Emir
The readiness of market community in Europe to report to trade repositories
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Pension funds call for clearing exemption extension
Funds cite inability to post non-cash variation margin as grounds for further relief
Frontloading fears remain despite Esma guidance
Uncertainty has been narrowed by Esma Q&A, but dealers say they will still face pricing headaches
Europe looking 'dysfunctional and extreme' over Esma equivalency procedure
No guarantee of equivalence being granted to Asian clearing houses
Ucits derivatives use hamstrung by collateral rules
Asset managers call on regulators to amend Ucits rules
Futures data will be useless to regulators without reporting delay, Esma warns
Esma responds to EC's 'intended rejection' of one-year postponement
FX market faces challenges to meet Emir start date for trade reporting
Mandatory trade reporting for all asset classes will begin on February 12, but the forex industry is still grappling with the challenges of dual reporting
Timing tension – Europe clearing deadline set to slip
Mandatory clearing in Europe is widely expected to start from next year, but the complex authorisation process, combined with the variety of collateral segregation models, means the start date for some clients could be much later. Tom Osborn reports
Start of EU clearing mandate could drag into 2015
Nick Sawyer, editor-in-chief of Risk, and Risk staff writer Tom Osborn discuss the timeline for clearing in Europe, and the tensions this could create with other regulators
CCP frontloading: the pricing nightmare
The pricing nightmare
Clearing in Europe won’t bite until 2015, banks expect
CFTC's Chilton says "continuing to kick the can down the road is just not acceptable", as expectations grow that Europe will miss 2014 start date
Corep and Finrep: data overload?
The start of Europe’s new risk reporting regime was delayed by the drawn-out legislative debate on CRD IV, but that hasn’t given the industry much more time to prepare. Technical detail was published in July, just five months ahead of the 2014 start date…
Lack of Esma clarity delays progress on FX trade reporting
Questions raised by Isda concerning trade reporting workflows have not yet been answered, delaying preparations for the start of mandatory trade reporting early next year
Big European companies reject third-party reporting for derivatives
Corporates fear they will still pay the penalty if mistakes are made by delegated reporting services
Emir reporting questions pile up for corporates
Happy to report?
Futures reporting delay 'will not take place', says EC's Pearson
Industry had been banking on one-year postponement - Esma now looking for solution to reporting impasse, according to senior EC official
Industry forced to rethink reporting after Esma rejects GFMA proposal
Forex participants must reconsider their approach to dual reporting under Emir, after Esma rejects industry proposal
Esma blames repositories for OTC reporting delay
Esma unable to approve repositories for new regime because applications are incomplete, regulator says
Looming Emir deadline prompts race to comply
Hundreds of corporates amend OTC documentation this week, ahead of September 15 portfolio reconciliation deadline – but market participants warn of "massive non-compliance"
Energy firms find Emir thresholds too close for comfort
The European Market Infrastructure Regulation will force non-financial counterparties to clear trades in over-the-counter derivatives once they reach a set of notional thresholds. And despite their original expectations, many energy companies could be…
Time to come clean on credit support annexes
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Asian CCPs left to apply ‘in the dark’ for Esma recognition
Asian CCPs under pressure from EU third-country equivalence/recognition deadline squeeze
Year-end ‘congestion’ looms for European trade reporting
Buy-side must prepare to meet their FX reporting obligations in Europe, which will be more challenging than in the US, webinar participants warn
Extraterritorial EU legislation likely to be ‘particularly onerous’ on Asia – Asifma
Extraterritorial aspects of European legislation such as Emir likely to be keenly felt by Asian firms, says Asifma