Equivalence
Swinburne: post-Brexit financial services deal could work
Isda AGM: Idea of comprehensive EU-UK deal immediately worries CFTC official
CFTC’s Pan: PFMIs not a template for global regulation
US regulator has previously warned EU supervisors not to unpick hard-won equivalence agreement
Another Brexit: UK heading for Solvency II risk margin fix
PRA to approve local cut to risk margin but implementation may be postponed until after March 2019
CFTC commissioners lash out at EC clearing proposal
Push to expand oversight of US CCPs is “clear breach” of 2016 equivalence deal, Quintenz says
A Brexit financial services deal and the 12 tasks of Hammond
UK call for turbo-charged equivalence with the EU faces big hurdles
CFTC reviewing de minimis threshold for non-US swap firms
Risk of dual registration deterring use of US-EU venue equivalence deal, says official
EU shuts door on foreign electronic access providers
US FCMs could be barred from providing direct electronic access as member states bow to Esma
Icap European Sef faces axe as US, EU reach equivalence deal
Dual-registered venue no longer necessary under US-EU substituted compliance regime, say lawyers
Singapore to miss out on first wave of Mifid equivalence
New Esma guidance could still allow EU firms to trade Singapore stocks
Esma navigates a Brexit maze over equivalence
Regulator offers share-trading reprieve for EU firms without relaxing rules for UK
Giancarlo urges EU to protect CCP equivalence deal
CFTC head offers olive branches on ANE rule and trading venue protocols
SGX, HKEX expect to be among first wave of Mifid II equivalence
Hong Kong should also benefit from acceleration in process of allowing trading on non-EU venues
EU-US swaps trading equivalence tipped for November
Hong Kong and Singapore unlikely to be deemed equivalent for start of Mifid II
Day of the Mifids: what happens on January 3?
Continued ambiguities in the rules could hit European market liquidity at the start of 2018
Industry pushes CFTC to prioritise cross-border clarity
Approaching Mifid II deadline adds urgency to Giancarlo’s overhaul of Sef rules
Dislocation policy: LCH exodus risks CCP basis blow-out
Questions about post-Brexit status of UK CCP could spark mass migration – and severe volatility
US dealers wade into European CCP relocation debate
CFTC hearing warns of increased margining costs and a pre-Brexit client onboarding crunch
Japan seeks speedy margin rule equivalence decisions
The country has equivalence agreements with Canada and the US, but not Europe
EU regulators stymied by Esma on electronic access
Treatment for third-country firms unknown until European Commission makes equivalence decision
Euro clearing relocation ‘will inform’ US cross-border policy
Isda AGM: CFTC’s Giancarlo says geography has been no barrier for EU CCPs in the US
Euro clearing location paper due on June 28
Short precursor on Brexit-related initiative expected on May 4, alongside Emir review
EU regulators consider Mifid electronic trading lock-out
Moves to restrict third-country firms from offering direct electronic access blamed on Brexit
Esma turns the screw on direct electronic access
Guidance thwarts narrower definition adopted by Eurex to help third-country clients
Brexit preparations block Mifid third-country guidance
EU authorities see keeping rules vague as a way to maximise leverage in negotiations with UK