Tag: EU
The European Supervisory Authorities release joint Q&A for EMIR
The European Supervisory Authorities published three joint questions and answers on bilateral margin requirements under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).
The European Banking Authority changes Basel III monitoring to be mandatory
The European Banking Authority (EBA) is changing the Basel III monitoring exercise from being voluntary to a mandatory exercise.
The European Banking Authority recovers from cyberattack
The European Banking Authority has revealed it was subjected to a cyberattack against its Microsoft Exchange Servers.
Will the EU bring spot FX contracts into the scope of...
Foreign exchange (FX) trading is one of the largest markets in the world, but there are still gaps in regulation.
ESMA calls for changes to Transparency Directive following the Wirecard scandal
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has written to the European Commission with a proposal to improve the Transparency Directive (TD), following the Wirecard scandal.
FinTech community welcomes UK FinTech review but fear more must be...
The UK FinTech community has welcomed Ron Kalifa's review, but stakeholders argue the government must do more to take the sector seriously and protect the nation's position as an industry leader.
Investors “woefully unprepared” for the implementation of SFDR – experts warn
EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) will be enforced from March 10, but experts warn that businesses are unprepared for the new legislation.
Muinmos welcomes ESMA’s new powers
Last week the EU's securities market regulator announced that it had begun to use its convergence powers, which has now been welcomed by RegTech Muinmos.
EU to get its own anti-money laundering body
After almost a year of discussions, EU finance ministers have agreed to launch a regulatory body focused on fighting money laundering.
ESMA postpones changes to EMIR until March 2021 because of Brexit
The EU’s securities markets regulator has postponed the applicability date of the updated European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) validation rules to March 8, 2021.