European Commission to endorse SFTR, with go-live 2020
The European Commission intends to endorse the draft regulation but will amend certain details ahead of implementation.
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Capital introduction teams facing stricter marketing regulations
Prime brokers and their capital introduction teams may have to rethink how they operate with new pre-marketing rules set to be enforced.
No ‘fundamental changes’ to SFTR from the European Commission
Industry awaits formal approval from European Commission, but Global Custodian understands it will make no 'fundamental changes' to SFTR which now looks to be adopted in at the end of the year or Q1 2019.
New ESG proposals to force institutional investors to prove environmental considerations
Institutional investors are expected to double their investment into ESG-driven strategies over the next two years.
A tale of two regulators
Financial authorities across Europe are not all singing the same song when it comes to regulation of UK funds post-Brexit, finds Charles Gubert.
European Commission launches blockchain study
EU has established a €250,000 blockchain study looking at the degree of regulatory intervention the European Commission should take.
Common data strategy critical for CMU success says ESMA
ESMA is calling for all relevant authorities in the CMU project to adopt a uniform approach to data.
Custody and settlement concerns down LSE-Deutsche Boerse merger
European Commission blocks merger due to potential fixed income clearing monopoly, which would impact custody, settlement and collateral management.
European Commission plans framework to safeguard CCPs
The EC has proposed a new recovery and resolution toolkit for potential failing CCPs.
EC looks to ease bank capital rules
The EC has set out a series of proposals to ease the capital rules for banks and the clearing requirements for some buy-side firms.