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ESMA Provides Further Guidance For Transactions On 3rd Country Trading Venues For Post-Trade Transparency And Position Limits Under MiFID II/MiFIR

Date 15/12/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published two revised opinions providing guidance related to third-country trading venues for post trade transparency and position limits under MiFIDII/MiFIR. 

BNP Paribas Joined The Group Of Issuers Structured Products Traded On The GPW

Date 15/12/2017

• Structured certificates issued by BNP Paribas have been introduced to trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) on 15 December 2017
• The underlying of the new certificates is the EURO STOXX® BanksPrice EUR Index
• BNP Paribas is the fifth issuer of structured products listed on the GPW

McObject Records Another Year Of Impressive Innovation And Development

Date 15/12/2017

2017 has been a groundbreaking year for McObject®, developer of the ultra-powerful eXtremeDB® database management system. The company has built upon the successes of 2016 with a range of groundbreaking product releases and enterprising partnerships, including a collaboration with GoldenSource, that brings the fastest available Enterprise Data Management (EDM) for regulatory compliance to market.

Revista CCM Showcases New Advanced Functionality For Enhanced Regulatory Compliance And Improved Performance Management

Date 15/12/2017

Revista Systems announces the availability of significant new functionality in their recently launched Revista CCM solution. These include; enhanced transaction communication audit and scrutiny capabilities, and improved performance management monitoring. Revista designs specialist solutions to support the unique communications needs of the global financial services community.

Bank Of England SONIA Advisory Committee Minutes - 18 September 2017

Date 15/12/2017

Bank Of Russia Accredits NSD's Valuation Center

Date 15/12/2017

After considering a request to assess the quality of NSD's Valuation Center’s performance when determining the value of ruble-denominated bonds, the Bank of Russia, guided by the criteria specified in the Bank of Russia's information letter of 29 March, 2013 No. IN-06-51/15 “On the Assessing of Valuation Centers’ Quality of Functioning”, has acknowledged the quality of NSD's Valuation Center’s performance as satisfactory.

ESMA Consults On Draft RTS For Prospectuses

Date 15/12/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today launches a consultation on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) under the new Prospectus Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/1129). 

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission And China Securities Regulatory Commission Hold Working Meeting On Enforcement Cooperation And Joint Training

Date 15/12/2017

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) recently held the fifth regular high-level meeting on enforcement cooperation since the establishment of the enforcement cooperation mechanism under Stock Connect.  

MiFID II: ESMA Updates On Commodity Derivatives

Date 15/12/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today updated its Questions and Answers (Q&As) regarding commodity derivatives under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR). This update relates to position limits and position reporting.

ACER Publishes A No-Action Letter To Further Extend The Relief Reporting Contacts Upon The Request Of The Agency

Date 15/12/2017

The Agency published yesterday a No-action Letter, thus extending the relief on the requirement to report, upon the Agency’s reasoned request, the contracts and details of transactions in relation to the contracts listed in the European Commission Implementing Regulation on data reporting on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency:

• Intragroup contracts.
• Contracts for physical delivery of electricity produced by a single production unit with a capacity equal to or less than 10 MW or by production units with a combined capacity equal to or less than 10 MW.
• Contracts for the physical delivery of natural gas produced by a single natural gas production facility with a production capacity equal to or less than 20 MW.
• Contracts for balancing services in electricity and natural gas.