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GFT launches new regulatory compliance tool
19 May 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Consulting and software service provider GFT has launched its new Regulatory Change and Management Service, a tool for helping firms track regulatory changes in the industry...

HSBC tackles new swap clearing rules
17 May 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

HSBC has launched a new over-the-counter (OTC) clearing collateral service to support clients in meeting the requirements of the G20 swap clearing reforms...

ICBC to expand AxiomSL reporting relationship
17 May 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) in London has extended its deal with AxiomSL to use the platform for additional regulatory reporting requirements...

European CCPs in ESMA stress test success
03 May 2016 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

European central counterparties are generally well equipped to manage extreme negative developments in the market, according to the first ESMA EU-wide stress test report...

ESMA grants SIX x-clear third-country approval
01 April 2016 Zurich
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

SIX x-clear has been recognised by the ESMA as a third-country central counterparty under EMIR...

DTCC pays €64,000 in first derivatives data fine
01 April 2016 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

ESMA has fined the DTCC Derivatives Repository Limited (DDRL) for failing to properly report derivatives trading data...

REGIS-TR takes on Swiss derivatives reporting
29 March 2016 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

REGIS-TR, the European trade repository owned by Clearstream and Iberclear, has developed a new service for regulatory reporting under the Swiss Financial Market Infrastructure Act...

ESMA to cooperate with South Korean CCPs
22 March 2016 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

ESMA has signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate with South Korean central counterparties...

Commerzbank to use OpenGamma margining service
15 March 2016 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Commerzbank is first sell-side client to sign up to OpenGamma’s new margining service ahead of the obligation to clear over-the-counter derivatives under EMIR...

US and EU tackle CCP continuity
11 February 2016 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

European and US central counterparties will soon be able to operate in both markets with full regulatory compliance after a common approach was agreed...

ESMA to cooperate on non-EU CCPs
12 January 2016 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has established agreements with Canadian and Swiss regulators to cooperate regarding CCPs that have applied for EU recognition under EMIR...

EU swap clearing rules set for June 2016
07 December 2015 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Swap clearing obligations for OTC derivatives in the European Union will come in to force on 21 June 2016, ESMA has announced...