On December 4, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a press release announcing details of its ‘cutover plan’ for firms transferring to the FCA Financial Instruments Transparency System (FCA FITRS) and FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FCA FIRDS) upon Brexit (the Press Release).
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FCA Publishes Newsletter on Market Conduct and Transaction Reporting Issues
On August 27, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published the 64th edition of its Market Watch newsletter on market conduct and transaction reporting issues (the Newsletter) providing market participants with advice on the transition from the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) transaction reporting requirements to UK-specific requirements applicable from the end of the Brexit transition period (i.e., once the UK has ceased being subject to EU rules).
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ESMA Updates MiFIR Data Reporting Q&As
Posted in EU Developments, Financial Markets
On February 4, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published an updated version of its questions and answers document (Q&As) on data reporting under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR).
The updated Q&A includes four new questions that cover reporting the legal entity identifier (LEI) of issuers to the financial instruments reference database …
ESMA Publishes Statement on LEIs under MiFIR
Posted in EU Developments
On December 20, 2017, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a statement intended to support a smooth introduction to the legal entity identifier (LEI) requirements of the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR).
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