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DeltaStock taps TRAction’s EMIR reporting solution
09 January 2024 Bulgaria
Reporter: Lucy Carter

EMIR requires all counterparties to report details of any derivative contract they have concluded, modified or terminated

ESMA publishes European share market structure evolution article
31 October 2023 Europe
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The report follows market structures between 2019 and 2022, placing a particular focus on the impact of Brexit and the UK’s “pivotal role” in equity markets

FCA updates guidance on regulatory reporting for short sales and SFTs
28 July 2023 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

The UK financial regulator will extend temporary measures introduced in January 2022 relating to short sales reporting under UK RTS 22 and there will be no penalty for firms that fail to complete SFT fields and other indicators

UK government proposes changes to short selling rules
12 July 2023 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

This announcement extends HMT proposals advanced under the December 2022 “Edinburgh Reforms” that are designed to exploit the UK’s exit from the European Union to develop its own UK-tailored financial services legislation

ESMA publishes manual on post-trade transparency
11 July 2023 EU
Reporter: Jamie Richards

The European Union’s financial markets watchdog has published a guide to post-trade transparency requirements and guidance regarding how to apply commitments under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation in a consistent way

AFME responds to FCA’s equity shares listing proposal
09 May 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe has responded to the FCA’s proposed rule changes around the UK’s framework for commercial companies’ equity shares listing, published last week

AFME issues equity market liquidity warning before MiFIR Review
17 April 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe has advised negotiators at EU trilogues for the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation review to consider the impact that MiFID could have on the attractiveness of Europe’s capital markets

ESMA goes live with DLT pilot
23 March 2023 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The pilot builds on the existing MiFIR regulation to include tokenised financial instruments. This aims to bring pre- and post-trade transparency and market abuse monitoring to DLT-based securities

ICMA publishes new post-trade framework for EU-traded sovereign bonds
26 January 2023 Switzerland
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

ICMA says the initiative will help to inform the current discussions among policy makers in the ongoing MiFIR review, and should help “pave the way for the inclusion of meaningful, well-calibrated” sovereign bond data in the EU bond consolidated tape

ESMA recommends ISO-standard DTI codes for DLT pilot
11 January 2023 France
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The authority has recommended ISO-standard digital token identifier codes for use in its distributed ledger technology pilot regulatory regime, which comes into force 23 March 2023

AFME expects “more ambition” in EC’s approach to establishing a CT for pre- and post-trade
22 December 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

“More ambition” is needed in the European Council’s approach toward a properly constructed consolidated tape for real-time pre-trade as well as post-trade, says AFME

ESMA issues guidance on DLT-based market infrastructure
16 December 2022 EU
Reporter: Bob Currie

These guidelines provide templates for applications to operate any form of DLT market infrastructure under the DLT Pilot Regulation, including a DLT MTF, a DLT settlement system or a DLT trading and settlement system