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Following its consultation, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a final report, including final draft regulatory technical standards (RTS), on the conditions of the Active Account Requirement...more
Four industry associations—EFAMA, EACP, ISDA, and FIA—have published a letter addressed to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Commission (EC), raising concerns about the implementation of...more
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1003 has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ), supplementing the EU Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) as regards over-the-counter...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a response to the European Commission's consultation on the functioning of commodity derivative markets and certain aspects of spot energy markets. ESMA...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a letter to the European Commission on the inconsistent regulation of trading of fractional shares across the EU. There has been an increase in the...more
On 26 February 2025, the European Commission published a targeted consultation on the functioning of the EU commodity derivatives markets, with a specific focus on the spot energy markets. The consultation seeks views on a...more
UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe....more
The European Commission has adopted a Delegated Regulation supplementing the EU Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation on OTC derivatives identifying reference data to be used for the purposes of the transparency...more
The Basel Committee on Banking Standards, Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures and the International Organization of Securities Commissions has published a final report on transparency and responsiveness of...more
Derivatives reporting responsibilities under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) will change from 18 June 20201, as (i) alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs) will become responsible for reporting for...more
EMIR REFIT Mandatory Reporting provisions require market participants to consider their existing Delegated Reporting arrangements. Key Points: ..From 18 June 2020, financial counterparties (FCs) will be liable for the...more
There is no silver bullet for maintaining cross-border trading if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. The date of Brexit has been delayed until (at least) October 31, 2019, but there is little sign that financial...more
• Under Swiss law, to fulfil the clearing, reporting and risk mitigation obligations applying to derivatives trading under foreign law, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) must recognize the foreign law...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published finalized Guidelines on position calculation by trade repositories under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation. ESMA consulted on a draft version of the...more
Tesla’s hoping that a manufacturing plant in China—the first in the country wholly owned by a foreign manufacturing company—will translate into big sales in the Chinese market. With the Chinese government loath to give up the...more
France Welcomes Foreign and Alternative Capital Providers with Latest Reform of Finance Sector - Long a cornerstone of the French banking system, the "French banking monopoly" largely prevents non-bank entities from...more
Changes to the MiFID II regulatory regime will impose new obligations on many global investment managers that, to date, have avoided substantive regulation in the European Union ("EU"). While the precise scope of these...more
This alert examines the priorities of the AMF (French SEC) regarding the amended EMIR regulation. ...more
This alert examines the draft Commission Regulation amending Regulation 648/2012 aka « EMIR Regulation » and Communication from the Commission to the EU Parliament and Council as well as to the European Central Bank. ...more
Where do we go from here? As we mark another milestone in regulatory reform with the fourth anniversary of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, it strikes us that although most studies required to be undertaken by the Act...more
The European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) requires EU-counterparties to all derivative contracts, whether traded on- or off-exchange, to report certain information and details relating to the trade to a registered...more
Following the European Securities and Markets Authority’s approval and registration of the first four trade repositories (TRs) in November 2013, counterparties to all types of over-the-counter and exchange-traded derivatives...more
Starting February 12, 2014, the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) will require EU-counterparties to all derivative contracts, whether traded on or off exchange, to report certain trade information and details...more
On August 8, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its final report to the European Commission proposing that the start date for reporting exchange traded derivatives to trade repositories be...more
New clearing, risk mitigation, and reporting obligations imposed on certain derivative contracts. On 15 March, the first six implementing measures of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) entered into...more