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Maijoor: Brexit cannot mean regulatory competition
21 March 2017 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is taking steps to prevent “regulatory competition” between EU member states as the UK prepares to exit the union, Steven Maijoor, chair of the authority, has warned

ESMA wades into DLT debate
17 February 2017 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The European Securities and Markets Authority has acknowledged a number of benefits that distributed ledger technology could bring, including greater post-trade efficiency, enhanced reporting capabilities and reduced costs

ESMA delays Category 3 EMIR phase in deadline
16 November 2016 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The European Securities Markets Authority has offered respite to ‘Category 3’ firms struggling to comply with European Market Infrastructure Regulation implementation burdens...

ESMA focusing on MiFID II for 2017
17 October 2017 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

MiFIR and MiFID II will be a key priority for the European Securities and Markets Association (ESMA) over the next year, according to the association’s 2017 work programme...

AIFMs’ queries on SFTR answered
07 October 2016 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

ESMA has continued its campaign for clarity around the SFTR, responding to a request for clarification on its effect on alternative investment fund managers...

ESMA bows to market pressure on SFTR
03 October 2016 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The European Securities Markets Authority has avoided creating a “major liquidity issue” by revising the Securities Financing Transaction Regulation’s collateral reporting rules...

WFE: blockchain regs must align globally
05 September 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The World Federation of Exchanges has warned global regulators of the need for consistency in any future regulations on distributed ledger technology...

Julius Baer loses custody head in regional shake-up
20 July 2016 Vienna
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The Julius Baer Group has re-shuffled its regional structure, a move that has ultimately led to the resignation of the bank’s head of global custody...

ESMA issues non-EU AIFMD passport advice
19 July 2016 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

ESMA has issued additional advice on application of the AIFMD marketing passport for non-EU markets, finding issues outstanding for the US, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and the Isle of Man...

ESMA invites comment on blockchain potential
03 June 2016 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The European Securities and Markets Authority has issued a distribution paper and public consultation on the potential usefulness of distributed ledger technology in securities markets...

EU confirms one-year delay to MiFID II
19 May 2016 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The deadlines for the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive have been officially pushed back...

European CCPs in ESMA stress test success
03 May 2016 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

European central counterparties are generally well equipped to manage extreme negative developments in the market, according to the first ESMA EU-wide stress test report...