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Deutsche Boerse taps UniCredit’s Theodor Weimer as CEO
16 November 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Theodor Weimer begins his new role in January, and will take over from Carsten Kengeter, who will leave Deutsche Boerse at the end of 2017

LSE teams up with APIR Systems to brings LEIs to Australasia
08 November 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Industry estimates suggest more than 250,000 entities are still without the required LEIs

MiFID II creates “much uncertainty” for EEA members
06 November 2017 Oslo
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

For EEA members, “much uncertainty” remains regarding ESMA's assessment of the EEA legal basis for MiFID II, according to Norway’s Finanstilsynet

EU commission lays down the law on MiFID II compliance
19 October 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

As many as 19 infringing member states include Belgium, Malta, France, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden as facing the commission’s wrath

UCITS equity funds at highest level since 2015, according to EFAMA
29 September 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

EFAMA’s survey included 29 associations representing more than 99 percent of European UCITS and AIF assets

SmartStream partners with Deutsche Börse Reporting Hub
25 September 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Theo Andrew

Deutsche Börse Group has enlisted The SmartStream Reference Data Utility (RDU), for its new Regulatory Reporting Hub

First MiFID II position limits are set
14 August 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Proposed position limits on rapeseed, corn and milling wheat set in France are consistent with the objectives established in MiFID II

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

Fragmentation would weaken central clearing, says Mark Carney
20 June 2017 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

In a speech at a breakfast event at Mansion House in London, Carney warned against carving up London’s clearing market once the UK leaves the EU

EC proposes ‘two-tier’ approach to CCP regulation
13 June 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

EU legislators have proposed a massive overhaul of central counterparty supervision

European Commission hands more power to ESMA after CMU review
09 June 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The European Commission is to hand the European Securities and Markets Association more powers in order to improve the effectiveness of the Capital Markets Union

ESMA issues final SFTR standards
31 March 2017 Paris
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

ESMA has issued its final report on standards for implementing SFTR