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The latest industry and regulatory news affecting Europe and the U.K.
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Derivatives industry experts discuss lessons learned from COVID-19 crisis
Second day of FIA's IDX-V conference focuses on the trading cycle and post-trade processing
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FIA highlights resilience of derivatives markets in first-ever digital conference
Topics at FIA's IDX-V conference include a deep dive into the European regulatory environment, a panel discussion on how derivatives exchanges are handling record volume and volatility, and an exploration of "lessons learned" from the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic
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FIA and ISDA respond to the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) “First report for consultation: central clearing solutions for pension scheme arrangements (PSA)”
FIA and ISDA respond to the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) “First report for consultation: central clearing solutions for pension scheme arrangements (PSA)” focusing on topics that affect the clearing market.
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FIA and ISDA submit joint response to ESMA consultation on the review of the MiFID II/MiFIR
FIA and ISDA submitted a joint response to the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) consultation on the review of the MiFID II/MiFIR transparency regime for non-equity instruments and the derivatives trading obligation.
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FIA, EBF and ISDA seek temporary relief for obligations under the clearing regulatory technical standards for intragroup transactions
FIA, EBF and ISDA (the associations) wrote to the European Commission and European Securities and Markets Authority to welcome the steps they have taken so far to ensure that EU derivatives counterparties can rely on the intragroup exemption from clearing under EMIR when dealing with non-EU affiliates.
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FIA and ISDA comment on possible reforms to the MiFID/MiFIR regulatory framework
FIA and ISDA (together the Associations) recently responded to the European Commission’s consultation paper on the review of the regulatory framework for investment firms and market operators under the MiFID II/R.
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FIA and ISDA support the European Commission’s equivalence determination for financial benchmarks in Japan
ISDA and FIA sent a letter in support of the European Commission's draft equivalence decisions
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A focus on engagement: Q&A with FIA's Bruce Savage
An interview with Bruce Savage, FIA's head of Europe, on his priorities for 2020 and beyond.
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FIA responds to ESMA’s MiFIR and MiFID consultation regarding third-country firms
Today, FIA and ISDA responded to ESMA's Consultation Paper on Draft technical standards on the provision of investment services and activities in the Union by third-country firms under MiFID II and MiFIR.
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Joint trade association letter to ESMA on carbon benchmarks
FIA, jointly with ISDA, AFME, EFET and Europex, wrote to ESMA to express our concerns in relation to the requirement for benchmark administrators to comply with additional obligations set out in Regulation (EU) 2019/2089 (‘Low Carbon Benchmarks Regulation’) by 30 April 2020.
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