Brexit archive
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New EU and UK prudential regimes for investment firms
In this webinar, a panel of experts discuss the new EU and UK prudential regimes for investment firms (EU IFR/IFD and UK IFPR).
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FIA comments on UK prudential regime for investment firms
FIA has submitted a response to the FCA consultation paper 20/24 on a new UK prudential regime for investment firms.
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Associations send letter to Commission on DTO equivalence
On December 9, FIA, ISDA and six other trades associations (the Association for Financial Markets in Europe, the Alternative Investment Management Association, the European Banking Federation, Electronic Debt Markets Association Europe, the European Venues and Intermediaries’ Association and the asset management group of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association) sent a letter requesting that the European Commission recognize the equivalence of UK trading venues for the purposes of the derivatives trading obligation before the end of the Brexit transition period.
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European Commission urged to issue equivalence determinations before end of transition period
On 30 November, FIA jointly with ISDA, AIMA, AFME, ICI Global, EBF and EFAMA submitted a letter recommending the European Commission to issue equivalence determinations under EMIR Art 2a before the end of the transition period, in order to ensure that EU firms can benefit from treatment similar to that available to firms established in the UK, avoiding unintended consequences that would have an impact on their risk management or investment activities.
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FIA welcomes the decisions by EC on time-limited equivalence and ESMA on UK CCP temporary recognition
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today made the following statement in reaction to the EC and ESMA decisions to formally grant temporary equivalence and recognition for clearinghouses based in the UK, which allow them to continue to provide clearing services in the EU at the end of the transition period between the EU and the UK.
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Brexit and its Impact on the Cleared Derivatives Markets: A Primer
The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020 and is in a transitional period that ends on 31 December 2020. During this period, EU law continues to apply in and to the UK and UK financial services firms continue to benefit from all existing EU rights, as do EU firms operating in the UK.
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FIA commends European Commission for improvements to EMIR 2.2 Delegated Acts and stresses concerns about timing of equivalence decisions
FIA today responded to the European Commission consultations on EMIR 2.2 Delegated Acts for the criteria for tiering of classifying a third-country CCP as systemically important and comparable compliance for Tier 2 third-country CCPs. The response was submitted jointly with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA).
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Cross border clearing and market access: EMIR 2.2 and Brexit
In this webinar, speakers share their views on the upcoming equivalence approach, the potential impact of market fragmentation on global markets, and implications for the continued growth of derivatives clearing in Europe.
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Verena Ross discusses ESMA's key priorities at IDX-V
The derivatives markets have functioned well under severe pressure during the pandemic but the potential risk for future volatility continues, said Verena Ross, executive director of Europe's markets regulator, the European Securities and Markets Authority, at FIA's virtual IDX-V conference.
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CCP equivalence extension published in EU Official Journal
FIA welcomes and appreciates the work of European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis and his staff on their recent announcement of a one-year equivalence determination in the case of a no-deal Brexit for UK CCPs, which was published today in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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