ESMA, SFC sign MoU on information exchange on derivative contracts in trade repositories LeapRate

November 26, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

ESMA, SFC sign MoU on information exchange on derivative contracts in trade repositories

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today announce that they have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will enable the exchange of information on derivative contracts held in trade repositories. The agreement allows ESMA and SFC to have indirect access to trade repositories established in…

November 13, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

EU confirms Switzerland's supervision of central counterparties as equivalent

The European Commission has recognized the Swiss supervisory regime of central counterparties as equivalent to the relevant provisions applicable within the European Union (EU). The decision, which was announced today, enables Swiss central counterparties to access cross-border markets in the EU. In order for central counterparties to offer cross-border services from Switzerland within the EU,…

October 05, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

ICE Clear Singapore gets recognition as third-country CCP under EMIR

The EMIR recognition by the European Securities and Markets Authority permits ICE Clear Singapore to provide clearing services to European firms.

September 07, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

ICAP announces strategic investment in Abide Financial

ICAP has made the strategic investment through Euclid Opportunities, its early stage funding program which supports fintech firms in the areas of post-trade risk management, data and financial market applications.

September 03, 2015 BY Mike Fox

London Stock Exchange and Boat Services to build real-time MiFID II trade reporting solution

“Signing this agreement with Boat Services represents an important step in creating a single, multi-asset trade reporting service for European capital markets,” said Nicolas Bertrand, Head of Equity and Derivatives Markets, London Stock Exchange Group.

August 06, 2015 BY Mike Fox

European Commission adopts new rules on central clearing for interest rate derivatives

Rules cover interest rate swaps denominated in euro, pounds sterling, Japanese yen or US dollars...

July 15, 2015 BY Mike Fox

ISDA publishes EMIR classification letter

The ISDA EMIR Classification Letter allows counterparties to bilaterally communicate their status by answering a series of questions.

June 04, 2015 BY Mike Fox

ESMA updates list of authorised trade repositories – ICE Trade Vault Europe Ltd. adds forex derivatives

Today’s update concerns ICE Trade Vault Europe Ltd. which has extended its services to FX derivatives.

May 29, 2015 BY Mike Fox

Europe ESMA OTC derivative data shows Forex makes up 56% of trades

The publically available data allows market participants to monitor the extent, dynamics and trends of derivatives trading in the European Union, including identifying what has been traded on and off-venue.

May 20, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Gold-i partners with Confisio to provide EMIR reporting tools to MT4 brokers

"EMIR reporting is complex and can be very time consuming. We recognised the need to help our clients to find a simple, lean and automated means of meeting their regulatory obligations and are delighted to partner with Confisio to launch our new service" - Tom Higgins, CEO, Gold-i

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