Richard Comotto, expert securities finance consultant with a deep and rich history in repo markets gives his assessment of the first six months of the implementation of SFTR. He shares his views with host Roy Zimmerhansl, Practice Lead at Pierpoint.

Richard's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-comotto-14a6403

Timeline

00:00 Introduction

3:10 Initial observations on first six months

6:35 “Extraordinary effort“ required … and delivered

12:15 The positive aspects of the implementation

19:47 Failure to invest in ‘fit for purpose’ technology

29:51 The less-positive side of SFTR and its implementation

42:10 SFTR review in April?

44:30 Brexit

47:10 Rating SFTR performance of SFTR stakeholders

52:50 Closing thoughts from Richard

58:50 Pierpoint Alpha Community

59:57 Roy's wrap-up

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