If you are a member of the NCMF (http://www.nordiccapitalmarkets.org) you will be receiving an invitation to a conference next week very shortly. The event will aim to cover topics including:

• The status of the ever moving timelines for EMIR and Dodd Frank
• The impact of ESMA’s draft Technical Standards
• Extra-territoriality, how to embrace it or avoid it
• Collateral as an asset class – the importance of collateral in the new trading environment
• The proposals for and impact of margin rules for non-cleared trades
• Trade reporting under EMIR, what’s required and who’s offering it
• Access to clearing, how to approach direct or indirect membership, and selecting an intermediary
• Updates from Eurex, REGIS-TR, LCH.Clearnet and NASDAQ OMX on their service offerings for OTC products

The speaker line-up and agenda is being finalised as I write, and in addition to the firms above includes Sapient Global Markets, Catalyst, Nordea, Pohjola Bank & The OTC Space. The event will be held in Helsinki, hosted by Nordea.