Nordic Capital Markets Forum (NCMF) and International Capital Market Association (ICMA) were pleased to invite members to the 2018 Annual Joint Seminar on MiFID II/MiFIR and Primary Markets.
MiFID II/MiFIR came into force on 3 January 2018. The scope of this regulation is exceptionally broad and has presented enormous challenges for fixed income markets. This seminar focused on the implementation and lessons learned so far for both primary and secondary bond markets.
The seminar also included an update on regulatory changes relating to primary markets, including PRIIPs (packaged retail and insurance-based investment products) and the new Prospectus Regulation.
Confirmed speakers include:
Liz Callaghan, Director, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, ICMA
Brett Chappell, Head of Fixed Income, Nordea Investment Management
David Eley, Head of Regulatory Strategy, SEB
Ruari Ewing, Senior Director, Primary Markets, ICMA
John Morton, MiFID II Specialist, Bloomberg LP
MortenNybom Bethe, Partner, Gorrissen Federspiel
Martin Scheck, Chief Executive, ICMA
Gernot Schmidt, Product Manager, Simcorp
Johan Wijkström, Fixed Income Business Development, Swedbank and Chairman of ICMA Nordic region
Jonas Österlund, Global Head of Credit Sales, SEB
This seminar took place in the afternoon of Wednesday 24 January 2018 and was hosted by SEB in Copenhagen. Registration for the seminar started at 2.00 pm CET. The seminar finished around 5.30 pm CET and was followed by a networking reception.
| 14:00 | REGISTRATION |
| 14:15 | WELCOME REMARKS |
| 14:25 | PANEL 1: MiFID II/R – POST IMPLEMENTATION Moderator: Liz Callaghan, Director, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, ICMA Panellists: Nordea Investment Management, Brett Chappell, Fixed Income Trading OP Corporate Bank plc, Tero Rautasuo, Senior Vice President SEB, David Eley, Head of Regulatory Strategy, Markets Swedbank, Johan Wijkström, Fixed Income Business Development – Chairman of ICMA Nordic region Bloomberg LP, John Morton, MiFID II Specialist Simcorp, Gernot Schmidt, Product Manager |
| 15:50 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 16:15 | PRESENTATION: PRIMARY MARKET UPDATE Ruari Ewing, Senior Director, Primary Markets, ICMA |
| 16:35 | PANEL 2: PRIMARY MARKET UPDATE Moderator: Ruari Ewing, Senior Director, Primary Markets, ICMA Panellists: Danske Bank A/S, Kasper Resen Steenstrup, Senior Chief Legal Adviser at Danske Bank, Corporates & Institutions Gorrissen Federspiel, Morten Nybom Bethe, Partner SEB, Jonas Österlund, Global Head of Credit Sales |
| 17:20 | CLOSING REMARKS Nora Kjær-Christensen, Legal Specialist, Banking and Finance, Gorrissen Federspiel |
| 17:30 | NETWORKING RECEPTION |