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OSC and AMF Enter into Amended MOU with ESMA Regarding Monitoring of Central Counterparties With Recognition Conditions

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On January 13, 2022, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced that it and Quebec’s Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) have entered into an amended Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the European Securities and...more

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Securities and markets regulatory news, June 2021

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DvP clients: FCA and PRA Dear CRO letter on counterparty credit exposure management and controls - The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have published a letter to chief risk...more

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Derivatives Clearing: EU adopts second equivalence decision for US CCPs

On 27 January 2021, the European Commission adopted an equivalence decision determining that the legal and supervisory arrangements applicable to US central counterparties (CCPs) registered with the Securities and Exchange...more

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European Securities and Markets Authority Consults on Alignment of EU Trading and Clearing Obligations

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The European Securities and Markets Authority has published a consultation paper on aligning the trading obligation under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation with the recent changes made to the clearing obligation...more

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EU Consultation on Clearing Service Provision under EMIR Refit

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The European Securities and Markets Authority has opened a consultation on its draft technical advice on commercial terms for providing clearing services under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation. Responses to the...more

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Financial Institutions M&A: Sector trends - June 2019: Stock exchanges/Clearing houses

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Financial institutions M&A sector trends: stock exchanges/clearing houses — H1 2019 and outlook for H2 2019. CURRENT MARKET - Upward. WE ARE SEEING - Inorganic expansion by larger exchanges: Horizontally (e.g.,...more

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Investment Funds Update - Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

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MiFID II – updated Q&A on market structures and transparency and supervisory briefing - ESMA updated its Q&As on market structures and transparency topics on 14 November. The new Q&As provide clarification on the following...more

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EU Consultation on Extending the Exemption From the Clearing Obligation for Intragroup Transactions with Third Country Group...

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The European Securities and Markets Authority has opened a consultation on the exemption from the clearing obligation for intragroup transactions with a third country group entity. There are three Regulatory Technical...more

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EU and UK Authorities Clarify Clearing Obligation Expectations for Pension Schemes

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The European Securities and Markets Authority has published a statement on the transitional exemption from the clearing obligation for pension scheme arrangements under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation and...more

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Investment Funds Update Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

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MIFID II – EMSA updates Q&As on commodity derivatives topics and asks European Commission to clarify “ancillary activity” test under MiFID II - ESMA updated its Q&As on 27 March 2018 on commodity derivatives topics...more

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

SEC Adopts Rules for Enhanced Regulatory Framework for Securities Clearing Agencies - On September 28, 2016 the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") voted to adopt new rules to establish "enhanced standards for the...more

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European Securities and Markets Authority Makes Recommendations after First EU-Wide Stress Test of Central Counterparties

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The European Securities and Markets Authority published the results of its first EU-wide stress test for central counterparties, including recommendations for improving CCPs’ internal methodologies. ...more

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

ESMA Publishes Guidelines on the EU Implementation of CPSS-IOSCO Principles - On September 4, ESMA published the translation of guidelines and recommendations on implementing the principles for financial market...more

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ESMA Publishes Updated List of Non-EEA Central Counterparties Applying for Recognition Under EMIR

On August 11, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published an updated list of central counterparties (CCPs) outside the European Economic Area (EEA) that have applied for recognition under Article 25 of the...more

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ESMA Publishes Responses to Consultation on the Clearing Obligation Under EMIR

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On August 19, ESMA published a list of responses received in respect of its first consultation on the clearing obligation relating to draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) for the clearing of interest rate swaps under EU...more

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