European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma)
SGX, HKEX expect to be among first wave of Mifid II equivalence
Hong Kong should also benefit from acceleration in process of allowing trading on non-EU venues
Leaked EU doc could shield legacy swaps from clearing grab
Council paper being debated today sets terms for swaps clearing landgrab
Esma reviews gas and power spot month definition
Definition key to setting EU position limits
MTF bilateral trading protocol offers Mifid arbitrage
Nordic banks to use protocol to benefit from longer deferral period
Europe’s Eonia dilemma
As Europe begins formal search for new risk-free rate for swaps, it is unclear whether Eonia will survive
Delay on EU pre-trade, commodity rules ‘risky’
Local authorities will apply key elements of Mifid II temporarily, owing to Esma backlog
EC official hints at partial relocation of euro swaps
Commission yet to work out details such as which products and what share of stock may have to move
US and Japan push for twin EU bank holdcos
Two umbrella groups needed for home-country separation of securities and banking operations
ECB backed to fix floundering euro swaps reform
Swiss, UK and US progress leaves euro swaps market playing catch-up in rates reform
EU-US swaps trading equivalence tipped for November
Hong Kong and Singapore unlikely to be deemed equivalent for start of Mifid II
Not on the list: Mifid’s systematic internaliser mystery
Self-identification of systematic internalisers in derivatives could fuel buy-side confusion
EU market feels chill of still-unknown position limits
Eventual caps unlikely to hit trading, but fears remain over lack of clarity
EU trading obligation threatens packaged trades
Banks warn they will have to break up packages and face higher costs for hedging
Industry renews push for triBalance clearing exemption
Dealers using Emir review to request carve-out for optimisation trades
Keeping global regulatory co-ordination alive
WEF council members call for consistent implementation of current and upcoming rules
Eurex urges more regulators to endorse VM capital savings
CME, Ice and LCH treat variation margin as settlement; Eurex awaits further guidance
Day of the Mifids: what happens on January 3?
Continued ambiguities in the rules could hit European market liquidity at the start of 2018
Commodity position reporting: XML, email, or fax?
Asymmetry in European regulator tech abilities could add to market’s workload
Regulators split on Mifid swaps transparency
Esma and FCA divided over when participants must determine whether derivatives are trading on-venue
Esma releases first crop of position limits
Regulator moving away from publishing all limits in November
Esma backtracks on account segregation
Status quo protected for rehypothecation of collateral in tri-party, securities lending and prime brokerage
Mixed motives threaten messy outcome in euro clearing row
Stability, oversight, Parisian ambition, repo haircuts: LCH is under attack from all sides
Tradeweb’s Mifid bilateral trading plans draw fire
New process will class privately executed trades as on-venue to satisfy trading obligation
Dislocation policy: LCH exodus risks CCP basis blow-out
Questions about post-Brexit status of UK CCP could spark mass migration – and severe volatility