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KDPW sees spike in trades reported to EMIR TR
11 January 2021 Poland
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The EMIR TR operated by KDPW has reported a significant increase in the number of received trade reports

ESMA to assess UCITS framework
08 January 2021 France
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

ESMA is launching a common supervisory action with national competent authorities on the supervision of costs and fees of UCITS across the EU

Brexit deal shows 'lack of focus' on financial services
05 January 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Industry experts from the financial services sector discuss the short term outcomes as well as the longer term effects

Brexit: ESMA withdraws registration of four UK-based TRs
04 January 2021 France
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The UK-based TRs to have been withdrawn include DTCC Derivatives Repository, UnaVista, CME Trade Repository, ICE Trade Vault Europe

Final report under EMIR Refit goes live
22 December 2020 France
Reporter: Natalie Turner

ESMA has published the final technical standards under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation Refit

ESMA sees spike in EU market abuse sanctions
22 December 2020 France
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The annual revealed that NCAs and other authorities imposed a total of €88 million in fines related to 339 administrative and criminal actions under MAR

DTCC Data Repository Ireland gains status as a TR under EMIR and SFTR
21 December 2020 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

ESMA has registered DTCC Data Repository (Ireland) as a trade repository under EMIR and SFTR with effect from 23 December 2020

Euroclear UK & Ireland gains CSDR licence from the Bank of England
08 December 2020 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

This makes EUI the seventh and final CSD entity in the Euroclear Group to receive its licence

The future of global regulation: convergence or divergence?
01 December 2020 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Convergence and having the same common goal is extremely important within the financial services industry, according to panellists at the DTCC Forum on challenges and priorities in global post-trade

EC gives green light to Euroclear UK & Ireland for temporary equivalence extension
27 November 2020 UK and Ireland
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

EUI will be able to continue settling Irish-domiclied funds and securities up until the end of the new extension period of 30 June 2021

ESMA releases shortlist for new chair
26 November 2020 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The finalists include Portugal's former minister of finance Maria-Luis Albuquerque, Carmine di Noia, commissioner for the Italian financial market regulator, and Verena Ross, ESMA's executive director

EACH raises concerns over EU CCP consultation
17 November 2020 Brussels
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

EACH has called for a robust and efficient approach to approve CCP products, services and risk models in response to ESMA’s consultation on EMIR article 15 and article 49