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OSTTRA granted exemptions on mandatory clearing obligations
08 July 2025 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

With the exemption now in place, the OSTTRA service can better optimise risk reduction through a more liquid and widely traded contract

ISDA to extend DRR to cover MiFID and MiFIR
07 May 2025 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The association is also working with the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation to integrate the ISDA DRR into DTCC’s Global Trade Repository MiFID/MiFIR ARM

FCA issues first penalty under MiFIR
03 February 2025 UK
Reporter: Clelia Frondaroli

Infinox, following its failure to submit transaction reports for single-stock contracts for difference (CFD) trades, was fined £99,200 by the regulatory body

TRAction and iSAM Securities integrate
17 June 2024 UK
Reporter: Jack McRae

The integration of TRAction’s reporting platform and iSAM Securities’ liquidity bridge has created a new platform, APEX.

Kaizen partners with Suite2Go
13 June 2024 UK, APAC
Reporter: Klea Neza

The Kaizen ReportShield is available via the Kaizen Hub, the company's web-based platform

Berenberg selects Kaizen for regulatory reporting
17 April 2024 UK, Germany
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The agreement between the two entities allows the bank to use Kaizen’s ReportShield Accuracy Testing to meet MiFIR reporting requirements

Heleba goes live with deltaconX solution
18 March 2024 Germany
Reporter: Sophie Downes

The platform will aid the bank with its reporting obligations across multiple regimes, including EMIR, MIFIR, SFTR and Dodd Frank

DeltaStock taps TRAction’s EMIR reporting solution
09 January 2024 Bulgaria
Reporter: Lucy Carter

EMIR requires all counterparties to report details of any derivative contract they have concluded, modified or terminated

ESMA publishes European share market structure evolution article
31 October 2023 Europe
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The report follows market structures between 2019 and 2022, placing a particular focus on the impact of Brexit and the UK’s “pivotal role” in equity markets

FCA updates guidance on regulatory reporting for short sales and SFTs
28 July 2023 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

The UK financial regulator will extend temporary measures introduced in January 2022 relating to short sales reporting under UK RTS 22 and there will be no penalty for firms that fail to complete SFT fields and other indicators

UK government proposes changes to short selling rules
12 July 2023 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

This announcement extends HMT proposals advanced under the December 2022 “Edinburgh Reforms” that are designed to exploit the UK’s exit from the European Union to develop its own UK-tailored financial services legislation

ESMA publishes manual on post-trade transparency
11 July 2023 EU
Reporter: Jamie Richards

The European Union’s financial markets watchdog has published a guide to post-trade transparency requirements and guidance regarding how to apply commitments under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation in a consistent way