The diversification of institutional investments into a broader range of asset types over the last couple of decades has been significant and transformative. Buy-side firms have expanded their investment focuses from the more traditional end of the investment spectrum to all kinds of alternatives, including real assets such as commodities, real estate and even crypto […]

The  ISITC Europe Big Debate A New Year: A Brand New Series of Interactive Debates Hosted by Metro Bank Be the first to participate in this new series of face to face, interactive, lively and informative debates, kindly hosted by Metro Bank. We invite you to join the panel, who will debate the pros and […]

Financial Services Technology Panel Looks at the impact of the Digital  Operational Resilience Act (DORA) on the industry   The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists in conjunction with ISITC Europe C.I.C. explores the implications of the Digital Operational Resilience Act on Financial Services and beyond.   On 24 September 2020, the European Commission published its […]

Matt Johnson in conversation with Reece Jackson, ISITC Europe Student Society Interviewer talks about his career in financial services. His current role and a few words of advise for anyone considering a career within the financial markets.     Matthew Johnson Matt Johnson currently works for the DTCC within the European Product Management Team with […]

      ISITC Europe launches new Post Trade Forum co-chaired by leading industry experts from Ascendant Strategy   London, UK – 8 July 2021: The ISITC Europe Post Trade Forum brings together the post trade community across the capital markets to drive collaboration, share best practice and action changes to improve operational efficiency. The […]

The inaugural meeting of the ISITC Europe post trade forum (PTF) was held on the 16th of June 2021, with the newly appointed co-chairs initiating a discussion with members/representatives of the advisory board and invited guest attendees. This represented a good cross-section of the capital markets industry, with attendees from wealth managers, custodians, investment banks […]

On the 9 December 2019, the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) became applicable to all Financial Services and Markets Act (FSMA) authorised firms; including banks, building societies, asset managers, investment firms, insurers, mortgage providers, consumer credit firms and sole traders. So 1 year on, given the interruptions in 2020 and the FCA enabled ‘3 […]

  Is Green Finance really Clean Finance or are there still brown undertones? Green Finance is rapidly becoming a mainstream component of investment activity at every level, with Green Bonds and loans forming a significant presence in Investors’ portfolios. But is Green Finance really Clean Finance or are there still brown undertones? Our panel of leading Green […]

Solving the Problem of Reference Data  The problem of reference data, in terms of  “dirty data”, has been estimated to cost the industry between 15% -25% of  its revenue, but improving the quality has posed significant challenges for the industry for decades. Despite investment in new technologies and collaborations across the financial markets. The ability […]

Blockchain and distributed ledger technology came to the fore with the appearance and growth of cryptocurrencies, so whatever happened to blockchain? The narrative that started spreading at some point in 2013 was that blockchain technology should be decoupled from bitcoin, and used for more than exchanging digital currency. Cryptocurrency units could be inscribed with additional […]