Brexit archive
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FIA welcomes the decisions by EC on time-limited equivalence and ESMA on UK CCP temporary recognition
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today made the following statement in reaction to the EC and ESMA decisions to formally grant temporary equivalence and recognition for clearinghouses based in the UK, which allow them to continue to provide clearing services in the EU at the end of the transition period between the EU and the UK.
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Brexit and its Impact on the Cleared Derivatives Markets: A Primer
The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020 and is in a transitional period that ends on 31 December 2020. During this period, EU law continues to apply in and to the UK and UK financial services firms continue to benefit from all existing EU rights, as do EU firms operating in the UK.
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FIA commends European Commission for improvements to EMIR 2.2 Delegated Acts and stresses concerns about timing of equivalence decisions
FIA today responded to the European Commission consultations on EMIR 2.2 Delegated Acts for the criteria for tiering of classifying a third-country CCP as systemically important and comparable compliance for Tier 2 third-country CCPs. The response was submitted jointly with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA).
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Cross border clearing and market access: EMIR 2.2 and Brexit
In this webinar, speakers share their views on the upcoming equivalence approach, the potential impact of market fragmentation on global markets, and implications for the continued growth of derivatives clearing in Europe.
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Verena Ross discusses ESMA's key priorities at IDX-V
The derivatives markets have functioned well under severe pressure during the pandemic but the potential risk for future volatility continues, said Verena Ross, executive director of Europe's markets regulator, the European Securities and Markets Authority, at FIA's virtual IDX-V conference.
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CCP equivalence extension published in EU Official Journal
FIA welcomes and appreciates the work of European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis and his staff on their recent announcement of a one-year equivalence determination in the case of a no-deal Brexit for UK CCPs, which was published today in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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Panelists discuss cross-border market regulation at FIA Compliance and Regulation Forum
On 12 November, FIA held its Compliance and Regulation Forum for members in London where the prevailing theme was the future of cross-border market regulation.
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MiFID II, CCP recovery and resolution under the spotlight at FIA Brussels Forum
FIA welcomed around 100 attendees from across the derivatives industry to its forum in Brussels on 20 November, where the review of MiFID II, cross-border access to clearing and trading venues and the recovery and resolution of central counterparties came under the spotlight.
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FIA welcomes plan to extend UK CCP temporary equivalence
FIA welcomes the statement from European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis today proposing to renew the time-limited equivalence decision for UK CCPs.
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Trade organizations call for extension of temporary equivalence and recognition of UK CCPs
Today, 14 financial services trade associations wrote to European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis to highlight the need for an urgent extension to the temporary equivalence determination for UK central counterparties (CCPs).
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