Catena Extends its SFTR Reporting Readiness with REGIS-TR Connectivity

30th April 2019 - Catena Technologies announced today that it has completed early testing of its trade reporting platform with trade repository REGIS-TR for Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (SFTR) reporting. The partnership between Catena and REGIS-TR will enable financial institutions to use these platforms together to automate SFTR reporting to regulators in the required ISO 20022 format. Customers will also be able to report OTC derivative transactions to EMIR using this combined technology solution.

Catena's TRACE Reporting is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that manages a wide range of functional requirements for trade reporting, including cross-asset multi-jurisdiction determination, valuation and collateral reporting, pre-submission validation and reconciliation. It works together with trade repositories to submit information related to securities financing and derivatives transactions to regulatory bodies.

"REGIS-TR is pleased to partner with Catena to provide customers with a complete, end-to-end solution for SFTR reporting," said John Kernan, head of Business Development and Product Management at REGIS-TR. "REGIS-TR's extensive trade repository services, coupled with Catena's award-winning trade reporting platform, will help our customers achieve SFTR compliance quickly and efficiently."

SFTR reporting requires both financial and non-financial firms to report securities financing transactions to an EU-registered and approved trade repository on a T+1 basis. SFTR regulation will become effective on 11th April 2020 and will immediately apply to banks and investment firms. Subsequently, buy-side firms fall under the regulation in October 2020, and non-financial counterparties will need to begin reporting in January 2021.

"We are excited to have achieved submission readiness for SFTR reporting so quickly," said Aaron Hallmark, Chief Executive Officer of Catena Technologies. "By providing customers and partners with access to their trade repository now, REGIS-TR has enabled them to perform format validation testing early. This capability aligns well with Catena's agile development approach and continuous delivery strategy. We look forward to working closely with REGIS-TR to help customers fulfill their SFTR reporting obligations."

About Catena Technologies Pte Ltd

Catena Technologies Pte Ltd specializes in architecture, design, and delivery of advanced technology solutions for the financial services industry. Based in Singapore, the company has worked with customers across the world, including the U.S., U.K., Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, Singapore, and China. Catena Technologies combines in-depth knowledge of the financial markets with expertise implementing cutting-edge solutions.

About REGIS-TR

REGIS-TR is a leading European trade repository offering reporting services covering all the major European trade repository obligations. It is one of Europe's largest trade repositories for EMIR, with around 1500 clients and weekly new trade volumes averaging over 30 million. With parent company groups including Clearstream, Eurex Repo and BME Clearing Repo, REGIS-TR has unrivalled access to in-house securities lending, repo and collateral management practice and expertise and is ideally placed to offer a comprehensive, fully-informed SFTR trade repository service.

REGIS-TR's new UAT pre-test environment is open to entities preparing for SFTR to validate their XML data files against the new ISO 20022 securities message definitions. For a free, no-obligation trial, contact REGIS-TR Relationship Management on commercial@regis-tr.com or Client Services on sftr-support@regis-tr.com.

For more information, contact:
Catena Technologies Pte Ltd
3 Phillip Street
#10-01 Royal Group Building
Singapore 048693
Republic of Singapore
Phone: +65 6100 0881
Fax: +65 6399 0881
Web: www.catena-technologies.com

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