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Industry stakeholders partner on blockchain solution
19 June 2018 Brussels
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

ABN AMRO Clearing, EuroCCP, Euroclear and Nasdaq have partnered to make the use of securities more efficient when used to cover margin calls, using blockchain or utilising distributed ledger technology

KDPW reduces LEI issuance and renewal fees
15 June 2018 Poland
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The fees for the issuance and renewal of legal entity identifiers (LEIs) in KDPW will be reduced by 20 percent on average as of next month on 1 July

ADX initiates liquidity provision services
05 April 2018 Abu Dhabi
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, has added liquidity provision services for Bank of Sharjah shares on its exchange by SHUAA Capital International Limited

Accuity bolsters EMEA and APAC teams
25 January 2018 Singapore
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Accuity promotes Sean Norris and Bharath Vellore

Raiffeisen Bank selects Abacus reporting solution
24 January 2018 Vienna
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

Raiffeisen Bank International has chosen the London-based Abacus to meet several compliance requirements including MiFID II and SFTR

Deutsche Borse approved by BaFin as ARM and APA
30 November 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The approval means that Deutsche Borse regulatory reporting hub can offer ARM and APA services from 3 January 2018

NEX Regulatory Reporting made trade repository under EMIR
24 November 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The trade repository, which will be based in Stockholm, Sweden, will prepare NEX for its trade operations post Brexit

ADX joins International Securities Services Association
24 November 2017 Abu Dhabi
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange has joined The International Securities Services Association

EU Commission opens consultation of SFTR TR fees
21 November 2017 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

UK-based trade repositories may be forced to shoulder additional third-party recognition fees to operate under EU regulatory frameworks post-Brexit, according to proposed EU Commission rules

Merrill Lynch first to fall foul of UK’s EMIR reporting rules
23 October 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The bank accepted a £34.52 million penalty relating to 68.5 million unreported transactions between February 2014 and February 2016

Margin rules depress derivative contract terms, survey finds
19 October 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

New EU margin requirements are driving less favourable non-price terms and conditions in new or renegotiated over-the-counter derivatives master agreements, according to a EU Commission market survey

NEX launches solution to deal with EMIR changes
11 August 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

NEX Group has launched a solution that enables compliance with revisions to the European Market Infrastructure Regulation