Who should care about REMIT?
See here for an article by Harry Nota of OpenLink that looks at different parts of the organisation and examines who should be worried about REMIT. The article should remind…
ISDA launch a UTI prefix generator – what does it mean to those under REMIT?
Last week ISDA announced the launch of a "UTI Prefix Generator". The facility can be found here and the announcement can be found here. The tool allows for the generation of…
FCA’s “One minute guide” to MAR
The FCA have published this "one minute guide" to the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR), which will start to come in to force in the middle of next year. MAR (and…
EMIR still has a way to go
The rules around trade reporting under EMIR came into force over a year ago, as did most of its risk management measures. However, there is still a great deal of…
Nordpool Spot RRM further information
Nordpool Spot have updated their web site with further information about their REMIT offering, which can be found here. As an Organised Market Place, Nordpool Spot are obliged to offer…
Criminal investigation initiated under REMIT Article 5
The Danish Energy Regulator Authority (DERA) have referred a case to the State Prosecutor asking them to open a criminal investigation into a possible breach of REMIT Article 5 (market manipulation).…
G20 Trade reporting and clearing in Asia Pacific
See here for an interesting article on the Trade News website about the progress and variance of the various implementations of "EMIR like" rules in Asian jurisdictions. All G20 countries committed…
Final guidelines issued by ESMA on the definition of a derivative under MiFiD I Annex I Section C
ESMA have just issued these final guidelines on the definition of a derivative under MiFID I (and therefore also EMIR). The guidelines will apply from August. These guidelines are important…
Impact of MiFID II on Emissions Allowances
MiFID II brings in some important changes to the applicability of financial regulation to Emissions Allowances under the ETS. In particular actual allowances are brought into scope with Annex I…
Examining ACER’s 5th REMIT Q+A
ACER have just issued the 5th version of the Questions and Answers document on REMIT, which can be found here. There is no indication of what has changed since the…