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NEX Regulatory Reporting made trade repository under EMIR
24 November 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The trade repository, which will be based in Stockholm, Sweden, will prepare NEX for its trade operations post Brexit

EU Commission opens consultation of SFTR TR fees
21 November 2017 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

UK-based trade repositories may be forced to shoulder additional third-party recognition fees to operate under EU regulatory frameworks post-Brexit, according to proposed EU Commission rules

LEIs offer major cost savings, says OFR
17 November 2017 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The OFR noted that early academic studies found that cost savings associated with adoption of the LEI approached $1 billion annually

Deutsche Boerse taps UniCredit’s Theodor Weimer as CEO
16 November 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Theodor Weimer begins his new role in January, and will take over from Carsten Kengeter, who will leave Deutsche Boerse at the end of 2017

LSE teams up with APIR Systems to brings LEIs to Australasia
08 November 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Industry estimates suggest more than 250,000 entities are still without the required LEIs

MiFID II creates “much uncertainty” for EEA members
06 November 2017 Oslo
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

For EEA members, “much uncertainty” remains regarding ESMA's assessment of the EEA legal basis for MiFID II, according to Norway’s Finanstilsynet

EU commission lays down the law on MiFID II compliance
19 October 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

As many as 19 infringing member states include Belgium, Malta, France, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden as facing the commission’s wrath

UCITS equity funds at highest level since 2015, according to EFAMA
29 September 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

EFAMA’s survey included 29 associations representing more than 99 percent of European UCITS and AIF assets

SmartStream partners with Deutsche Börse Reporting Hub
25 September 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Theo Andrew

Deutsche Börse Group has enlisted The SmartStream Reference Data Utility (RDU), for its new Regulatory Reporting Hub

First MiFID II position limits are set
14 August 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Proposed position limits on rapeseed, corn and milling wheat set in France are consistent with the objectives established in MiFID II

NEX launches solution to deal with EMIR changes
11 August 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

NEX Group has launched a solution that enables compliance with revisions to the European Market Infrastructure Regulation

Fragmentation would weaken central clearing, says Mark Carney
20 June 2017 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

In a speech at a breakfast event at Mansion House in London, Carney warned against carving up London’s clearing market once the UK leaves the EU