NEX Regulatory Reporting approved by ESMA as a trade repository under EMIR LeapRate

November 27, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

NEX Regulatory Reporting approved by ESMA as a trade repository under EMIR

NEX Regulatory Reporting, a NEX Group (LON:NXG) business which provides regulatory reporting services across global regulatory regimes, has announced that NEX Abide Trade Repository AB has received approval from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) for its Swedish-based trade repository under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The approval will allow NEX Regulatory Reporting…

ESMA ceases renewal of product intervention CFDs measures

November 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA consults on calculation of derivative positions

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published for public consultation future guidelines on the calculation of derivative positions by trade repositories (TRs) authorised in the European Union under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). ESMA supervises the way TRs make data available to public authorities. That data should be of sufficient quality…

Moment of Truth: ESMA now requires the online publication of RTS27 and RTS28 reports

November 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA updates Q&A on MiFIR data reporting

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today updated its Questions and Answers (Q&As) regarding data reporting under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR). The purpose of this document is to promote common supervisory approaches and practices in the application of MiFID II and MiFIR in relation to regulatory…

November 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA registers Kroll Bond Rating Agency Europe Limited as a Credit Rating Agency

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s direct supervisor of credit rating agencies (CRAs), informed that it has registered Kroll Bond Rating Agency Europe Limited as a CRA under Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on credit rating agencies (CRA Regulation), with effect…

November 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA issues ICO risk warning

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) informed that it has today issued two Statements on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), one on risks of ICOs for investors and one on the rules applicable to firms involved in ICOs. ESMA has observed a rapid growth in ICOs globally and in Europe and is concerned that investors…

November 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA updates its Q&As on MiFID II/MiFIR investor protection topics

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) informed that it has added 4 new Q&As to its Questions and Answers (Q&A) document on the implementation of investor protection topics under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/ MiFIR). The new Q&As cover the topics of post-sale reporting, record keeping, and inducements. The…

October 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA updates list of recognised third-country CCPs

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced that has updated its list of recognised central counterparties (CCPs) based in third countries. Today’s update concerns: Indian Clearing Corporation Limited; National Securities Clearing Corporation Limited; and MCX-SX Clearing Corporation. The European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) requires third-country CCPs to be recognised by ESMA in order to…

October 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA issues briefing to highlight importance of LEI number for MiFID compliance

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced that has published a Briefing on the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) as part of its efforts to raise industry awareness and facilitate compliance with the LEI requirements under MiFID II ahead of its 3 January 2018 launch. ESMA expects market participants to take all necessary steps to…

October 03, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA publishes latest updates to MiFIDII/MiFIR investor protection Q&As

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 12 new Q&As to its Questions and Answers (Q&A) document on the implementation of investor protection topics under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/ MiFIR). The new Q&As cover the topics of client categorisation, post-sale reporting, recording of telephone conversations and electronic…

G20 group adopts tough FATF KYC/AML rules: Debate is how to implement

June 29, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA planning its own pan-European rules for Forex and CFD trading

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a statement updating on its work in relation to the sale of contracts for differences (CFDs), binary options and other speculative products to retail investors. ESMA is likely to look at enacting rules limiting leverage for Forex and CFD trading, banning of client bonuses, as well…

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