EMIR news and articles

ESMA and FCA Statements on LEIs under MiFIR

21st December 2017

Please note that ESMA and the FCA have issued statements on the use of LEIs for MiFIR go-live. " For a temporary period investment firms...

7 differences between SFTR and EMIR

27th November 2017

In our last piece, 7 similarities between SFTR and EMIR , we highlighted the structural resemblance between the two regulations including...

7 similarities between SFTR and EMIR

27th November 2017

The final ESMA report on Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (SFTR) is yet to be endorsed and published in the EU Official Journal...

LSEG’s UnaVista and MTS collaborate on SFTR reporting solution

13th November 2017

Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) expected to go live in 2019 SFTR will require firms to report transactions including...

London Stock Exchange and APIR systems enter into partnership to issue LEIs to Australian market

8th November 2017

London Stock Exchange today announces that it has entered in a partnership with APIR Systems, who will act as a registered agent in Australia and South East Asia to support the issuance and maintenance of Legal Entity Identifiers (LEI).

MiFIR - No LEI No Trade

22nd September 2017

The LEI is often hailed as a leap forward in data standards, but with an estimated 250k still needing to be registered in the next 4 months...

ESMA issues new MiFIR transaction reporting ‘Guidelines’ document

8th August 2017

ESMA today published an update to its 10 October 2016 version of the Guidelines on transaction reporting, order record keeping and clock...

UnaVista’s growing RegTech Partner Programme welcomes 20th member

19th June 2017

London Stock Exchange Group’s UnaVista today announces it has welcomed more than 20 firms to its Partner Programme in the first half of 2017. The Partner Programme was launched to bring together the world's leading financial services and regulatory technology firms to increase efficiency and reduce operational and regulatory risk for clients.