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Esma fills in the gaps on the licensing of fintech firms across Europe

The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) has found regulatory gaps across EU member states in the licensing regime for crypto-asset related activities and in the governance and risk management processes associated with both cyber security and cloud outsourcing.

15 July 2019

Company announcement/regulation

Esma consults on cost of market data and consolidated tape

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU securities markets’ regulator, has launched a public consultation on the development in prices for pre- and post-trade data and on the post-trade consolidated tape (CT) for equity instruments.

12 July 2019

Company announcement

FCA raises objections to Esma no deal scenario planning for share trading

ESMA has today published a statement on the revised scope of the EU’s share trading obligation (STO) under a no deal scenario, following their initial announcement on 19 March 2019.

29 May 2019

Company announcement/regulation

European regulators hone in intra-group transactions

The three European Supervisory Authorities, the European Banking Authority (EBA), the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) and the European Securities Markets Supervisory Authority (ESMA) launched today a consultation on draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITSs) on the reporting of intra-group transactions and risk concentration for Financial Conglomerates.

22 May 2019

Company announcement/regulation

Esma pushes back date for publication of systematic internaliser regime data

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has decided today to delay the publication of the systematic internaliser (SI) regime data for equity, equity-like instruments and bonds.

01 May 2019

News/regulation

European regulators advise against one-size-fits-all cybersecurity policy

Europe's financial supervisory authorities have advised against the introduction of a coherent cyber resilience testing framework for the continent's market participants and infrastructures - at least in the short term.

10 April 2019

Company announcement

Esma registers UnaVista Trade Echo as trade reporsitory

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU supervisor of trade repositories (TRs), has registered today UnaVista TRADEcho B.V. as a TR under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR), with effect from 25 March 2019.

25 March 2019

Company announcement/regulation

Esma issues favourable report on RegTech developments

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has carried out an analysis of the regulatory and supervisory technologies currently being developed in response to various demand and supply drivers.

15 March 2019

Company announcement/regulation

Esma withdraws registration of Bloomberg Trade Repository

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU supervisor of trade repositories (TRs), has today withdrawn the registration of Bloomberg Trade Repository Ltd (UK).

01 March 2019

Company announcement

Esma to recognise three UK CCps in the event of a no-deal Brexit

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today announced that in the event of a no-deal Brexit, three central counterparties (CCPs) established in the United Kingdom (UK) – LCH Limited, ICE Clear Europe Limited and LME Clear Limited – will be recognised to provide their services in the European Union (EU).

18 February 2019

News/regulation

BaFin bans shortselling in Wirecard shares

German financial regulator BaFin has taken the extraordinary step of banning short positions in troubled payment processor Wirecard in an attempt to shore up market confidence.

18 February 2019

Company announcement/regulation

EU and global securities regulators welcome agreement on data transfer

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) welcome the Opinion of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) on their administrative arrangement for the transfer of personal data between European Economic Area (EEA) Financial Supervisory Authorities and non-EEA Financial Supervisory Authorities.

15 February 2019