LPFMI and the Law – Uncleared margining regulation with Poseidon Retsinas (HedgeLegal)

WEBINAR INFORMATION
After being narrowed in their scope and delayed in their implementation, new rules surrounding initial margin (“IM”) in uncleared OTC transactions – the “UMR Rules” – have been slowly coming into force. In this webinar, lawyer Poseidon Retsinas will describe the legal mechanics of UMR and the significance of these rules for the financial industry. While this webinar will not be heavily theoretical, the hosts believe that UMR offers an interesting case study for understanding global liquidity and the legal structures that shape it while offering a chance to understand how dealer systems function in practice.

Poseidon Retsinas is the Founder and CEO is HedgeLegal Inc, a law firm based in Montreal that specializes in the negotiation of trading documentation for hedge funds and other buy-side financial institutions. Prior to starting HedgeLegal in 2019, Poseidon was responsible for trading documentation at one of the world's largest hedge fund managed account platforms and was an associate at Clifford Chance where he specialized in derivatives. Poseidon obtained his law degree from McGill University and holds a Master’s degree in Law and Accounting from the London School of Economics. Poseidon’s articles have been published in the Hedge Fund Law Report, Hedgeweek, and HFM Week. He is a frequent speaker on industry panels. The webinar will be moderated by Andrew Medeiros.

DISCUSSED PAPER by Poseidon Retsinas (HedgeLegal)
CLEARING UP THE UNCLEARED MARGIN RULES – A Comprehensive Guide for Hedge Fund and Asset Managers
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m2oB_lNSyDVFGGIdhgoug55IEGA_07tx/view?usp=sharing

Bio Poseidon Retsinas (HedgeLegal)
https://hedgelegal.com/#about

LPFMI INFORMATION
As some of you know, LPFMI is concerning itself around liquidity questions in financial market infrastructure (FMI) and is therefore open to all questions regarding
i. Liquidity problems at FMIs – this is the core of this project
ii. Liquidity problems in the financial system – this could be the next LP focus
iii. FMI problems in general – this includes innovation such as blockchain / DLT

Should you want to learn more about LPFMI, check out the links below for our initiation presentation from Jun. 2019. There were also Q&A webinars on the presentation, you can check out as well or reach out to any of us at LPFMI. Come join us!

LPFMI EVENTS OUTLOOK
The above mini webinar series will be part of a broader LPFMI Fall 2020 curriculum. You can find an overview (date 04. Oct. 2020 subject to updates) at https://drive.google.com/file/d/10Hgj3S9Oh-k29eEypaIv6MhSkOHJWgAu/view?usp=sharing Come join us as well for the other webinar series!

LPFMI and the Law (con't)
• PREP. – CCPs for OTC Derivatives: the Foundations of the Legal and Regulatory Framework
• DEBRIEF – CCPs for OTC Derivatives: the Foundations of the Legal and Regulatory Framework with Dan Awrey (Cornell)

LPFMI and Economic Innovation
• Introduction to Stablecoins– Theory, Structures, Use Cases
• Cross Border Payments and Blockchain
• FX Past, Proposed and Missing Innovation with Dr. Robert Hofmeister (ECB)

LPFMI and Economic Development
• CCP role in Frontier Countries with CCP expert

LPFMI @ YSI Virtual Plenary
• LPFMI events 6. – 15. Nov. 2020 online to be confirmed soon

Earmarked F2F conferences – to be confirmed
• LPFMI along BuBa/ECB/FRBC CCP conference 1. ‐ 4. Mar. 2021 in Frankfurt, DE Europe
• FRBC annual OTCD/Clearing Symposium in Jul. 2021 in Chicago, IL USA

FURTHER LINKS
The liquidity project – Financial Market Infrastructure (LPFMI) introduction presentation Jun. 2019
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sZDn62qfGq8TLvkSP9hKKJEISjkhLMjx/view
Liquidity Project Financial Market Infrastructure Q&A
Video: https://storage.googleapis.com/ysi-recordings/5d3760970a199f1460d78b4c/video.mp4
Audio: https://storage.googleapis.com/ysi-recordings/5d3760970a199f1460d78b4c/audio.m4a