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CSDR buy-in provisions delay “anticipated”
19 November 2019 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

CSDR’s buy-in provisions are unlikely to be implemented in September as scheduled due to “technical” issues, according to ICMA

Huatai Financial picks BNP Paribas for custody services
15 October 2019 Hong Kong
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Huatai Financial Holdings has selected BNP Paribas Securities Services to provide its clearing, settlement and custody services

ESMA sets out CSDR standardised procedures and messaging protocols guidelines
08 October 2019 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The requirement in Article 6(2) of CSDR is focused on the preparation of the settlement process in order to limit the number of settlement fails

ESMA reveals plans for 2020
03 October 2019 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The European Securities and Markets Authority has revealed that next year it will focus on the implementation of its new mandates

Confluence launches Unity NXT for MMF regulation
23 September 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Confluence has launched Unity NXT, a regulatory reporting platform to help clients prepare for the more complex disclosures required under the new European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Money Market Fund Regulation

PIMFA expresses concerns about complexity of MiFID costs and charges
18 September 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

MiFID II should not provide any more detailed rules on calls for evidence on inducements, costs and charges, according to the PIMFA

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”

ESMA seeks experts in data regulatory reporting
07 August 2019 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The European Securities and Markets Authority has issued a call for candidates for its newly-established Data Advisory Group

ESMA updates DVC data
08 July 2019 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The European Securities and Markets Authority has updated its public register with the latest set of double volume cap (DVC) data under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive

ESMA publishes updated Q&As for AIFMD, UCITS and transparency issues for MiFID II
05 June 2019 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The European Securities and Markets Authority has published updated Q&As on the application of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive and the UCITS Directive

ESMA adopts new recognition decisions for CCPs post-Brexit
05 April 2019 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

ESMA has adopted new recognition decisions for the three central counterparties and the central securities depository established in the UK to reflect the extension to Article 50

ESMA updates MiFID and MiFIR Q&As
04 April 2019 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The European Securities and Markets Authority has updated its Q&As regarding market structures and transparency issues under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation