Reporting issues in financial regulation and a new master agreement
There have been several revelations recently that many who are obliged to report under MiFID II have been experienced issues with reporting. This article on The Trade News web site…
SFTR consultation responses
ESMA recently closed a consultation on the Securities Financing Transaction Reporting regulation (SFTR). The scope of SFTR includes “commodities lending”, which could be taken to include certain activities undertaken by…
SFTR dates known – and a radio broadcast
The Securities Financing Transaction Reporting (SFTR) implementing regulation has now been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. This sets the start of reporting dates. The first date…
What could 2019 have in store for us?
As the working year of 2019 opens, it is worth taking a few moments to consider what will keep us busy in the regulatory world of energy and commodity trading…
SFTR delegated regulation adopted by Commission
Last week, the European Commission adopted several level II texts relating to the Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (SFTR). The rules require that transactions in repurchase agreements, securities lending/borrowing, commodities lending/borrowing,…
2018 begins – what does it have in store?
The 2018 working year starts today for most, which provides a good opportunity to consider the months ahead. Start of year The end of 2017 has been unsurprisingly busy, with…
Could EMIR reporting change? Articles and information on trade reporting under EMIR, MiFID, SFTR and FinFrag
There has been a great deal of discussion on the future of EMIR following the EMIR review in 2015. Some of this has focused on whether the reporting of trades…
Final report on SFTR issued by ESMA
ESMA have issued a final report on the Securities Finance Transaction Reporting rules, which can be found here. The associated press release is here. SFTR will require all market participants to…
Article on regulatory change and architecture
See here for an article by Ian Sutherland on The OTC Space about implementing regulatory change and technology. While the article is focused on banking , the energy and commodity…
What does 2017 have in store for us?
For many, today is the first working day of 2017, which is also the original start date of MiFID II, before it was delayed by a year. With an eventful…