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… Continue Reading
On November 19, the Legal Entity Identifier Regulatory Oversight Committee (LEI ROC) published its second consultation paper on fund relationships in the Global Legal Entity Identifier System (GLEIS). In its second consultation paper, LEI ROC explains that a significant proportion of entities that have a legal entity identifier (LEI) are investment funds. Consequently, LEI ROC… Continue Reading
In a press release of June 20, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) confirmed that the temporary introduction period for the use of legal entity identifiers (LEIs) will not be extended beyond July. The six-month period was designed to allow for a smooth introduction of the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II),… Continue Reading
On May 2, the Legal Entity Identifier Regulatory Oversight Committee (LEI ROC) published its second progress report, which included an overview of the Global Legal Entity Identifier System (GLEIS), regulatory uses of the LEI and LEI ROC’s activities. The LEI ROC’s first progress report was published on November 5, 2015.… Continue Reading
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).… Continue Reading
On November 8, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published issue 54 of Market Watch, its newsletter on market conduct and transaction reporting issues. With the January 3, 2018 implementation date of the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) fast approaching, Market Watch contains articles relating… Continue Reading
On October 9, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a briefing (Briefing) on the importance of the legal entity identifier (LEI) in enabling firms to comply with their obligations under the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR), beginning January 3, 2018.… Continue Reading
On December 2, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) updated its website on the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) to include a new section on transaction reporting and legal entity identifiers (LEI Update) under MiFID II. The LEI Update sets out the function and purpose of an LEI, and clarifies that from… Continue Reading
On July 21, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission published in the Federal Register an order to extend for an additional year the CFTC’s designation of the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation and Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications joint venture (DTCC-SWIFT) as the provider of legal entity identifiers (LEIs). Such LEIs are used by registered entities… Continue Reading
