The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has announced the launch of its first selection procedure for a consolidated tape provider (CTP) for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. ESMA encourages interested entities...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final report under the MiFIR Review on derivatives transparency, package orders, and the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives consolidated tape input and...more
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have published a joint report reviewing the implementation of their margin requirements framework for...more
The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) has published a report analysing the credit default swaps (CDS) market, with a particular focus on single-name CDSs in terms of their market structure and current regulatory framework....more
The UK FSMA 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Amendment Regulations 2025 have been laid. The regulations extend the UK Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) powers of direction to a new category of derivative, referred to...more
CFTC Comparability Determination on EU Margin Requirements and a Common Approach on Trading Venues - On October 13, 2017, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") announced determinations by the CFTC and the...more