European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR)

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ESMA consults on calculation of derivative positions by trade repositories under EMIR

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published for public consultationfuture guidelines on the calculation of derivative positions by trade repositories (TRs) authorised in the European Union under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). ESMA supervises the way TRs make data available to public authorities. That data should be of sufficient quality to enable …

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Commission proposes simpler and more efficient derivatives rules

The European Commission is  proposing some targeted reforms to improve the functioning of the derivatives market in the EU. The reforms provide simpler and more proportionate rules for over-the-counter derivatives to reduce costs and regulatory burdens for market participants without compromising financial stability. A good example of better regulation in practice, this is essential to …

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International regulators publish statements on variation margin exchange

The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have published a statement today in relation to Variation margin exchange under the EMIR RTS on OTC derivatives. According to the statement, the ESAs have been made aware of operational challenges in meeting the deadline of 1 March 2017 for exchanging variation margin. Based on the material presented to the …

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ESMA updates its EMIR Q&A in respect of reporting obligations

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today an update of its Q&A on practical questions regarding the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The updated Q&A includes a new answer in relation to transition to the revised technical standards on reporting, which will become applicable on 1 November 2017. The Q&A clarifies that …

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ESMA updates list of recognised third-country CCPs

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated today its list of recognised central counter-parties (CCPs) based in third countries. Today’s update concerns the recognition of the US Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME). The European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) requires third-country CCPs to be recognised by ESMA in order to operate in the European …

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ESMA updates its EMIR Q&A

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today an update of its Q&A on practical questions regarding the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The updated Q&A includes new answers in relation to the clearing obligation, specifically about the self-categorisation that is necessary in order to establish which counter-parties belong to which categories. The …

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EMIR: ESMA proposes one-day margin period of risk for CCP client accounts

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today sent its amended regulatory technical standards (RTS) under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) for endorsement to the European Commission. The RTS detail the margin period of risk (MPOR) for CCP client accounts, e.g. the amount of initial margins collected by a CCP. The amended RTS would …

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ESMA issues amended rules for access, aggregation and comparison of data across trade repositories

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today amended regulatory technical standards (RTS) implementing the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The amended RTS deal with the access, aggregation and comparison of data across trade repositories. In order to ensure higher quality of data and to enhance the access to data by authorities and …

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ESMA updates its EMIR Q&A

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today an update of its Questions and Answers (Q&A) document regarding the implementation of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The updated document includes a new Q&A regarding the population of the “Clearing obligation” field in the trade reports. In particular, this Q&A explains how the …

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ESAs publish final draft technical standards on margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives

The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA, ESMA – ESAs) published the final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) outlining the framework of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). These RTS cover the risk mitigation techniques related to the exchange of collateral to cover exposures arising from non-centrally cleared over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. They …

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