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Banks struggling with European reporting rules
Reporting infrastructure built to fulfil Dodd-Frank requirements will need to be revamped to meet Emir standards, say banks
Emir futures margin rules create 'regulatory arbitrage'
Clearing house and commodity traders voice concerns about European firms going to US due to Emir CCP standards
Emir forcing European banks in Asia to consider the local subsidiary approach
With Esma recognition for various Asian CCPs wholly uncertain at this point, European banks operating in the region face a stark strategic choice to stay in some markets
Esma says national regulators must decide product eligibility for third-country CCP transition period
The European Securities and Markets Authority has addressed some of the concerns over which third-country CCP platforms and products are eligible for the transitional period, which begins on March 15
Uncertainty over Emir may force European banks from some Asia OTC markets
The deadline is approaching for regulators to establish what European banks can clear and where on Asian CCP platforms ahead of OTC market standards going live from March 15
White paper: EMIR - what are the margin requirements for uncleared OTC derivatives?
Key questions in the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) include will there be universal initial margining, how will it be calculated, will thresholds be permitted, what will count as eligible collateral, will letters of credit be included…
Esma urged to flesh out trade reporting rules
The first mandatory reporting requirements in Europe could begin in July, but more detail is needed on how the system will work, market participants say
Esma chair hits back against regulatory overreach claims
Esma chairman Steven Maijoor denies the supervisor overstepped its authority when drafting clearing rules
Parliament may decide not to reject Esma standards
Doubt cast over whether a motion to reject two Esma regulatory technical standards will survive a plenary vote on Thursday
Risk.net poll: Regulators not giving enough information
The vast majority of respondents feel regulators have not provided them with sufficient information to implement new derivatives rules
Segregation clash could stop European firms using US CCPs
Some European buy-side firms will have to clear indirectly – through a local clearing member linked to a US counterpart – in order to access clearing houses in the US. But US clearing members cannot comply with European rules on asset protection – and…
Indirect clearing: The capital conundrum
Draft European Securities and Markets Authority rules on indirect clearing caused uproar when they appeared in June. The regulator removed the most controversial elements in its final text, but dealers are still in the dark about the capital treatment…
Unclear on clearing in Germany
A requirement to clear standardised derivatives in Europe by next year creates problems for Germany’s banking sector. Uncertainties in the rules for indirect clearing, as well as whether there will be any benefit in an exemption for intra-group trades,…