On February 17, the European Commission (the Commission) published two Delegated Regulations amending the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) Margin Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) and the Clearing Obligation RTS (the Delegated Regulations).
The key amendments proposed by the Commission in the Margin RTS include:
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On November 23, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a final report on regulatory technical standards (RTS) on the risk mitigation techniques for OTC derivative contracts not cleared by central counterparties detailing bilateral margin requirements under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) (the Report).
Continue Reading ESMA Publishes Final Report on EMIR RTS Clearing Obligation Regarding Intragroup Transactions and Novations From UK to EU Counterparties
On November 9, the Chancellor of the UK’s HM Treasury announced its intention to provide equivalence decisions to European Economic Area (EEA) States and Member States of the European Union (EU) that will come into effect at the end of the Brexit transition period (the Announcement).
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On October 19, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a consultation paper on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) concerning central counterparties (CCPs) under Regulation (EU) 2019/2099 (EMIR 2.2) (the Consultation Paper).
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On September 24, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a consultation paper examining transaction reporting and reference data obligations under the Market in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) (the Consultation Paper).
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On September 21, the European Commission (Commission) adopted a time-limited decision to provide financial market participants 18 months within which they should reduce their exposure to UK central counterparties (CCPs) (the Decision).
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On July 14, the European Commission (the Commission) adopted several implementing and delegated acts relating to central counterparties (CCPs) established in third countries (TCs) under the so-called “EMIR 2.2” revisions to the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (the Delegated Acts).
Continue Reading European Commission Adopts EMIR 2.2 Provisional Delegated Acts
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:
Continue Reading ESMA Updates Q&As on CSDR, EMIR, MiFID II and MiFIR
On July 9, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a consultation (the Consultation) regarding draft guidelines (the Guidelines) on the calculation of positions by trade repositories (TRs) under the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR).
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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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