European Securities and Markets Authority

    Trading & Investment

    Research in an Unbundled World

    By Roland De Marsangy | 08/02/2018

    Buy-side firms are finding their way to new ways of profiting from their research, and market volumes appear unaffected in the early stages of the MiFID II era.

    Structural Regulation

    LEIs: Asia Following the Rest of the World

    By Tony Freeman | 18/01/2018

    Firms in the region either embrace, endure or avoid MiFID II’s LEI requirement, but must accept that it’s not just regulations from the US which now have a profound extraterritorial impact.

    Trading & Investment

    ESMA Publishes List of Derivatives Subject to MiFID II Trading Rules

    By Samuel Riding | 11/01/2018

    Listed securities must be traded on regulated markets or organised trading facilities; no APAC venues yet to be granted equivalency.

    Trading & Investment

    ESMA Gives Investment Firms, Issuers More Time on LEIs

    By Editors | 21/12/2017

    Six months forbearance to be allowed for obtaining LEI codes from clients, non-EU issuers of financial instruments.

    Structural Regulation

    MiFID II: Everything European Banks Active in Asia Need to Know

    By Fabienne Sayarath | 07/12/2017

    Exploring key issues including the status of local subsidiaries, trading venue uncertainty, transaction reporting and more as the deadline looms.

    Structural Regulation

    Europe Tightens Rules on Overseas Credit Rating Endorsements

    By Editors | 20/11/2017

    Regulator says about two thirds of credit ratings used for regulatory purposes in the EU cover non-EU issuers of financial instruments.

    Market Risk

    OTC Margining in Asia – Still Unfinished Business

    By Matthieu Sachot | 31/07/2017

    With the 1st September deadline looming, three key points – besides the risk of regulatory breach – are gaining the financial industry’s attention in Asia.

    Clearing & Post-Trade

    ESMA to Cooperate with New Zealand Regulators on CCPs

    By Editors | 20/04/2017

    MoU recognises New Zealand’s CCPs as able to provide clearing to EU clearing members, trading venues.

    Structural Regulation

    Singapore Hosts EU-APAC Regulators Forum

    By Samuel Riding | 17/10/2016

    Representatives from both jurisdictions’ regulators discuss financial regulation, collaboration

    Structural Regulation

    Let the Games Begin

    By Peter Guy | 04/07/2016

    Regulation reform must painfully follow political twists and turns amid fight to reposition EU ahead of UK.

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