparency.

• Intro on the European regulatory landscape: the role of Transparency in redesigning financial markets – focus on FX.
• Key market drivers in Europe.
• MiFID II & MiFIR (Key Pillars: New Market Structure, Systematic Internalisers Regime, Transparency Obligations, Reference Data  
   Challenge, Best Execution Policies, Next Steps & other challenges).
• EMIR ( European Markets Infrastructure regulation –review of EMIR pillars and links into MiFID II)
• How will the regulatory environment evolve ? SFTR, FRTB, Risk free rates reform, …
• Conclusions

Coffee Break

Focus on Conduct: FX Global Code

• FX Global Code: Key Pillars, Structure & Objectives.
• Adherence Status : Global Index of Public Registers & Market Participants adoption.
• FX Global Code adoption: reviewing the full value chain.
• Next Steps & Conclusions

Please note that this educational function is free of charge and exclusively addressed to ACI Lebanon's members.
We will appreciate receiving your registrations the latest by Thursday 11th of April 2019 noon, taking into consideration that places are limited.
Thus registrations will be accepted on the basis of "first come, first served".


[1]
Vincenzo Dimase is Market Development Director Trading EMEA at Refinitiv (formerly the Financial & Risk Business of Thomson Reuters).
Vincenzo began his career in Reuters Dubai and then covered several key roles within the company, with a special focus on trading, Foreign Exchange and regulation.
He is an expert on regulatory matters – including MiFID II, EMIR and the FX Global Code and has presented and moderated at several prominent industry workshops and conferences across Europe.
In Italy Vincenzo is leading the MiFID II Commission at ASSIOMFOREX (the largest financial markets association in Italy) and managed creation and launch of ASSIOMFOREX FX Global Code Public Register.
Social Media Influencer and New York City Marathon finisher, Vincenzo holds a degree in Business Administration from Bocconi University.
@vincedimase