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ESAs dismiss DCCC appeal
07 February 2024 UAE
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The ESAs’ original decision was made following the European Commission’s December 2022 inclusion of the United Arab Emirates on its list of high-risk third countries

FIN-FSA imposes fine on Keva
07 February 2024 Finland
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Keva has neglected its obligation to comply with EMIR, the authority says, failing to ensure that details of all derivatives contracts that it concludes are reported to a trade repository as required

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

ESAs propose extending the EMIR equity option exemption
21 December 2023 Europe
Reporter: Sophie Downes

The draft proposes a two-year extension to the equity option exemption from bilateral margining as well as issue a no-action opinion

ESMA releases EU CCP supervision review
13 December 2023 France
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The report measures the effectiveness of NCAs’ supervision of CCPs’ due diligence and review process of clearing members, in line with requirements outlined in EMIR

BoE and Reserve Bank of India sign MoU
01 December 2023 UK, India
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The Memorandum of Understanding establishes a framework for the Bank of England to place reliance on the Reserve Bank of India’s regulatory and supervisory activities

Copper Securities to launch in the UAE
30 November 2023 UAE
Reporter: Sophie Downes

The company aims to launch its brokerage service at the start of 2024, upon securing approvals from the ADGM and FSRA

GCEX receives operational VASP licence from Dubai’s VARA
20 November 2023 Dubai
Reporter: Klea Neza

GCEX starts market operations as a VASP in the Emirate of Dubai, enabling brokers, hedge funds, family offices and professional traders to access its deep liquidity in digital assets and range of technology solutions

IQ-EQ launches its operations in Abu Dhabi
02 November 2023 UAE
Reporter: Klea Neza

Following receipt of the relevant regulatory approvals, IQ-EQ will be licensed to deliver fund administration services in the ADGM

Duco launches EMIR assurance solution
02 November 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Duco has launched pre-configured processes within its EMIR assurance solution, providing core data controls between trade capture, trade reporting store and trade repository in line with EMIR ISO XML formatting

ESMA expands recognised third-country CCP list to include Indonesia’s KPEI
27 October 2023 Indonesia
Reporter: Lucy Carter

PT Kliring Penjaminan Efek Indonesia was recognised as a Tier 1 CCP under EMIR Article 25 on 19 October 2023.

ESMA’s Dubai CCP decision suspended by ESA
27 October 2023 Europe
Reporter: Lucy Carter

ESMA made the decision based on the inclusion of the United Arab Emirates on the high-risk third countries list included in the Commission Delegated Regulation