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Webinar Recap: CSA Trade Reporting Rewrite
Botsford Associates joined the Ontario Securities Commission and Cappitech from S&P Global Market Intelligence, in a Impact and Analysis Webinar, to review the CSA OTC derivatives trade reporting rewrite.

CSA Rewrite
Regulatory Overview, Top 3 Impacts and Considerations, Timelines, Comparison Between CSA and CFTC Rewrites, Key Changes Introduced with the Canadian Rewrite

Capital Requirements Directive VI (“CRD VI”)
Regulatory Overview, Background and Timelines, Third Country Branch and Subsidiarization Requirements, Minimum Requirements for Third-Country Branches

OSFI’s Guideline E-21
Summary of the Guideline Updates, Guideline E-21’s Intended Outcomes and Expectations, Differences Between OSFI’s Guideline E-21 and EU’s DORA, Regulatory timelines, Guideline Sections Expectations and Requirements

Large Trader Reporting for Futures and Options
Summary of Key Changes to CFTC’s Part 17, Regulatory Overview, Timelines, Summary of Changes Made to the Data Elements to be Reported, Changes to the Position Reports Data Elements, Example to Compare the 80-Byte and FIXML Formats

Financial Services 2024 Regulatory Outlook
Global themes impacting the regulatory outlook, New Prudential Developments, Supervisory Effectiveness, Financial Crime and Operational Resilience, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) related reporting, and Digitization of Finance and Digital Assets