Sophie Gerber | TRAction

FCA Makes the ‘Execution Agent’ Field Conditional under EMIR

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has introduced changes making the field ‘Execution Agent’ a conditional field to report under EMIR. The new requirements transaction reports are reflected in the EMIR Technical Standards on reporting through Handbook Notice No 132 and updated EMIR validation rules and XML schema. These new validation rules will take effect from 26 January […]

Meet the Team: Melina Theodorou

How did Melina find herself at TRAction? Before joining TRAction, Melina was working as Head of Compliance at a CIF (Cyprus Investment Firm) for 7 years, and then held the position of Executive Director for another 2 years. Melina recalls, “when I decided to leave the forex industry, I met a classmate of mine by […]

Avoiding Trade Reporting Penalties

Regulators require complete, accurate and timely transaction reports in order for them to be able to monitor, detect and disrupt any potential market abuse or mitigate issues that could have a significant impact on markets. Global trade reporting regulations have aligned in putting the onus on reporting entities to notify their regulator of incidents and […]

Meet the team: Finlay Walsh

How did Finlay find himself at TRAction? “Prior to TRAction, I worked at an accounting firm as part of the concierge team. In 2023, I graduated university in the UK, with a degree in Marketing Communications. After this, I knew I wanted to move to Australia. Before settling in Sydney, I travelled up the east […]

Meet the team: Vatsal Dhandhukia

How did Vatsal find himself at TRAction? Vatsal brings over 15 years’ experience in areas such as asset management, reference data, pricing of exchange-traded products, and trading in the Indian equities markets. Vatsal has always been keen to join a firm specialising in regulatory reporting, where he can deepen his expertise and contribute meaningfully and […]

Meet the team: Martin Kloosterman

How did Martin find himself at TRAction? Before joining TRAction, Martin was working in China for Pinpoint, who was entering the Chinese market for credit card reward points. He says “I was looking for a new challenge with a small company with potential – and I certainly found that.” Martin’s responsibilities in his role… During his […]