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ESMA announces data reporting agencies that it will supervise directly
13 July 2022 EU
Reporter: Bob Currie

Following publication of derogation criteria under the European Commission Delegated Act in March, ESMA has identified nine data reporting service providers that it will directly regulate

ESMA consults on cash penalty procedures under CSDR
12 July 2022 EU
Reporter: AST

The EU securities market regulator has launched a consultation to assess industry reaction to proposed changes to cash penalty procedures under the Central Securities Depositories Regulation

Coinbase Prime and TS Imagine connect to offer regulated cryptocurrency trading for institutional clients
24 June 2022 US
Reporter: AST

The relationship will allow institutional clients to trade cryptocurrencies via TS Imagine’s TradeSmart platform and to manage cross-asset investments within its SaaS platform

ESMA postpones CSDR buy-in regime
09 June 2022 EU
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Market participants have conveyed concerns over “serious difficulties” to implement the mandatory buy-in regime on the scheduled date

ESMA publishes ESG study and looks to consult stakeholders on cross-border marketing under UCITS and AIFMs
24 May 2022 France
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

ESMA recently determined that ESG equity UCITS, excluding exchange-traded funds, were cheaper and better performers in 2019 and 2020, compared to non-ESG peers

Transaction reporting still not a priority for firms despite recent ESMA fine, finds ACA Group
03 May 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Compliance advisor, ACA Group has found that transaction reporting is still not a priority for firms, despite the European Securities and Markets Authority’s fine given to REGIS-TR last year

SmartStream Technologies launches regulatory solution for MiFID II compliance
22 March 2022 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The solution, Trading Venue Quantitative Reporting Outlier Reconciliation, is designed to alleviate the burden for a trading venue when submitting a single daily file of instrument quantitative data to SmartStream Air

European Commission will adopt targeted approach for AIFMD and UCITS review
04 March 2022 Belgium
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The European Commission has said it will adopt a “targeted approach” in its review of the Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive, along with key harmonising provisions within the Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securi

Industry consortium interpret latest CSDR mandatory buy-in statement from ESMA
23 December 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

An industry consortium has co-signed a joint-association statement setting out a common interpretation of the European Securities and Markets Authority’s statement which outlines EU legislators do not expect market participants to take further action

ESMA issues statement on CSDR buy-in postponement
20 December 2021 EU
Reporter: Bob Currie

European securities market regulator clarifies its supervisory approach on implementation of buy-in regime, confirming news from November that it has asked co-legislators for a delay in buy-in element

ESMA appoints new vice chair
16 December 2021 EU
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The European Securities and Markets Authority has appointed Erik Thedéen as its vice chair, for a two and a half year term, effective immediately

EU legislators postpone implementation of CSDR mandatory buy-in provisions
25 November 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

In recent months it has widely been assumed that the postponement would be announced some time this month