Tag: ESMA

FCA chief Bailey voices his concern over the future of the UK's CCPs once its temporary recognition with ESMA expires in 2020.

Trades that get rejected for not having an issuer LEI could mean the amount of acceptable collateral could drop.

A growing number of European regulators and investors have expressed concerns about the liquidity risk management practices at daily dealing UCITS funds.

Industry welcomes consultation paper which addresses which securities financing transactions will be reportable for incoming regulation, among other aspects.

Potential changes to MiFID II could mean EU asset managers setting up a branch in the UK post-Brexit would face barriers dealing with European clients.

Global Custodian looks at the recent MOUs’ between the UK and EU financial regulators and their implication for securities markets.

The agreement between ESMA and the Bank of England eases concerns of significant disruption to the Irish securities market.

Some experts believe regulation of crypto-custody is likely to be fairly imminent, with some digital assets set to be designated as securities in due course.

ESMA report highlights lack of harmonised definition of safekeeping and record-keeping of ownership of securities at an EU-level.

Fears that asset managers would be forced to arbitrarily unwind positions in non-sustainable companies have broadly subsided following ESMA’s announcement.