The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA) have issued a joint statement on the comparability of certain derivatives trading venues in the United States and Japan.
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ESMA and JFSA Conclude a Memorandum of Understanding Regarding CCPs
By Carolyn H. Jackson on
Posted in EU Developments
On January 24, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA) finalized a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) regarding central counterparties (CCPs). Under Article 25(2)(c) of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR), the establishment of an MOC is a precondition for ESMA to recognize CCPs established in Japan that…