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CONTINUE READINGToday, the Council formally endorsed a one-year delay for MiFID II and MiFIR at the ECOFIN meeting – this was the last procedural step before the amendments can be published in the EU Official Journal (OJ), which should happen in the coming days.
CONTINUE READINGDodd-Frank led to a wide swath of new regulations that market participants have sought to understand as they seek to comply with them.
CONTINUE READINGToday, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) updated its list of recognised third-country central counterparties (CCPs) to include the Chicago Merchantile Exchange (CME).
CONTINUE READINGOn April 6, the International Organization of Securities Commissions published a report on cyber resilience in securities markets.
CONTINUE READINGOn April 28, FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken warned members of Congress that the capital required to meet the new leverage ratio requirements will make it more difficult for banks to provide clearing services to end-users.
CONTINUE READINGToday, the European Commission implemented regulation to extend the deadline for exposures to qualifying central counterparties (QCCPs).
CONTINUE READINGOn April 6, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision released a consultation paper on several potential changes to the Basel III leverage ratio framework, including changes to the treatment of derivatives exposures.
CONTINUE READINGOn March 15, the European Commission adopted the long-awaited decision on the equivalence of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s clearing rules, paving the way for U.S. clearinghouses to seek recognition in the European Union and easing uncertainty around cross-border trading between Europe and the U.S.
CONTINUE READINGFIA President and CEO Walt Lukken warns of the need for balance between regulation and market innovation in his opening remarks at IDX 2016.
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