Victoria Cumings

MD, Americas, Global FX Division
Global Financial Markets Association

Victoria Cumings is with the Global Foreign Exchange Division (GFXD) of the Global Financial Markets Association, an industry trade association focused on the FX market. Victoria covers the Americas for GFXD and is responsible for monitoring for and handling regulatory advocacy and implementation, FX market structure projects and initiatives, and other FX-related matters for GFXD member firms. Victoria is also responsible for several topics globally, including margin and clearing. Victoria is a former capital markets/derivatives lawyer, and has also worked in Australia and the UK.

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Day 1 - Wednesday February 12th

Wednesday, February 12th, 2020

3:00 PM 360 PERSPECTIVE - A new era of FX clearing: How can you best prepare for UMR phase 5 (2020) and 6 (2021) and how can the buy side set up a UMR strategy to minimize impact?

The roadmap for UMR: What are the key milestones you should be aware of up to the final deadline?
What are the practical hurdles that need to be overcome in time for the deadline?
Treatment of separately managed accounts- How can you establish which accounts fall under UMR and which do not?
What the implications are for buy side firms relating to deliverable FX, what the implications are for non-deliverable FX in terms of FX activity, new costs and operational implementation
Clearing as an alternative solution- outlining the cost vs. efficiency benefits