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ESMA publishes first supervisory convergence work programme
February 12th, 2016
ESMA publishes first supervisory convergence work programme The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its first Supervisory Convergence Work Programme 2016 (SCWP), which details the activities and tasks it will carry out to promote sound, efficient and ...
Bats Chi-X Europe and Traiana announce link of services, enabling OTC equity trade clearing
February 10th, 2016
Firms partner to enable more over-the-counter (OTC) equity trades to be brought on-exchange and fully cleared BATS Chi-X Europe (BATS), Europe’s largest stock exchange, and Traiana, a leading provider of pre-trade risk and post-trade processing solutions, today announced a ...
ECB selects Colt and SIA for T2S
February 8th, 2016
EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK SELECTS SIA AND COLT’S NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE TO CONNECT TO TARGET2-SECURITIES Value-Added Network Service Providers SIA and Colt will enable ECB to access the new centralised European platform for the settlement of transactions in domestic and cross-border ...
Traiana sees possible $30 million savings for OTC equity markets
December 10th, 2015
Traiana, the leading provider of pre-trade risk and post-trade processing solutions, today announces the publication of a white paper that highlights significant gains for the industry as a result of the netting benefits found during the automated central clearing ...
European swap clearing to start in June 2016
December 3rd, 2015
Firms will have to centrally clear certain classes of interest rate swaps starting from 21 June 2016. The clearing obligation in the Europe Union (EU) will enter into force following the publication of the relevant technical standards in the ...
ICE Clear Singapore Receives Recognition Under Emir; On Track For November 17 Launch
October 6th, 2015
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, announced today that ICE Clear Singapore has been recognised as a third-country central counterparty (CCP) in accordance with the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). “The EMIR recognition ...
ESMA readies MiFID II, MAR, and CSDR
September 28th, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today published its final technical standards (TS) on some of the most important pieces of post-crisis financial regulation: the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and the Central Securities Depositaries Regulation(CSDR). ...
ESMA recommends changes to EMIR framework
August 14th, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published four reports focused on how the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) framework has been functioning and providing input and recommendations to the European Commission’s (EC) EMIR Review. Three of the ...
FIA Global Launches Interactive Reporting Tool on CCP Risk
June 10th, 2015
FIA Global, in cooperation with the law firms Linklaters and Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, announced an interactive tool to compare and assess the rules of central counterparties (CCPs) within the CCP Risk Review. The CCP Risk Review is a ...
Nasdaq To Provide Clearing Choice In Nordic Cash Equity Markets
June 8th, 2015
Nasdaq announced it will provide a choice of CCP providers in Nordic cash equities for its members on Nasdaq exchanges in Stockholm, Helsinki and Copenhagen. Nasdaq and SIX Swiss Exchange have agreed to introduce additional CCPs to their local markets. ...
