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Professional repo and collateral management course 2009
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Brussels
Event date: March 24-26, 2009
ICMA Annual Ski Weekend 2009
Event location:

Villars Ski Resort
Event date: March 27-29, 2009
The ICMA Annual General Meeting and Conference
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Montreux
Event date: June 03-05, 2009
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International Capital Market Association (ICMA)
ICMA is a unique self regulatory organisation and an influential voice for the global capital market. It represents a broad range of capital market interests including global investment banks and smaller regional banks, as well as asset managers, exchanges, central banks, law firms and other professional advisers amongst its 400 member firms. ICMA’s market conventions and standards have been the pillars of the international debt market for over 40 years, providing the self regulatory framework of rules governing market practice which have facilitated the orderly functioning and impressive growth of the market. ICMA actively promotes the efficiency and cost effectiveness of the capital markets by bringing together market participants including regulatory authorities and governments.

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Amendments to ICMA's Rules
Announcements
Conferences and Exhibitions
Educational Courses
ICMA Events
ICMA Skills
ICMA’s commitment to orderly markets
Regulatory Policy Announcements
Responses to market turbulence: country plans
Responses to market turbulence: FAQs
Secondment opportunity to ICMA Regulatory Policy
 
 



 

Announcements:
 
ICMA’s European Repo Council welcomes acceptance of credit claims as financial collateral
       
December 19, 2008 (London - UK) ICMA’s European Repo Council welcomed yesterday’s vote and adoption by the European Parliament of Piia Noora Kauppi’s report on securities settlement services systems and financial collateral arrangements.
 
For a copy of the press release click here.
 
 TRAX iMatch™ the next generation in trade matching  
December 11, 2008 (LONDON, UK) Xtrakter®, the market utility, is pleased to announce the arrival of TRAX iMatch™. TRAX iMatch™ is the next generation in trade matching and confirmation solutions for the capital market, offering subscribers remote access to the TRAX® community for the very first time.
 
For a copy of the press release click here.
 
Xtrakter launches XM2M™ - new mark to market valuation
service
       
December 9, 2008 (LONDON, UK) Xtrakter® the market utility, is pleased to announce the launch of XM2M™ its new mark to market valuation service. XM2M™ is the first in a series of new tailored information offerings from Xtrakter.
 
For a copy of the press release click here.
 
ICMA announces November 2008 Primary Market Certificate (PMC) Programme Graduates
       
December 4, 2008 (London, UK) The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) is pleased to announce that the following candidates have successfully passed the Primary Market Certificate (PMC).
 
For a copy of the press release click here.
 
TRAX® to provide regulatory reporting for exchange-traded
derivatives
    
December 4, 2008 (LONDON, UK) Xtrakter®, the market utility, is pleased to announce that TRAX® will facilitate the regulatory reporting of exchange traded derivatives (ETD) and other complex derivatives in accordance with the requirements of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) in Q1 09.
 
For a copy of the press release click here.
 
Netting & pair off delivered with TRAX® v2.9  
   
December 2, 2008 (LONDON, UK) Xtrakter®, the market utility, is pleased to announce the launch of TRAX® V2.9. TRAX® v2.9 offers clients a host of new capabilities including: netting and pair off reporting, active and passive confirmation, audit facilities.
 
For a copy of the press release click here.
 
ICMA announces October 2008 IFID Certificate Programme Graduates    
   
November 21, 2008 (London, UK) The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) is pleased to announce the following candidates who have successfully passed the International Fixed Income and Derivatives (IFID) Certificate Programme, the benchmark qualification in the fixed income market, held in Budapest, Hungary on October, 19 to 25, 2008
 
For a copy of the press release click here.
 
Euroclear to acquire Xtrakter from ICMA     
   
November 20, 2008 Brussels and London – Euroclear and the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) signed an agreement whereby Euroclear SA/NV will acquire 100% of Xtrakter Ltd, the ICMA subsidiary, for an undisclosed cash amount. Xtrakter owns TRAX, a trade matching and regulatory reporting system that also provides market and reference data. 
 
For a copy of the press release click here.
 


 

Regulatory Policy Announcements

Joint response to FSA CP 08/16 Quarterly Consultation CH 5 Transaction Reporting Rules: Transactions on over-the-counter derivatives
     
December 5, 2008 BBA / ICMA / Xtrakter / FOA welcome the opportunity to comment on CP08/16 and support the proposed rules for changes to transaction reporting requirements in over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives.
 
To view the response click here.

 

Secondment opportunity to ICMA Regulatory Policy
  
ICMA is offering member firms the opportunity to second a professional from the member firm’s staff to ICMA’s Regulatory Policy Department at ICMA’s offices in London under ICMA’s inward secondment programme, which was successfully launched last year.  We are now seeking one secondee, preferably with experience of asset management, for a period of one year from the beginning of 2009.
 
If you are interested in receiving more details, please e-mail your CV as soon as possible to Angela Turner at ICMA on angela.turner@icmagroup.org
 

 

 


 
 



 

Amendments to ICMA's rules and recommendations for the secondary market effective January 1, 2009   
 
Amendments to ICMA's rules are available here.
(A username and password is required to access, please contact the ICMA Principal Delegate at your firm for details or the ICMA Membership Department at + 41 44 363 4222)



 

Responses to market turbulence: country plans
 
ICMA has made available a page of links to recent announcements, mainly by governments in Europe and the US, to help ensure the stability of the international financial system. 
 
The page can be accessed directly from this link.   

 

ICMA’s commitment to orderly markets
 
In the current turbulent market conditions, ICMA remains committed to helping its members to maintain orderly markets.
 
Click here for more information.
 
 

Responses to market turbulence: FAQs
  
Questions regarding the application of the ICMA Rules and Recommendations as well as those regarding the GMRAs should be directed to the ICMA Legal Team on + 41 44 363 42 22.
 
 A document containing FAQs is available to ICMA members from this link
(A username and password is required to access, please contact the ICMA Principal Delegate at your firm for details or the ICMA Membership Department at + 41 44 363 4222)

 

ICMA Events
  
ERC Annual General Meeting
The European Repo Council's Annual General Meeting will take place in Marbella, Spain on February 25, 2009.
 
ICMA Professional repo and collateral management course
The Professional repo and collateral management course will take place in Brussels, Belgium on March 24-26, 2009.
 
ICMA Annual Ski Weekend 2009
The Annual Ski Weekend will take place in Villars, Switzerland, March 27-29, 2009.
 
ICMA AGM and Conference 2009
The 2009 ICMA AGM and Conference will take place at the Montreux Palace Hotel, Switzerland from June 3-5, 2009.

 

Educational Courses:
Primary Market Certificate (PMC) Bahrain
January 25-29, 2009
Bahrain

Financial Markets Foundation Course (FMFC)
January 27-29, 2009
London
 
Financial Markets Foundation Course (FMFC)
March 2-4, 2009
Luxembourg

Operations Certificate Programme (OCP)
March 29-April 4, 2009
Montreux 

International Fixed Income and Derivatives Certificate Programme (IFID)
April 26-May 2, 2009
Sitges, Barcelona
 


 

ICMA Skills:

NEW "ICMA Skills" courses
 
Mastering Mandates
New course dates to be announced
London
 
Management and Mentoring
New course dates to be announced
London

Successful Sales
New course dates to be announced
London

 

 
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