Alongside considerations of a shortened settlement cycle in the EU, the call for evidence will look into whether regulatory action will be needed to reduce the impact of other jurisdictions’ move to T+1
Collectively known as the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs), the EBA, the EIOPA and ESMA released the publication as part of preparations for the Digital Operational Resilience Act
The consultation package provides a framework to guide the activities of service providers under the Regulation on Markets in Cryptoassets (MiCA), which entered into force in the European Union on 29 June 2023
The European Central Bank has launched a public consultation regarding its guide on effective risk data aggregation and risk reporting
The European Commission has highlighted “strategic deficiencies” in the UAE’s anti-money laundering and counter financing of terrorism regime and added the jurisdiction to its list of high-risk countries on 16 March 2023
ESMA has published its 2022 report on sanctions under the Undertakings for Collective Investments in Transferable Securities directive and the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive
ESMA has published the first of three consultation packages under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation
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
Charlie Geffen, head of the UK’s Accelerated Settlement Taskforce, updates AST on the group’s progress so far
Market participants offer their predictions for what should be an eventful year
Nicky Dalgleish, vice president of business governance for investor communication solutions at Broadridge, discusses what the ESMA and EBA publication on SRD II means for the industry
Paul Rennison of deltaconX explains why the UPI has become a driver for standardisation and enhanced risk management
XReg’s Siân Jones and Ana James explain that there will be an increase in regulation as the use and significance of digital assets and their underlying technology increases
Andrew Barnett, global head of product strategy at RIMES DATA, says that although technology will play a huge part in future data management solutions, it is not always the silver bullet
Tom Harry of MTS discusses SFTR, the challenges that come with it and what is required from firms involved
Valentino Wotton of DTCC discusses the ways in which derivative markets have become more transparent since the financial crisis
Proposed changes to AIFMD — to be known as AIFMD II — are expected to be approved later this year, having been put forward in draft form last November by the European Commission. Jersey Finance’s Elliot Refson highlights why some jurisdictions are set to fare better from the upcoming Directive more than others
In a post-Brexit world, could Germany take the UK’s crown in gaining the status of the EU financial hub?
Although there are complications, Brexit is yet to slow the growth of Paris’s asset servicing and technological innovation
No nation is an island, and the Polish CSD has post-trade services to cater to all of Central and Eastern Europe, says KDPW’s Iwona Sroka
