The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today added ICE Clear US to its list of recognized third country central counterparties (CCPs) under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). EMIR requires EU-based CCPs to be authorized and non-EU CCPs to be recognized in the European Union (EU). Once a CCP has been authorized or recognized within…
Read moreCME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. obtained full recognition as a foreign central counterparty (CCP) in Mexico from the Banco de México, effective September 2, 2016. Since April 2016, the clearing house division of CME Group, CME Clearing, had operated under temporary recognition pending…
Read morePan-European financial regulatory body ESMA (European Securities and Markets Authority) announced today that it has accepted the application of Chicago-based CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) to be recognized as a central counterparty (CCP) in the EU. The European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) requires third-country CCPs to be recognized by ESMA in order to operate in the European Union.…
Read moreThe Memorandum of Cooperation establishes arrangements between the signatory authorities regarding Central Counterparties (CCPs) that are established in Japan, are licensed or approved by the JFSA, and have applied for recognition under EMIR
Read moreAs global regulators work ever more closely to provide a standardized regulatory framework, ESMA signs an MOU with Hong Kong's national regulatory authority with regard to central counterparties
Read moreCME Clearing Europe Ltd., which was established in August as part of Europe's new infrastructure directive, has extended its activities and services, which under EMIR requires a new authorization by the competent authority.
Read moreJust a few days have passed since IntercontinentalExchange purchased a majority stake in Holland Clearing House BV, which has now been granted approval by ESMA as a central counterparty
Read morePost trade processing in the global OTC derivatives markets has been the subject of much regulatory scrutiny of late, beginning with North American reform as a result of the Dodd-Frank Act. ICAP's specialist post-trade division TriOptima has now cited a noteworthy change in procedure in the Asia Pacific region.
Read moreAs European rulings on trade reporting progress, ESMA seeks industry input relating to the method of reporting FX NDFs
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