The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published Handbook Notice 129 which sets out changes to the classes of derivatives subject to the derivatives trading obligation (DTO), following policy statement PS25/2 published...more
Legislative reform to the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) has now been finalised and the changes are expected to take effect in or around June 2019. The EMIR Refit, as the reform is known, amends the scope of...more
On 8 March 2016, the three European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published their final draft regulatory technical standards in relation to the collateralisation of non-centrally cleared derivatives. The standards are to...more
The Quebec Autorité des marchés financiers (Authority) is revoking a long-standing blanket decision (Blanket Decision) that exempts persons conducting dealer or adviser activities with accredited investors in respect of...more