Fixed Income
July 15, 2016 10:18 AM GMT
The Commission’s finalised bond transparency rules means ESMA will carry out annual assessments on liquidity.
Regulation
July 13, 2016 7:50 AM GMT
ESMA has recommended a delay from the clearing obligation for firms with "limited" derivatives volumes.
Regulation
July 1, 2016 11:40 AM GMT
Delays to implementing margin rules for uncleared derivatives could run the risk of fragmentation and regulatory arbitrage.
Fixed Income
June 21, 2016 9:51 AM GMT
ESMA has suggested several changes to the proposed ‘phase-in’ of MiFID II transparency rules for non-equity instruments.
Regulation
June 15, 2016 7:34 AM GMT
The approval comes one week after US and EU regulators announced a cooperation agreement to regulate cross-border CCPs.
Fixed Income
June 9, 2016 4:35 AM GMT
ESMA lacks the ‘technological resources’ to deal with the influx of data following the implementation of MiFID II, as experts advise buy-side to “arm yourself with knowledge”.
Europe
June 6, 2016 4:35 AM GMT
ESMA investigation will look at the rise of blockchain technology and how it might need to be regulated as it takes securities markets by storm.
Derivatives
May 12, 2016 5:56 AM GMT
Risks to liquidity are high due to the uncertainty surrounding the macroeconomic environment, according to ESMA’s first quarter risk assessment.
Regulation
May 3, 2016 7:12 AM GMT
Europe's regulator has deemed that European clearing houses will be able to deal with stress scenarios.
Regulation
April 14, 2016 6:11 AM GMT
With activity dramatically increasing in clearing houses, concerns over the safety and resiliency of central counterparties (CCPs) have been raised.