Welcome to ISITC Europe
We support our members by promoting operational efficiency in the capital markets arena through a series of working groups, educational activities, as well as hosting conferences and seminars.
About
ISITC Europe’s Mission is to promote operational efficiency in the global financial industry through education, design, standardisation and recommendation.
Community
ISITC Europe is a voluntary, totally inclusive not for profit group of interested members from the financial industry. Members comprise Investment Managers, Custodian Banks, Broker/Dealers, Software-Data Network communication vendors (technology vendors), Industry Service providers, Consultancies, Depositories and Individuals.
Education
By spanning all parties to a transaction, ISITC Europe undertakes to educate industry participants to reduce operational risk and increase operational efficiency, implement industry-agreed standards across all processing aspects of a transaction, and recommend / endorse industry initiatives and codes of conduct supporting end-to-end Straight-Through Processing (STP).
Content for education is canvassed from leading exponents on subjects in the Capital Markets industry and collated for presentation or discussion in the allotted ISITC Europe Working Group.
Membership
Full membership of ISITC Europe and access to the working group areas, requires a paid subscription. Becoming a member of ISITC Europe will allow you to join and access the online member directory, send private messages, share documents and access the working group forums.
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2018 AGM & Conference Videos Released
ISITC Europe are pleased to announce the release of the ISITC Europe 2018 AGM & Conference videos.
Upcoming Events
- “De-risking Change” June General MeetingThe next ISITC Europe General Meeting will be held on Thursday 7th June 2018 from 8:30 – 13:15 at the Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, 45 Prescot Street, London E1 8GP. The agenda, “De-risking Change”, will look at disruption in financial services and the changing demands of clients. Panels will focus on data science, cryptocurrency and changing investor service demands. Confirmed […]
- Preparing for Senior Management Regime changes due in 2018/19 – BriefingBriefing – Preparing for the changes in Senior Management Regime due in 2018/19 Last year saw significant regulatory change across the financial services industry. In addition to the ongoing Brexit process, the year brought with it implementation of MiFID 2, PSD2 and the fourth anti-money laundering directive. 2018/19 is set to be another bumper year, led […]
MIFID II and MIFIR
On 20th October 2011, the European Commission published two proposals: the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), along with Markets in Financial Investments Regulation (MiFIR). Both the Directive and Regulation aim to establish a safer and more transparent financial system by enhancing regulatory requirements, market transparency and investor protection.
The trade association has published a paper titled MiFID II/MIFIR Demystified in anticipation of the upcoming initiative.
Working Groups
ISITC Europe currently supports the following working groups on behalf of its members.
Each Working Group is supported by a sponsoring ISITC Europe Leadership Group Executive and Working Group Chair.
ISITC U.S.
Comprised of leading executives, the International Securities Association for Institutional Trade Communication (ISITC) brings together broker/dealers, custodians, investment managers, vendors/utilities and other industry professionals to develop standards that are designed to enhance efficiencies in trade processing and related communications. Through collaboration, ISITC’s volunteer members reduce inefficiencies, lower risk and build shareholder value while developing and promoting the global securities industry. Visit ISITC U.S.
Upcoming Events
- “De-risking Change” June General MeetingThe next ISITC Europe General Meeting will be held on Thursday 7th June 2018 from 8:30 – 13:15 at the Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, 45 Prescot Street, London E1 8GP. The agenda, “De-risking Change”, will look at disruption in financial services and the changing demands of clients. Panels will focus on data science, cryptocurrency and changing investor service demands. Confirmed […]
- Preparing for Senior Management Regime changes due in 2018/19 – BriefingBriefing – Preparing for the changes in Senior Management Regime due in 2018/19 Last year saw significant regulatory change across the financial services industry. In addition to the ongoing Brexit process, the year brought with it implementation of MiFID 2, PSD2 and the fourth anti-money laundering directive. 2018/19 is set to be another bumper year, led […]