Recently, SIFMA hosted our annual Operations Conference & Exhibition. With three days of presentations and events and over 750 attendees, we gained insights into top-of-mind topics for market participants.

Inside this note, we recap just some of what was seen and heard, including:

• The Industry Outlook – top sector and industry priorities/themes with survey, new normal for office
• Transition to T+1 Settlement – what is different this time, the playbook for implementation, why not T+0; includes snapshots on the impact heatmap and timelines, as well as survey and audience polling results
• The Regulatory View – remote work supervision, digital assets/cryptocurrency, thoughts from market participants on the aggressive regulatory agenda (>50 rule proposals from the SEC alone)
• The ESG Perspective – SEC climate disclosure, survey on ESG investing and underwriting
• More on Market Themes – digital assets/cryptocurrency, blockchain technology potential use cases, operational resiliency risks identified, cybersecurity, U.S. Treasury markets

 

 

Contents

• The Industry Outlook
  • Top Sector Themes
  • Market Touchpoint: Industry Themes
  • The New Normal for the Office
• The Transition to T+1 Settlement
  • What Is Different This Time?
  • The Playbook for Implementation
  • Why Not T+0?
  • Audience Polling Results
  • Pre-Conference Survey Results
• The Regulatory View
  • Remote Work Supervision
  • Digital Assets/Cryptocurrency
  • Thoughts from Market Participants
• The ESG Perspective
  • SEC Climate Risk Disclosure
  • Market Touchpoint: ESG
• More on Market Themes
  • Digital Assets/Crypto Currencies
  • Market Touchpoint: Crypto
  • Market Touchpoint: Blockchain Technology
  • Market Touchpoint: Operational Resiliency
  • Cybersecurity
  • US Treasury Markets

Author

SIFMA Insights
Katie Kolchin, CFA