Market infrastructure

Accelerating the transformation and performance of key players in the financial markets

Market infrastructures — trading platforms, clearing houses, central securities depositories and post-trade service providers — are currently facing major transformations: increasing regulatory requirements, European consolidation, evolving operational models, and pressure to improve efficiency and service quality.

In this complex and constantly evolving environment, Colombus Consulting supports market infrastructure operators in strengthening their resilience, optimising their operations, developing new offerings and successfully delivering their transformation projects.

Our promise: to secure and accelerate your strategic transformations

We work with infrastructure organisations to rethink their operational models, provide a framework for and manage their critical projects, and develop solutions tailored to evolving markets and the needs of stakeholders.
Our services cover all key activities and functions within the sector, with specialist expertise organised around five key areas of focus.

Digital transformation, data & operational performance

We help infrastructure operators improve their business processes and systems to enhance reliability, efficiency and service quality:

• optimising existing operational processes,
• ensuring the reliability and governance of key data (reference data, positions, collateral),

• strengthening operational and organisational resilience,
• improving service quality for members, issuers and participants.

Operations & Post-Trade Excellence

We support market participants across all core activities:

• optimising clearing, settlement, custody and corporate actions processes,
• adapting operational models as part of the transition to T+1,
• reducing operational risks and strengthening the management of these activities.

Compliance & Regulation

We lead and organise major regulatory programmes:

• the operational and functional implementation of new requirements,
• the scoping and management of compliance programmes,
• the development of regulatory reporting models,
• supporting engagement with supervisory authorities.

Offerings, products & new services

We support infrastructure operators in creating or adapting their offerings:

• scoping, designing and launching new products,
• upgrading existing services for issuers, custodians or market participants,
• defining business models and positioning strategies,
• improving user journeys and the user experience.

Strategic and organisational transformation

We support our clients with their most transformative projects

• post-acquisition integration of new entities,
• alignment of operational and organisational models,
• streamlining of platforms, data repositories and processes,
• change management in multi-jurisdictional contexts.

A team of market infrastructure experts

Our consultants possess in-depth knowledge of the operational, regulatory and organisational models of market infrastructure, from trading to settlement. Their experience enables us to safeguard your strategic projects, accelerate the transformation of your operations and strengthen your position with markets and regulators.

Let’s build the market infrastructure of tomorrow together!

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Please contact Guilhem Prince to discuss your challenges !