European Commission to fix broken reporting framework – starting in 2018
Two years after its Call for Evidence determining whether EU regulation is fit for purpose, the European Commission (EC) has found that automation and standardisation should ultimately pave the way...
View ArticleBrexit – Contractual Dis-Continuity
A long and comprehensive post from DRS on Brexit and the OTC market, follow the link below.A question that has been ignored, until very recently, is how firms will deal with cross-border derivative...
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ESMA welcomes no-deal Brexit central clearing equivalence plans
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has welcomed a recent communication from the European Commission which outlines plans for central clearing in the case of a no-deal Brexit scenario....
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CFTC adds four UK-based MTFs to SEF exemption list
Four UK-based multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) have been granted authorisation to operate in the US without having to register as a swap execution facility (SEF) with the derivatives regulator.An...
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ESMA moves forward with tick size amendment to protect EU venues post-Brexit
The EU financial regulator has moved forward with plans to amend the tick size regime under MiFID II to combat concerns that Brexit will leave trading venues in the EU at a competitive disadvantage. A...
View ArticleJoint Trade Associations Letter on the Equivalence of UK Trading Venues
On February 28, ISDA sent a letter to European Commission Vice-President Dombrovskis, co-signed by FIA (Futures Industry Association), AFME (Association for Financial Markets in Europe), AIMA...
View ArticleGFMA-GFXD and ISDA Response to EC Consultation on Euro and Market Liquidity...
Further to its communication on Towards a stronger international role of the euro published in December 2019, the European Commission launched a targeted consultation on the euro and market liquidity...
View ArticleISDA and AFME Respond to Technical Expert Group’s Interim Report on Climate...
ISDA and AFME have responded to the European Commission’s feedback consultation on climate benchmarks and... Read more ISDA and AFME Respond to Technical Expert Group’s Interim Report on Climate...
View ArticleA Practical Guide to Executing Trades on EU-Singapore Recognized Venues
In February 2019, the European Commission (EC) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced they had reached agreement on the mutual recognition of certain derivatives trading venues in the...
View ArticleJoint Trade Associations Letter on Priority Jurisdictions for Equivalence...
On September 20, 2019, ISDA sent a letter to the European Commission, co-signed by EBF (European Banking Federation), EACB (European Association of Co-operative Banks (EACB) and ESBG (European Savings...
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