All posts tagged "European Commission"
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758Asia-PacificData Privacy in Asia Pacific: A Fragmented Landscape
Asia's data privacy frameworks remain highly fragmented. But companies cannot be complacent about more onerous laws in other jurisdictions, says Sarah Pearce at international law firm Paul Hastings.
December 10, 2019 -
411Asia-PacificEU Equivalence Needed on Cross-Border Intragroup Transactions
ISDA and EU banking associations are calling for equivalence decisions to be prioritised for Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea, among others.
October 1, 2019 -
453EuropeISDA Issues Guidance on Executing Trades on Recognised Venues
The guides describe how cross-border trading will work following the CFTC-MAS, CFTC-FSA and EC-MAS agreements on mutual recognition of derivatives trading venues.
September 23, 2019 -
626EuropeWFE Warns EMIR 2.2 Could Unduly Fragment Global Markets
The WFE has issued a letter to the European Commission and ESMA outlining principles it says would support the objectives of EMIR 2.2 while limiting its negative consequences.
August 29, 2019 -
1.4KAsia-Pacific
EU Shareholder Rights Directive – It’s Time for APAC Firms to Act
Though a European regulation, SRD II will directly impact Asian intermediaries and hundreds of billions of euros in assets held by APAC investors, says Demi Derem at Broadridge.
August 26, 2019 -
637EnforcementFive Major Banks Face UK Class Action in FX Rigging Case
The class action, estimated to be worth more than $1.2bn for trades executed in the UK, follows a similar-size fine levied against the banks by the European Commission in May.
July 31, 2019 -
791Australia & NZ
Singapore, Australia Benchmarks Gain EU Equivalence
The European Commission has adopted equivalThe European Commission has adopted equivalence decisions for Australian and Singapore financial benchmarks, but repealed existing equivalence for credit rating agencies.ence decisions for financial benchmarks administered in Australia and Singapore, but repealed existing equivalence decisions...
July 30, 2019 -
1.2KAsia-Pacific
No Time for Complacency Despite Two-Year BMR Reprieve
Third country benchmark administrators will need every bit of the additional time granted for BMR compliance to ensure their benchmarks get approved, say PwC’s Gregory Campbell and Daniela Bunea.
July 22, 2019 -
818EnforcementSwitzerland Fines Five Global Banks Involved in FX Trading Cartel
Adding to the European Commission's $1.2bn fine last month, Citigroup, Barclays, RBS, JP Morgan and MUFG have been fined $91mn by the Swiss Competition Commission.
June 10, 2019 -
1.2KEnforcement
European Commission Fines Five Banks Involved in FX Trading Cartel
Individual traders at Citigroup, Barclays, RBS, JP Morgan and MUFG exchanged sensitive information and coordinated spot FX trading strategies through online chatrooms.
May 20, 2019
