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Solvency II no fun for funds-of-funds

23 February 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Gathering accurate look-through data on funds-of-funds investments will be the next major challenge for investors and assets managers in complying with Solvency II, according to Silverfinch...

ESMA seeks benchmark for new regulation

18 February 2016 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a discussion paper to collect feedback on the technical implications of the upcoming Benchmarks Regulation...

US and EU tackle CCP continuity

11 February 2016 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

European and US central counterparties will soon be able to operate in both markets with full regulatory compliance after a common approach was agreed...

MiFID extension “necessary” says EC

10 February 2016 Brussels
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The European Commission has agreed to delay the implementation of MiFID II by 12 months...

ESMA clears the way for UK pension scheme exemptions

05 February 2016 Brussels
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The European Securities and Markets Authority has backed plans to exempt 16 UK pension schemes from central clearing obligations...

Barclays and Credit Suisse in hot water over dark pools

02 February 2016 Washington DC
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The SEC has charged Barclays and Credit Suisse over dark pool violations, leading to collective fines of more than $150 million...

Eurex Clearing wins US approval

02 February 2016 Washington DC
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Europe’s largest clearinghouse and part of the Deutsche Börse group, Eurex Clearing, has received regulatory approval from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission...

EC responds to ESMA passporting advice

22 January 2016 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The European Commission has responded to ESMA's advice on the application of the AIFMD passport to non-EU alternative investment funds and their managers...

APAC institutions unprepared for global FATCA

21 January 2016 Singapore
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Financial institutions in the Asia-Pacific region are unprepared for global tax reporting requirements, according to a report by Wouter Delbaere of Wolters Kluwer Financial Services...

Guernsey making progress in financial crime fighting

18 January 2016 Guernsey
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Guernsey has made positive progress to come in line with international standard for anti-money laundering and combatting the financing of terrorism, according to Moneyval...

11 Superior Bank bosses charged with fraud

14 January 2016 Washington DC
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has charged 11 former executives and board members at Superior Bank and its holding company, with fraud...

New solution for China reporting requirements

13 January 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services has released a new solution allowing financial institutions that operate in China to comply with the China Enterprise Credit System reporting standards...

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