The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published additional draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) regarding the central clearing of Interest Rate Swaps (IRS) which ESMA is required to develop under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). ESMA’s RTS propose the mandatory central clearing of fixed-to-float IRS and forward rate agreements denominated in Norwegian Krone (NOK), Polish Zloty (PLN) and Swedish Krona (SEK).
More information via press release: https://www.esma.europa.eu/news/ESMA-proposes-central-clearing-Norwegian-Polish-and-Swedish-interest-rate-swaps?t=326&o=home
