European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma)
Emir reporting date sparks 'mad rush' in energy derivatives market
A requirement to report trades under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation kicked in on February 12, creating a rush to comply among energy derivatives market participants. Some firms have struggled with the rules, and say a lack of support from…
Esma calls for EC to overrule UK on forex reporting
"We need a solution," says Esma spokesman
LEI issuance well below targets as Emir reporting begins
Finnish issuer expects to hand out 10,000 identifiers, but had only reached 1,166 last week - and the story is similar elsewhere
Missing UTIs will cause reporting chaos, corporates warn
Regulators have left industry to come up with Emir trade identifiers - a huge mistake, according to one corporate treasurer
European CCPs overhaul futures margin models
Some clearing houses are pushing up margin requirements to address procyclicality concerns - but no change is planned at CME or Eurex
OTF transparency waivers survive final Mifid debate
European disclosure regime for derivatives platforms diverges from that in US
Trade of the month: Risk assessment
Trade of the month: Risk assessment
The readiness of market community in Europe to report to trade repositories
Sponsored video Q&A: DTCC
Frontloading fears remain despite Esma guidance
Uncertainty has been narrowed by Esma Q&A, but dealers say they will still face pricing headaches
Esma: No 90-day reporting delay for post-Emir trades
News will "come as a surprise" to market participants - and also the UK's FCA, which has misinterpreted Esma rules on its website
Europe looking 'dysfunctional and extreme' over Esma equivalency procedure
No guarantee of equivalence being granted to Asian clearing houses
Iosco outlines concerns over Esma assessment of Asian CCPs
Ashley Alder says European cross-border CCP regulation is not relevant to Asian markets
Sponsored forum: sub-custody - Preparing for change
Sponsored forum: sub-custody
Futures data will be useless to regulators without reporting delay, Esma warns
Esma responds to EC's 'intended rejection' of one-year postponement
Mandatory clearing in Korea slated for June 2014
Korea confident of achieving recognition from Europe and is readying to apply for similar status from the US
FX market faces challenges to meet Emir start date for trade reporting
Mandatory trade reporting for all asset classes will begin on February 12, but the forex industry is still grappling with the challenges of dual reporting
Timing tension – Europe clearing deadline set to slip
Mandatory clearing in Europe is widely expected to start from next year, but the complex authorisation process, combined with the variety of collateral segregation models, means the start date for some clients could be much later. Tom Osborn reports
Start of EU clearing mandate could drag into 2015
Nick Sawyer, editor-in-chief of Risk, and Risk staff writer Tom Osborn discuss the timeline for clearing in Europe, and the tensions this could create with other regulators
CCP frontloading: the pricing nightmare
The pricing nightmare
Asia OTC markets at risk from lack of global CCP framework
HKMA concerned over the development of cross-border equivalence regulation
Clearing in Europe won’t bite until 2015, banks expect
CFTC's Chilton says "continuing to kick the can down the road is just not acceptable", as expectations grow that Europe will miss 2014 start date
Asic hopeful of receiving substituted compliance from CFTC
Australian securities regulator positive about receiving US approval for the domestic regulatory regime
7IM: stock lending 'a murky world'
Seven wonders