Updated validations for the new EMIR RTS
Last week ESMA updated the validations document to be used as part of the upcoming changes to EMIR. The updated document can be found here. The changes relate to the collateral…
LEI issues under EMIR and MiFID II
Both the updated reporting requirements under EMIR (see here) and MiFID II will require transactions to be reported, using the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) to specify the parties to a…
ACER launches consultation on new REMIT reporting schemas
ACER has opened a consultation asking for input to proposed changes to the schemas used for REMIT reporting. The consultation page can be found here and the consultation document here.…
Updated MiFID II commodity derivatives Q+A
ESMA has released an updated MiFID II Questions and Answers document covering commodity derivatives related topics, which can be found here. There are 3 new answers: Ancillary activity Q10 -…
Updated MiFID II Q+As released
With less than 3 months until the start of MiFID II, ESMA has issued updated versions of several questions and answers documents: Market structures (see here) - this includes some…
First “Finfrag” go live
Yesterday was the first day of reporting under the Swiss Financial Markets Infrastructure Act, also known as "Finfrag" (short for Finanzmarktinfrastrukturgesetz). Finfrag is the Swiss set of rules that meet the…
MiFID II ARMs approved by FCA – but more streamlining is desired
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has approved four Authorised Reporting Mechanisms (ARMs), which can be used for MiFID II Transaction Reporting, which Investment Firms must carry out as specified in…