Welcome to Finextra. We use cookies to help us to deliver our services. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you may change your preferences at our Cookie Centre. Please read our Privacy Policy.
This network is for financial professionals interested in staying up to date on financial services regulation happening anywhere in the world. CFOs, bankers, fund managers, treasurers welcome.
The Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) were published on 23 February in the Official Journal. They will therefore enter into force on 15 ...
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a call for evidence on the effects of the Short Selling Regulation and is surveying market participants. The review focusses on: tr...
On 14 February the Commission adopted a proposal for a Directive implementing the enhanced co-operation for a financial transaction tax (FTT). The tax will be due if any party to the transaction is e...
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated its Frequently Asked Questions on the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) by adding a new question 13 in part II on the r...
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued guidelines on the exemption criteria for market makers under the short selling provisions. The template forms that are required to be c...
On the plane back from a meeting recently, I got to thinking about the complexity of compliance. The sheer number of new and evolving regulations that are coming down the road is simply staggering. Im...
Under FATCA rules, every foreign financial institution (FFI) must identify and classify all its clients with US indicia, but also do the same for all parties to financial transactions, including other...