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Esma sidelined consultative group during rule-writing
Industry group was not convened as Esma drew up draft clearing rules
A requirement to clear standardised derivatives in Europe by next year creates problems for Germany’s banking sector. Uncertainties in the rules for indirect clearing, as well as whether there will be...
Thousands of firms are likely to be caught by the over-the-counter clearing mandate – but banks offering client clearing services say they can only take on a limited number of customers. As things stand,...
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Esma levels ETF playing field
The latest European Securities and Markets Association guidelines for Ucits ETFs include measures on securities lending that will make life harder for providers of physically backed ETFs. Could this mark a sea change in the acceptance of synthetic funds?...
Retail structured products pose systemic risk, concludes report
A report that warns of systemic risk arising from the increased ‘retailisation’ of structured products misses the point, say industry participants
Industry slams 'unworkable' Esma proposals on indirect clearing
Clearing members would be forced to guarantee trades executed by their clients' clients - on terms the member firms have not agreed
Pressure mounts on Esma over clearing exemption
Responses to Esma's draft technical standard on Emir call for the agency to clarify its position on forex clearing - with some suggestion NDFs could be exempt
New Esma ETF guidelines change the rules on securities lending in favour...
The latest European Securities and Markets Authority guidelines for Ucits ETFs will make life more difficult for physically backed ETFs and point to a growing acceptance of synthetic funds
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House of Lords committee chair warns of Mifid liquidity costs
Transparency and own-capital ban for OTFs could interfere with “free flow” of market, says Lord Harrison, chair of a House of Lords committee that yesterday warned of fundamental flaws in Europe’s Mifid review
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