European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma)
Golden Copy: Invisible Rules
European firms facing contradictory directives on data disclosure and privacy
ESMA to Run Pan-European Stress Tests for CCPs
European central counterparties will be subjected to four tests on April 29
Golden Copy: The Extremes of Data Technology Performance
Machine learning and fintech promise innovation, while European systems dictates raise questions
Firms Grapple with Updated Reporting Standards
ESMA is due to issue new clarifications on IFRS 9 and IFRS 15, which will impact capital markets firms and the technology they use for reporting purposes.
ESMA Shifts Data Project Into Gear
European regulator talks to trading venues before testing, to centralize data reporting and liquidity calculations
MiFID II is Getting Personal
Sensitive personal information about traders and decision-makers must be forwarded to regulators, leaving the industry seeing red
DTCC Fine Seen as Sign European Regulators are Watching
ESMA says repository neglected to provide data on OTC derivatives trades
Golden Copy: The €64,000 Question
ESMA fine of DTCC for neglecting reporting is curiously low
SIX Gets ESMA Approval For Clearing Operations
x-clear unit of SIX Securities Services to serve as central counterparty
ESMA Fines DTCC for Data Access Failures
Trade repository 'was negligent,' says regulator
Major Adjustments on the MiFIR Front
Chris Pickles of the FIX Trading Community shares his thoughts on the effects of MiFID II postponement and the reasons why it happened
Regulators: Don't Risk Reporting Late Under MiFID II
French and Dutch regulators, speaking at Paris Regulation Roadshow, say they aim to educate rather than punish
FIX Urges Takeup of V3 of MMT Trade Data Standard
With no single consolidated tape of pan-European data, standards adoption becomes ever-more important.
Michael Shashoua: Dogs Ate the Regulators’ Homework
Financial services firms are seeing positive news on two different regulatory fronts of late — first from the confirmed delay of the Mifid II compliance deadline and secondly from the less obvious delays in implementation of the Common Reporting Standard…
Golden Copy: Maybe It's Not a Tale of Two Identifiers
Could there be a standard that helps market participants find liquidity?
Golden Copy: Thoughts About MiFID II Postponement
Will the one-year extension to the start of 2018 be enough to solve the issues that caused the delay?
Opening Cross: Roses? Say It With Data!
Romance isn't dead; at least, not according to the data...
Data Challenges Force MiFID 2 Delay
European regulator ESMA concluded that the data burden made the original 2017 deadline unfeasible.
IRD's Editor on MiFIR Impact
Could postponement of MiFID II, MiFIR's driver, make room for more thought about identifier standards?
European Commission Confirms One Year MiFID II Delay
Delay of MiFID II entry to application confirmed for Jan. 3, 2018 due to “exceptional technical implementation challenges.”
European Commission Confirms One Year MiFID II Delay
Delay of MiFID II entry to application confirmed for Jan. 3, 2018 due to “exceptional technical implementation challenges.”
ESMA Seeks Data Experts for Reporting Working Group
The role of committee members will to be advise ESMA on data-related technical standards and guidelines.
Golden Copy: Desperately Seeking Standards
Competing identifier formats, as well as proprietary APIs, raise interest in standardization
Not Just Another ID in a Database
ISIN Controversy Rises Again in Europe