Through the new Union Strategic Supervisory Priority, ESMA hopes to keep pace with technology and market developments, monitor potential contagion effects of attacks and track disruptions across markets and firms
Duco has launched pre-configured processes within its EMIR assurance solution, providing core data controls between trade capture, trade reporting store and trade repository in line with EMIR ISO XML formatting
The report follows market structures between 2019 and 2022, placing a particular focus on the impact of Brexit and the UK’s “pivotal role” in equity markets
PT Kliring Penjaminan Efek Indonesia was recognised as a Tier 1 CCP under EMIR Article 25 on 19 October 2023.
ESMA made the decision based on the inclusion of the United Arab Emirates on the high-risk third countries list included in the Commission Delegated Regulation
The European Banking Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority have released a consultation paper on two draft joint guidelines under the Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation
In a letter to the Economic and Financial Affairs Council, ESMA has encouraged European member states to put preparations in place for the upcoming markets in crypto assets regulation
The proposals regard fees charged to Tier 1 third country central counterparties under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation
Jack McRae speaks to a number of European fund administrators on how they are addressing some of the challenges facing the industry
Charlie Geffen, head of the UK’s Accelerated Settlement Taskforce, updates AST on the group’s progress so far
Market participants offer their predictions for what should be an eventful year
Nicky Dalgleish, vice president of business governance for investor communication solutions at Broadridge, discusses what the ESMA and EBA publication on SRD II means for the industry
XReg’s Siân Jones and Ana James explain that there will be an increase in regulation as the use and significance of digital assets and their underlying technology increases
Andrew Barnett, global head of product strategy at RIMES DATA, says that although technology will play a huge part in future data management solutions, it is not always the silver bullet
Tom Harry of MTS discusses SFTR, the challenges that come with it and what is required from firms involved
Valentino Wotton of DTCC discusses the ways in which derivative markets have become more transparent since the financial crisis
Proposed changes to AIFMD — to be known as AIFMD II — are expected to be approved later this year, having been put forward in draft form last November by the European Commission. Jersey Finance’s Elliot Refson highlights why some jurisdictions are set to fare better from the upcoming Directive more than others
In a post-Brexit world, could Germany take the UK’s crown in gaining the status of the EU financial hub?
Although there are complications, Brexit is yet to slow the growth of Paris’s asset servicing and technological innovation
No nation is an island, and the Polish CSD has post-trade services to cater to all of Central and Eastern Europe, says KDPW’s Iwona Sroka