ESMA has updated its Q&A related to reporting under the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR). The updated set of Q&A complements ESMA’s guidance on reporting under SFTR. The Q&As were updated to simplify reporting of [...]

On the Official Journal of the European Union of 6 April 2021 has been published the Regulation (EU) 2021/557 amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 laying down a general framework for securitisation and creating a specific framework [...]

European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) has published a Working Paper on Cross-border credit derivatives linkage The role that credit default swaps (CDSs) played in the global financial crisis and the lack of information on CDS [...]

The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA ed ESMA) issued their first joint risk assessment report of 2021. The report highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic continues to weigh heavily on short-term recovery prospects. It also [...]

ESMA has published the Final Report on the review of transaction and reference data reporting obligations under MiFIR. The final report contains recommendations and possible legislative amendments to MiFID II/MiFIR with a view to simplifying [...]

ESMA has fined five entities in the Moody’s Group, a total of €3,703,000 and issued public notices for breaches of the Credit Ratings Agencies Regulation (CRAR) regarding independence and the avoidance of shareholder conflicts of [...]