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    ESMA Recognises NSE IFSC Clearing Corp as Third Country CCP

    By Editors | 02/07/2019

    The recognition ensures European participants can apply lower risk to trade exposures to NSE IFSC Clearing Corporation and thus benefit from lower capital requirements.

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    ESMA Recognises India ICC as Third Country CCP

    By Editors | 15/05/2019

    The recognition gives India ICC QCCP status across the European Union. QCCP members are subjected to lower capital requirements/charges under Basel III.

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    FCA, ASIC Ensure Post-Brexit Continuity, Cooperation

    By Editors | 08/04/2019

    The FCA and ASIC have signed MoUs on trade repositories and alternative investment funds, and adopted existing equivalence decisions on their supervisory and regulatory regimes.

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    ESMA Urges Readiness for End-May EMIR Refit Adoption

    By Manesh Samtani | 01/04/2019

    Counterparties should start collecting the data they will need in May to perform calculations to determine whether they are subject to the clearing obligation.

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    UPDATED – Bank of England Grants Recognition to Indian Clearing Corporations

    By Editors | 20/03/2019

    The Metropolitan Clearing Corporation of India is the first Indian clearing corporation to receive recognition from under the UK’s temporary recognition regime.

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    IOSCO Members, ESMA Can Exchange Information Post-GDPR

    By Editors | 15/02/2019

    A decision by the European Data Protection Board will enable the continued sharing of information between ESMA and securities regulators outside the EU, in compliance with GDPR.

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    KRX May Face CFTC Penalty for Violating CCP Rules – Report

    By Editors | 21/12/2018

    Korean media reports indicate the CFTC may take action against KRX as early as this month in response to its failures to comply with regulations for CCPs.

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    European Commission Unveils No-Deal Brexit Contingency Plan

    By Manesh Samtani | 21/12/2018

    The 14-point plan includes conditional equivalence for UK CCPs and CSDs as well as delegated regulations to facilitate the novation of OTC derivatives contracts.

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    European Commission Drafts Decision on UK Clearinghouse Equivalence

    By Manesh Samtani | 13/12/2018

    The European Commission’s draft provides the legal means to grant UK clearinghouses equivalence rights in the EU for 12 months in a no-deal Brexit scenario.

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    Industry Bodies Seek Clarity on Temporary Recognition of UK CCPs

    By Manesh Samtani | 10/12/2018

    ISDA, FIA, AFME and ICMA have written to the European Commission asking for greater clarity on proposed temporary equivalence and recognition of UK-based CCPs in a no-deal Brexit.

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