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Back to work and feeling a bit rusty? September is a great time to refresh your regulatory reporting knowledge. Kaizen's training courses are delivered by our regulatory subject matter experts and cover a wide range of regulatory reporting regimes including MiFID II Transaction and Post-Trade Reporting, EMIR Refit, SFTR and more. September courses: MiFID II Post-Trade Reporting - 11 September:  https://lnkd.in/e3WGnxsP MiFID II Transaction Reporting - 18 September: https://lnkd.in/eSdU5DrP SFTR - 19 September: https://lnkd.in/eKiTBeB4 SMMD - 24 September: https://lnkd.in/ehtyMwQB

Now for some #Fridayfun! 🎉   A big thank you to The Big Smoke Events Company for hosting our team building event - 'Scavenger Hunt' last week in London.   It was a race against the clock as our team of 'Kaizeners' pushed themselves to the limit snapping photos and recreating the famous Beatles Abbey Road shot, featuring in-action videos pretending to be James Bond 007, striking their best superhero pose, and solving clues along the way. These were just a few of the 30 challenges that got the teams excited, engaged and unleashed their competitive spirit.   The fastest team to the finishing line was deemed the scavenger champion! An awards ceremony followed crowning the winners.   #corporateevents #kaizen #regulatoryreporting

The Kaizen team enjoyed chatting to many familiar and new faces at the ISDA/The Investment Association Transaction Reporting Evolution conference today. Tim Hartley chaired the 'EMIR Refit - Lessons Learnt from the EU Transition and UK Next Steps' panel.  Tim noted that "Firms should already be testing their data and should not leave it to the last minute which will only result in a reduced testing window to highlight any issues. It’s important to test all the derivative types you trade in addition to testing lifecycle events as the regulators will most likely be monitoring the testing progress." Contact us for your free EMIR Refit health check: https://lnkd.in/eDAeyxNs #ISDA #financialevents #EMIR #regulatory #Kaizen

The Kaizen team are pleased to be at the ISDA/The Investment Association Transaction Reporting Evolution Conference today. You can catch our EMIR expert, Tim Hartley on the first panel of the day, they'll be discussing EMIR Refit and lessons learnt from the EU transition and the UK next steps. Do pop by our exhibition stand and say hello to Andy Green, Matthew Vincent, Ross Barrett, & Tom Morris. #ISDA #financialevents #EMIR #regulatory #Kaizen

We're delighted that Kaizen's trade surveillance solution has been shortlisted for the FOW Asia Pacific Awards 2024! View the shortlist: https://lnkd.in/edjmiV2m #marketsurveillance #technology #regulation #innovation #leadership #derivatives

We are returning to XLoD Global - London on 13 & 14 November with 1LoD.   Kaizen’s Surveillance and Market Abuse Reporting Director, Simon Appleton will join the ‘Understanding regulatory expectations for communication surveillance’ panel. We can’t wait to be part of this fantastic event once again. See us on stand 29 https://lnkd.in/e6Y45jzK #1LoD #XLoD #XLoDLDN #marketabuse #marketsurveillance #communicationsurveillance

In case you missed it yesterday, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has updated its FAQs on the reporting of derivatives contracts for the rewrite that is due to take effect from 21 October 2024 onwards. The FAQs provide further helpful guidance on the reporting obligations of firms ahead of go-live.   You can view the full FAQs here: https://lnkd.in/eNcDj8Zr   #regulatoryreporting #rewrite #mas

School's back and so is our Transaction Reporting Academy! Starting 8 October, this accredited course in association with PIMFA - Personal Investment Management & Financial Advice Association provides an in depth look at the MiFID II reporting requirements to achieve accurate, complete and timely reporting. Developed and delivered by our leading subject matter experts Simon Appleton and Matthew Vincent, the course is suitable for those involved in the reporting process or with regulatory oversight responsibilities, in both buy and sell-side firms. Book your place: https://lnkd.in/eAbyeaK2 #Kaizen #transactionreporting #PIMFA #mifidii #mifir

It is great to have Jonathan Lee's insights on how to manage the upcoming money markets reporting obligations feature in this week's SFT! 😀

In case you missed it, Kaizen's money markets director Jonathan Lee spoke to Carmella Haswell at the Securities Finance Times about the SEC's decision to postpone the 10C-1a SLATE approval. “Trying to capture every nuance of a completely new trade reporting regime within a single rule is always going to leave a multitude of unanswered questions, any number of which could lead to delays,” said Jonathan. Read the article in full: https://lnkd.in/eg3egYK2 #regulatoryreporting #kaizen #sec #slate