July 14, 2021 EMIR REFIT Update from ESMA Today, ESMA released a consultation paper on EMIR REFIT Reporting Guidelines. The consultation paper includes draft guidelines on topics relating…
June 24, 2021 ESMA Upcoming Milestones Financial entities affected by EU law: Take note of ESMA’s handy summary of upcoming deadlines for submitting consultation feedback. Check…
June 1, 2021 Position Limits Changes in the EU Commodity derivative investors: More big changes on the horizon for position limits in Europe. As we anticipated, we know the…
April 20, 2020 ESMA Proposes Major Changes to EMIR On March 27, ESMA published a consultation on changes to the technical standards of trade reporting under the EMIR Refit…
March 19, 2020 SFTR Phase 1 Delayed Three Months as ESMA Responds to Industry Requests The capacity of financial firms to comply with the upcoming go-live of SFTR reporting obligations has been critically compromised by…
December 5, 2019 ESMA Updates AIFMD Q&A on Reporting to National Competent Authorities The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated its Questions and Answers on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). One new…
October 18, 2019 As SFTR Deadline Looms, Time to Take Control of Your Data Looming regulatory deadlines – such as the impending roll-out of Europe’s Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) – are rarely welcomed…
October 8, 2019 Brexit: Implications for Shareholders with Threshold Interests As yet another deadline approaches for the United Kingdom to either leave the European Union with a withdrawal agreement in…
July 8, 2019 Will We See Liquidity Risk Management Programs in Europe Soon? In an article posted by Ignites Europe, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) in Luxembourg declared that it…
April 3, 2019 ESMA Updates AIFMD Q&As The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated its Questions and Answers on the application of the Alternative Investment…
February 8, 2019 An Overview of MMFR – Article 37 Reporting Requirements The European Union’s Money Market Funds Regulation (MMFR) applies to any Money Market Fund (MMF) that is authorized as a…
July 19, 2018 CSS Solution Silverfinch Welcomes TISA & PIMFA MiFID II Initiative In late June, PIMFA, the UK wealth management association and TISA, the Tax Investment and Savings association published the “MiFID…