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WFE publishes research on global circuit breaker practices
01 April 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Key findings from the report note that circuit breakers are more prevalent in cash than in derivatives markets, while a large proportion of respondents confirmed circuit breakers were triggered during March 2020

WFE: Market activity has ‘swiftly’ recovered amid COVID-19 disruption
19 February 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

WFE says the markets remained open and functioning, despite the exceptional circumstances and even during the worst days of the crisis, and after the peak in uncertainty observed in March, markets quickly recovered

WFE welcomes EU’s principles-based approach to digital resilience
17 February 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“We strongly support the commission’s ambitions for improving operational resilience across all sectors of the financial services industry," says WFE's CEO Nandini Sukumar, CEO of WFE

AFME: CSDR’s SDR mandatory buy-ins present ‘significant risk’ to Europe’s COVID recovery
12 February 2021 UK
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

“The periods of high volatility and low liquidity observed during COVID-19 crisis would have been further exacerbated by the existence of a mandatory buy-in regime,” AFME explains

CSDR consultation: EACH calls for delays to settlement discipline regime
03 February 2021 Brussels
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

EACH explains that a delay to CSDR’s SDR would provide market infrastructures and other market participants sufficient time to implement and would also avoid unnecessary duplicative implementation costs

EC adopts equivalence decision for US CCPs
27 January 2021 Belgium
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The decision is an important first step for US CCPs registered with the SEC to be recognised in the European Union as it will allow the US CCPs to apply for recognition by ESMA

EACH highlights importance of ‘skin in the game’ in the CCP risk management structure
20 January 2021 Belgium
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

EACH sees any attempt to alter the current calibration of the CCP’s SIG under EMIR as a potential threat to the risk management benefits provided by CCPs, which were crucial to contain the recent financial crisis

WFE defends exchanges from the blame of COVID-19 related spikes in margin requirements
12 January 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“Procyclicality is a function of the ecosystem and needs to be examined holistically. CCPs exist to manage and mitigate risk and they understand their responsibility to the system. We call on other stakeholders to do the same,” says WFE CEO

Brexit deal shows 'lack of focus' on financial services
05 January 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Industry experts from the financial services sector discuss the short term outcomes as well as the longer term effects

Brexit: UK sets out final SFTR, EMIR and MIFID II reporting rules
23 December 2020 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The FCA has confirmed the final reporting rules post-Brexit but says it will not fine non-compliant firms that can show their homework

FSB releases guidance on CCP financial resources for resolution
24 November 2020 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The recent periods of market turmoil have demonstrated the benefits that central clearing brings for global financial stability, according to the FSB

EACH raises concerns over EU CCP consultation
17 November 2020 Brussels
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

EACH has called for a robust and efficient approach to approve CCP products, services and risk models in response to ESMA’s consultation on EMIR article 15 and article 49