Search Results for: European Market Infrastructure Regulation
Keler CCP is now authorized under the new European trade execution rules
July 7th, 2014
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated its list of Central Counterparties (CCPs) that have been authorised to offer services and activities in the Union in accordance with the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). Keler CCP (HU) ...
ESMA fines trade repository €238,500 for EMIR data failures
September 29th, 2021
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has fined trade repository UnaVista Limited €238,500 for eight breaches of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The breaches relate to failures in ensuring the integrity of ...
ESMA imposed a fine for EMIR Data breaches
July 13th, 2021
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has fined DTCC Derivatives Repository Plc (DDRL) a total of €408,000 for seven infringements of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) regarding data confidentiality, data integrity, and ...
ESMA reports on penalties and supervisory measures under EMIR
June 15th, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued its first annual report regarding supervisory measures carried out and penalties imposed by national competent authorities (NCAs) under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The report focuses in particular on ...
Cryptocurrency boom: France’s financial regulator published a legal analysis of cryptocurrency derivatives
March 28th, 2018
The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has carried out a legal analysis of cryptocurrency derivatives. The process of reasoning is twofold: on the one hand, to determine the legal qualification of the notion of “derivative” in the context of ...
ESMA finalises MiFID II’s Derivatives Tradings Obligation
October 2nd, 2017
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued its final draft Regulatory Technical Standard (RTS) implementing the trading obligation for derivatives under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR). ESMA’s draft RTS provides the implementing details for on-venue ...
DCCC launches “Active Risk” Risk Management System
May 9th, 2017
The Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation (DCCC), the leading Central Counter Party (CCP) in the region and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX), has announced the launch of a state-of-the-art Risk Management System (RMS) ...
ESMA Consults On Future Guidelines For Portability Between Trade Repositories
January 31st, 2017
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has put for public consultation future guidelines on the transfer of data between trade repositories (TRs) authorised in the European Union under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). There are currently six ...
EAB and ESMA call to clarify Margin Requirements between CRR and EMIR
January 19th, 2017
The European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published today their joint report on the functioning of the Capital Requirements Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) with the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 ...
ESMA reports on Shadow Banking, Leverage and Pro-Cyclicality
October 5th, 2016
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today a report on securities financing transactions (SFTs), leverage and pro-cyclicality in the EU’s financial markets. ESMA’s report assesses whether the use of SFTs leads to the build-up of leverage which is ...
