Regulation

New working group will look to solve complications for pension funds in providing cash collateral as variation margin.

ESMA tells national authorities not to prioritise supervisory action for RTS 27 and RTS 28 reporting under MiFID II amid ongoing coronavirus pandemic. 

ISDA and 20 other trade associations have written to regulators to delay the execution of initial margin requirements due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Market participants have been told that despite disruption, the transition away from Libor is still targeted for the end of 2021. 

As the AMF in France looks to revive the declining research market in Europe under unbundling, David Whitehouse finds that providers who can supply high-quality ESG research could be the winners of an upcoming review of MiFID II.

European regulators have been told not to prioritise supervision of the changes to systematic internalisers amid the coronavirus pandemic.   

Firms urged to let the FCA know if there are difficulties in recording calls, or capturing regulatory data that is due to be submitted.

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers has decided to extend a one-day ban on short selling imposed just yesterday to 30 days.

FIA has welcomed the CFTC’s rapid response to the coronavirus pandemic, which includes no-action relief from certain regulatory requirements.

Regulators in the UK, Italy, Spain and France have all restricted short selling activity amid massive equity market declines.