Information on the new EMIR RTS
The new EMIR Regulatory Technical Standard (RTS) will start to apply from 1st November 2017 (see here). See here for a link to a video on The OTC Space with…
No MiFID II delay – position reporting ITS in journal
Despite calls for a phased start to MiFID II over the last few weeks (see here), ESMA has reiterated that there are to be no further delays to the start,…
ESMA issue ITS on cooperation of NCAs for MAR
ESMA has issued this Implementing Technical Standard which specifies how National Competent Authorities are to cooperate when pursuing MAR cases, which includes exchanging of data and cross border investigations. The…
Bloomberg authorised as EMIR TR
ESMA has recently authorised a Trade Repository created by Bloomberg which can be used as a data destination under EMIR. The press release from ESMA is here and the one…
ESMA releases new MiFID II answers on position limits, the ancillary activity test and others
ESMA has released a series of updated documents on MiFID II in the past days: Firstly, an opinion document (here) on whether commodity derivatives positions on third country venues are…
Updated MAR Q+A
ESMA has released an updated version of the MAR Questions and Answers document, which can be found here. Question 4.1 page 9 looks at the issue of a blanket order…
FCA to start MiFID II testing
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority is to start testing for its Market Data Processing system from July. The system is used to collect MiFID II data from Authorised Reporting Mechanisms…
LEI registration
The Legal Entity Identifier(LEI) initiative was created as part of the G20 requirements to reduce systemic risk, so that legal entities will have a common and traceable identifier on reports, allowing…
The difficulties on complying on time with MiFID II
With just over 7 months to go until MiFID II starts, there is still a great deal to do, especially for investment firms, although also for other energy and commodity…
ESMA opinion on “Traded on a Trading Venue”
ESMA has published this opinion document on the criteria to determine whether an OTC trade is considered to be "Traded on a Trading Venue" (TOTV). The determination is required to…
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