As a G20 member, South Africa is committed to reform its over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market to reduce vulnerabilities and increase transparency. These reforms will impact both the providers and users of OTC derivatives products.
Course Outline:
This course will help you understand the impact of the new regulatory environment for OTC derivatives and assist you to manage and mitigate the risk of non-compliance.
What you will learn:
- Why it was necessary to reform the regulation of OTC derivatives
- The international financial architecture and regulatory framework for OTC derivatives
- The principal elements of the regulatory environment for OTC derivatives in South Africa
- Specific OTC derivatives market reforms to improve transparency, mitigate systemic risk and reduce market abuse including:
- Reporting OTC derivatives contracts to trade repositories
- Trading standardised contracts on exchanges or electronic trading platforms
- Clearing standardised contracts through central counterparties
- Subjecting non-centrally cleared derivatives contracts to Basel III additional capital and margining requirements to address their higher risks
- Other global regulatory measures such as legal entity identifiers and unique product
and transaction identifiers
Who should attend?
- Compliance Officers
- Risk Managers
- Treasurers
- Directors with responsibility for Treasury operations
Date:
- 12 April 2024
- 29 October 2024
Time: 09:00 - 15:00
Cost: R4, 100.00 ex vat per person
CPD certificates will be issued for the attendance at the event.
To register or for more information: Registrations are currently open. Please contact Company Services [email protected]
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