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HM Treasury sets out financial services regulation update in light of Brexit
23 June London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The UK will see a number of changes being made to its regulatory framework in the financial services space, including the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR), following the announcement by HM Treasury’s chancellor of the exchequer Rishi

CSDR buy-in rules to be dropped by UK
23 June 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The UK will not include the Central Securities Depositories Regulation’s (CSDR) settlement discipline regime as part of its adoption of EU regulations post Brexit

ISDA, EBF and FIA write to ESMA on clearing regulatory technical standards
10 June 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The associations have set out steps for ESMA to undertake to prevent market participants from having to initiate and execute costly operational, legal and contractual compliance processes

ESMA publishes final report on FRANDT clearing services
03 June 2020 Brussels
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

ESMA’s technical advice details how to specify the conditions under which the commercial terms for the provision of clearing services are to be considered FRANDT

MiFID II Review: EFAMA calls for changes to investor protection rules
22 May 2020 Brussels
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

EFAMA shows support for MiFID II and MiFIR framework but calls for improvements to professional investors to enhance market transparency

ESMA hands four TRs their SFTR licences
07 May 2020 Paris
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Four trade repositories have gained their licence to operate under SFTR by the European Securities and Market Authority

ESMA consults on technical standards on TRs for EMIR Refit
26 March 2020 Brussels
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The suggested proposals by ESMA build upon the existing rules as well as the experience in implementing EMIR since 2012

ESMA names Robert Ophèle acting chair of CCP supervisory committee
06 December 2019 Kent
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The CCP supervisory committee is being established as part of the reform of the current regime for the authorisation, recognition and supervision of CCPs under EMIR 2.2

FCA warns firms to take ‘reasonable steps’ for post-Brexit reg reporting
14 October 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The authority said it is aware that leaving the EU during the working week could pose operational challenges for firms and it will take a proportionate and pragmatic approach to supervise reporting around exit day

REGIS-TR falls foul of EMIR reporting rules
22 August 2019 Luxembourg
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The authority outlined that REGIS-TR “did not implement systems capable of providing to regulators direct and immediate access to derivatives data from the start of EMIR reporting obligation in February 2014 to October 2016”

GMEX and Arshad Khan set up crypto asset exchange and custodian
10 June 2019 Abu Dhabi
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

GMEX Group and Arshad Khan have set up a joint venture, Arabian Bourse, a fully-regulated crypto asset exchange and custodian

DTCC opens Dublin office
05 March 2019 Dublin
Reporter: Becky Butcher

DTCC has opened its new office in Dublin, Ireland