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
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
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
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
A Commission Delegated Regulation exempting central banks in six countries - Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Mexico, Singapore and Switzerland - from complying with the European Market Infrastructure Regulation was published in...more
On 4th May 2017, the European Commission announced its proposals to amend the current European Market Infrastructure Regulation (Reg. No. 648/2012) (“EMIR”). The proposals stem from its public consultation and Call for...more