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ESMA agrees to proposed short-selling ban by Greek HCMC

30/06/2015(0)
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today its official opinion agreeing to a seven-day emergency short selling prohibition proposed by the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HMCM) under the ... Read More
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ESMA fosters derivatives market transparency

02/06/2015(0)
The European Union’s derivatives markets are becoming more transparent through the public availability of harmonised aggregate data reported to the six trade repositories (TRs) registered with the European Securities ... Read More
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ESAs publish responses to consultation on Guidelines for cross-selling practices

14/05/2015(0)
These Guidelines developed by the Joint Committee of the ESAs further develop how EU firms engaged in cross-selling practices in the financial sector should comply with the general conduct ... Read More
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ESMA releases final guidelines clarifying the definition of commodity derivatives under MiFID I

07/05/2015(0)
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today published guidelines on the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) I. The purpose of these guidelines is to provide a common, ... Read More
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Four HKEx Clearing Houses Receive Third-country CCP Recognition from ESMA

04/05/2015(0)
The Board of Supervisors of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on 27 April 2015 adopted a decision to recognise all of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited’s ... Read More
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ESMA recognises third-country CCPs

30/04/2015(0)
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today recognised ten third-country CCPs established in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore. The recognition by ESMA allows third country CCPs to provide ... Read More
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ESMA launches centralised data projects for MiFIR and EMIR

06/04/2015(0)
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched two major projects at the request of a number of National Competent Authorities (NCAs) who have delegated the following tasks ... Read More
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ESMA sees increased convergence in automated trading supervision

19/03/2015(0)
The supervision of automated trading has become more convergent across the European Union (EU), a recent review by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has found. ESMA reviewed ... Read More
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ESMA sees continued tense securities market conditions

12/03/2015(0)
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its Report No. 1, 2015 on Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities in European Union (EU) securities markets, covering market developments from July to ... Read More
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ESMA and MAS conclude MoU on CCPs

09/03/2015(0)
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU establishes cooperation arrangements between the signatory authorities ... Read More
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