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ESMA invites comment on blockchain potential
03 June 2016 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The European Securities and Markets Authority has issued a distribution paper and public consultation on the potential usefulness of distributed ledger technology in securities markets...

EU confirms one-year delay to MiFID II
19 May 2016 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The deadlines for the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive have been officially pushed back...

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...

KNEIP: PRIIPS implementation time too tight
18 April 2016 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

As many as 95 percent of affected firms are “concerned” about the time scale of implementation of the PRIIPs regulation, according to a KNEIP survey...

ESMA: No need for delay access rules for ETDs
13 April 2016 paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

ESMA has said there is no need to exclude exchange-traded derivatives from the rules around non-discriminatory access to central counterparties under MiFID II and MiFIR...

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...

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...

ESMA must revise MiFID II standards, says EC
18 February 2016 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The European Commission has asked the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) to revise three of the draft regulatory technical standards outlined in MiFID II...

ESMA seeks benchmark for new regulation
18 February 2016 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a discussion paper to collect feedback on the technical implications of the upcoming Benchmarks Regulation...

MiFID extension “necessary” says EC
10 February 2016 Brussels
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The European Commission has agreed to delay the implementation of MiFID II by 12 months...

ESMA clears the way for UK pension scheme exemptions
05 February 2016 Brussels
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The European Securities and Markets Authority has backed plans to exempt 16 UK pension schemes from central clearing obligations...