On December 8, the European Commission (the Commission) published a consultation paper on its review of the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (909/2014) (CSDR) (the Consultation Paper).
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ESMA Statement on Its Intention to Postpone the CSDR Settlement Discipline Regime
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On July 28, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a statement confirming that it is working on a proposal to delay the enactment of the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) settlement discipline regime until February 1, 2022 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent request from the European Commission (the…
ESMA Updates Q&As on CSDR, EMIR, MiFID II and MiFIR
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On July 8, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published updates to a number of Q&As in respect of various European Union (EU) regulations as set out below:
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Brexit: UK Government Statement on Implementing Regulatory Reforms
On June 23, the House of Commons published a statement made by the UK Government on its approach to implementing financial services regulatory reforms before the end of the Brexit transition period (the Statement).
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ESMA Updates Q&As on the Central Securities Depositories Regulation
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On March 23, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) updated its Q&As on the implementation of the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR). The aim of the Q&As is to promote common supervisory approaches and practices in the application of the CSDR.
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