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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

European financial authorities gather evidence on greenwashing
16 November 2022 Europe
Reporter: Bob Currie

ESMA, EBA and EIOPA have launched a call for information closing on 10 January, recognising that a better understanding of greenwashing practices will help to inform policy making and strengthen sustainability-related claims in financial services

SRD regulation remains unclear, CorpActions panellists say
15 November 2022 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The Shareholder Rights Directive (SRD) should be made a regulation rather than remaining as a directive, according to a panellist at this year’s CorpActions conference in London.

ESMA withdraws third-country recognition from six Indian CCPs
02 November 2022 EU
Reporter: Bob Currie

European securities market regulator concludes that cumulative conditions for recognising these third-country CCPs under EMIR have not been met since no cooperation agreements have been established with the relevant Indian market authorities

Kaizen Reporting appoints Matthew Vincent as a managing director
18 October 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Vincent has more than 30 years of experience in financial services, including more than 10 years’ experience working in regulatory reporting functions at Tier 1 banks

ESMA releases five-year roadmap
18 October 2022 France
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The European Securities and Markets Authority has published its 2023-2028 strategy, with three strategic priorities and two thematic drivers

SIX expands digital assets market presence with CryptoCompare
07 October 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Lucy Carter

As a result of the partnership, SIX will be able to cover more than 85 per cent of cryptocurrency market activities worldwide, allowing for its clients to expand their digital asset activities

Settlement fails remain a pressing concern, say AFME panellists
04 October 2022 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

It’s too soon to think about T+0 in Europe, said panellists at AFME’s inaugural Operations, Post-Trade, Technology & Innovation Conference

CSDR not yet ironed out, say AFME panellists
03 October 2022 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The question of whether there is “life after CSDR'' was left unanswered by panellists at AFME’s inaugural Operations, Post-Trade, Technology & Innovation Conference

ESMA publishes latest Q&A’s for transparency issues under MiFID and MiFIR
06 September 2022 France
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

On 5 September, ESMA updated its Q&A on whether transactions executed between a branch and its head office should be subject to transparency requirement

European Parliament implements new sustainability requirements under MiFID II
01 August 2022 Europe
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The key market development will see the integration of new sustainability factors for investment firms that follow MiFID II compliance

ESMA announces data reporting agencies that it will supervise directly
13 July 2022 EU
Reporter: Bob Currie

Following publication of derogation criteria under the European Commission Delegated Act in March, ESMA has identified nine data reporting service providers that it will directly regulate