In this feature length episode we go in depth on the topic of CSDR, where it connects with EMIR Refit, and the implications for CSDs and ICSDs with Jesús Benito. Jesús is Head Domestic Custody & TR operations, SIX. In this show Jesús explains the complexities, challenge and opportunities for the CSD business from the unique perspective of someone working across an EU CSD and a third country ICSD and CSD in Switzerland, plus of course, insights into the bigger issues facing market infrastructure in the EU and beyond. 

This week we get an exclusive preview of the new 2023 EMIR Refit Readiness report from Novatus Advisory. Francis Stroudley, Director and Transaction Reporting Lead, Nick Bruce (Head of Business Development, Regis-TR) and house Andrew Keith Walker unpack some of the headline stats that have emerged from the Novatus industry study - with some surprising results about the general readiness of market participants to hit the April 2024 Refit deadline... don't miss it.

Our 2023 shows kick off with a detailed discussion of the newly published EMIR Refit guidelines, discussing the practical implementation of the EMIR Refit guidelines, transitional period, data quality standards and reporting obligations. We're joined by Silvia Morales (Head of Product Management, Regis-TR) and the rest of the virtual studio crew to go in-depth with the new documentation and consider what this means for market participants and TRs as they approach the 2024 deadline.

In this special show, we look back at the major events of 2022 for Regis-TR and the SIX Group, as well as the great  events we attended from SIBOS to our own Post-Trade Summit. We also look at how the working life of a TR has changed coming out of Lockdown and getting back to new ways of working and travelling to connect with clients, plus the usual catch-up with our virtual studio crew and a especial message from our former producer Laura Gibson. Don't miss it - and Happy Holidays!

In this week's special show we go in-depth with legal expert Andrea Ostini Della Vedova -   Head of Data Protection and Data Protection Officer for the SIX Group. In this chat with regular host Andrew Keith Walker, they explore different global approaches to AI regulation, the different levels of risk associated with AI tech, the likely impact on the Regtech and TR business and - of course - offer market participants advice on how to deal with the upcoming EU AI regulation. Andrea's option is AI will be bigger and more important for compliance than GDPR, so it's time to get planning. Don't miss it!

We are back for season 8, with a new weekly format and a host of new guests to take use though to 2023. 

In our first ever in-person live studio show, we're at our Devonshire Square studio with Laura Bayley CEO Six X-Clear, Thomas Steimann CEO Regis-TR SA and our regular studio guest John Kernan, CEO Regis-TR UK and host Andrew Keith Walker. Together they discuss the likely impact of EMIR Refit on post-trade services and market infrastructure in 2023/24 as the deadline approaches. 

We also discuss the complex clearing rules and thresholds in EMIR Refit, plus the new asset types that are in-scope, and the potential issues facing NFC+, NFC- and SFC (small financial counterparts) when it comes to being Refit-ready for 2024. 

In this week's very special episode we talk about the behind the scenes work of Bernard Gudowski, a director in the SIX M&A team and Head of Post Merger Integration & Separation. We explore the tight timelines and high efficiency with which Regis-TR was migrated from the Deutsche Börse group and over to SIX - and talk about the role of regulators, legacy systems and internal teams in making it such a success.

Plus we celebrate our 76th episode, with over 6,666 hours of listens from tens of thousands of downloads since we launched! A huge thanks to everyone who has supported us to become the no.1 Regtech podcast in the EU. We'll be back for season 8 in  a few weeks...

In this show we take a mid-year review of where the TR industry and market participants are in their EMIR Refit preparations, plus look at the rest of the year and consider how new regulatory regimes like DORA will add more tasks into the planning process. Plus we update on internal projects at Regis-TR UK and SA, and announce our new partners within the Regis-TR regtech ecosystem.

In this show our special guest is the Head of Programmes and Content at GBBC Digital Finance, who leads us on a whirlwind tour of digital asset regulation, and the major issues affecting retail and wholesale digital currencies, cryptocurrencies, decentralised finance and smart contracts. We also explore the complex issues these new technologies raise for regulators in the EU and around the world, and the huge implications for Trade Repositories and the Regtech / Fintech industries.

This week our special guest is Javier Hernani, CEO of BME and Head of Securities Services at the SIX Group. In this in-depth show, Javier talks about the journey for BME, REGIS-TR and SIX through the disruption of SFTR and EMIR REFIT, plus adapting to the pandemic years. He also looks forwards to greater integration of CSD and CCP services between SIX and BME, plus the emergence of digital assets and the impacts they will have on market infrastructure providers across the EU and the world.