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ESMA publishes first MiFIR review reports
17 July 2020 Paris
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

The European Securities and Markets Authority has published its first two review reports on the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation transparency regime

Steven Maijoor to step down as ESMA chair
15 July 2020 Paris
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

The European Securities and Market Authority has published a vacancy notice for the position of chair

EU-wide CCP stress test finds “significant” concentration risk
14 July 2020 Brussels
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney/Drew Nicol

The European Securities and Markets Authority has published the results of its third stress test exercise for the EU’s 16 CCPs which found that “concentrated positions represent a significant risk”

EACH responds to ESMA’s EMIR REFIT report
03 July 2020 Brussels
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

EACH has responded to the ESMA first report for the consultation “Technical standards on reporting, data quality, data access and registration of Trade Repositories under EMIR REFIT”

ISDA, EBF and FIA write to ESMA on clearing regulatory technical standards
10 June 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The associations have set out steps for ESMA to undertake to prevent market participants from having to initiate and execute costly operational, legal and contractual compliance processes

ESMA publishes final report on FRANDT clearing services
03 June 2020 Brussels
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

ESMA’s technical advice details how to specify the conditions under which the commercial terms for the provision of clearing services are to be considered FRANDT

MiFID II Review: EFAMA calls for changes to investor protection rules
22 May 2020 Brussels
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

EFAMA shows support for MiFID II and MiFIR framework but calls for improvements to professional investors to enhance market transparency

CSDR February push back gets European Commission approval
12 May 2020 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The European Commission has approved ESMA’s call for a delay to CSDR’s settlement discipline regime go-live from September to February 2021

ESMA hands four TRs their SFTR licences
07 May 2020 Paris
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Four trade repositories have gained their licence to operate under SFTR by the European Securities and Market Authority

AFME responds to ESMA’s new MiFIR and MiFID II regimes for third-country firms
01 May 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

AFME has responded to ESMA's consultation paper on the provision of investment services and activities in the union by third-country firms under MiFID II and MiFIR

ICMA calls for central database to improve bond market transparency
29 April 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

ICMA’s Consolidated Tape Taskforce suggested that the whole market would benefit from a single reliable source of post-trade data

EuropeanIssuers shares industry concerns with ESMA
28 April 2020 Brussels
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

EuropeanIssuers has sent a letter to ESMA to ensure issuers’ concerns are heard in these “trying times”, amid COVID-19 challenges