ESMA Adds CCP.A to List of Registered CCPs under EMIR
ESMA has today added CCP.A, based in Austria, to its list of registered CCPs under the European…
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ESMA News: ESMA Issues Guidelines on the Implementation of the CPSS-IOSCO Principles for Market Infrastructures in Respect of CCPs
ESMA has issued today guidelines and recommendations regarding the implementation of the CPSS-IOSCO Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures…
ESMA Releases Responses to MiFID II/MiFIR Consultation and Discussion Papers
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has made public the responses it received to its Consultation…
IOSCO News: IOSCO Launches Public Information Repository for Central Clearing Requirements
The International Organization of Securities Commissions today unveiled an information repository for central clearing requirements for OTC derivatives,…
MiFID II: Where the Uncertainty Lies with OTFs
A look at the areas of uncertainty around MiFID II and OTFs including the status of FX swaps and the definition of sufficient liquidity.
MiFID II consultation period ends on 1 August
The European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) consultation period on MiFID II is due to close at…
Collateral Damage: Uncleared Derivatives Margin Requirements
Assessing who has to comply and how to meet the new margin requirements for non-cleared derivatives
CFTC Extends Designation of DTCC-SWIFT as LEI Provider
In order to further the smooth transition to a global system of legal entity identification, the U.S….
CFTC Staff Issues Time-Limited No-Action Relief from Electronic Reporting Requirements in the OCR Final Rule
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (Commission) Division of Market Oversight (DMO) today issued a no-action letter…
CFTC Staff Issues Time-Limited, Conditional No-Action Relief Regarding Documentation of Confirmations of Uncleared Swap Transactions
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (Commission) Division of Market Oversight (DMO) recently issued a no-action letter…