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DESCRIPTION:The aim of the CAS-WG is to debate and discuss all aspects of c
 learing and settlement infrastructures and processes.  The organisation and
  operation will be similar to the MiFID Joint Working Group and its Subject
  Groups that operated in the build-up to the implementation of the Markets 
 in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID)[1]\, with the intention of bring
 ing together the top industry standards bodies\, trade associations\, infra
 structures\, investment firms and companies involved in Clearing and Settle
 ment.\n\nThe CAS-WG will provide an opportunity for open discussion and deb
 ate amongst senior market practitioners and service providers on issues aff
 ecting Clearing and Settlement. \n\nMore importantly\, the aim is to create
  multiple specialist groups that will work on specific areas of interest – 
 standards\, technologies\, reference data\, custodial services\, etc – betw
 een each of the main plenary meetings of the CAS-WG.\n\nSpecialist Subject 
 Groups\n\nThe subject groups and their subject headings will be determined 
 at the inaugural meeting on 29th February.  Anyone who wishes to propose a 
 group\, lead a group or be a member of one of the groups can volunteer thei
 r participation and input at the inaugural meeting.\n\nThe subject groups w
 ill be facilitated through support from the Realisation Group and any organ
 isation that wishes to be involved can propose their support before\, durin
 g or after the inaugural meeting.\n\nWe believe that these subject groups a
 re particularly important today as Clearing & Settlement\, and in particula
 r Clearing\, will be massively impacted by new regulations being drafted an
 d implemented across the world such as Basel III\, Dodd-Frank\, the Vickers
  Report and the MiFID II.\n\nThe aim of the subject groups is to provide sp
 ecific input to the regulatory bodies – including the FSA\, its successor b
 odies the PRA and CBA\, and Michel Barnier’s team in the European Commissio
 n – on the business and technology implications of implementing the regulat
 ions in draft and final form\, with the intention of ensuring these regulat
 ions are practical\, appropriate and effective.\n\nThe output of the subjec
 t groups therefore will be actions that are clearly practical about the det
 ails of the impact of new regulatory developments upon clearing and settlem
 ent operations\, infrastructures\, standards and technologies.  \n\nMeeting
 s\n\nThe first meeting will be held at BT’s offices at 81 Newgate Street\, 
 London EC1A 7AJ on the afternoon of February 29th where we will have four p
 anels discussing:\n\nVolker/Vickers/MiFID II and impacts on post-trade oper
 ations and IT\, particularly with regard to OTC Derivatives and Clearing \n
 T2S – problems of change and implementation for settlement \nGiovannini Gro
 up Recommendations\, Innovation & Technology – what progress has been made?
  \nStandards in Post-trade operations \nRegistration starts from 13:30 and 
 the first meeting will begin at 14:00 with panellists from  clearing and se
 ttlement infrastructures\, investment firms\, standards bodies and industry
  associations and more attending.\n\nAfter the meeting on 29th February we 
 expect to have quarterly plenary meetings thereafter to update members on t
 he sub-group activities.\n\nThere will also be regular subject group meetin
 gs\, the number of which will be dependent upon the outcome of the first me
 eting.\n\nMembership of the CAS-WG\n\nWe aim to run the CAS-WG so that atte
 ndance and involvement is completely free and open.  It is also aimed to be
  inclusive of all participants in Clearing and Settlement operations.\n\nAt
 tendees and active members are expected to be from all parts of the financi
 al industry – buy side\, sell side\, exchanges\, CCPs\, CSDs\, standards bo
 dies\, solutions providers\, technology  providers\, telecommunications\, c
 onsultancies\, law firms\, accounting firms and more.\n\n
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LOCATION:London
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SUMMARY:Launch of the Clearing & Settlement Working Group (CAS-WG)
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