FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today made the following statement regarding reported action by the European Commission to deem UK’s regulatory and legal framework for UK CCPs as equivalent under EMIR for a 12-month period in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
FIA recently published eight sets of contractual indirect clearing terms to help clearing firms document indirect clearing arrangements under MiFIR and EMIR.
On Sept. 19 ICE Clear Europe was authorized by the Bank of England as a central counterparty in accordance with the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).
On Sept. 5, FIA submitted a letter to the European Securities and Markets Authority responding to ESMA's consultation on a proposed delay to the clearing obligation for "Category 3" counterparties, which are financial counterparties with a limited volume of derivatives trading activity.
The European Commission has published its decision to grant equivalence to those designated contract markets (DCMs) in the U.S. that operate under the regulatory oversight of the CFTC, in accordance with the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).
