All posts tagged "European Commission"
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571EnforcementSwitzerland 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 -
974EnforcementEuropean 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 -
1.7KEurope
Japan OTC Derivatives Regime Deemed Equivalent Under EMIR
The European Commission recognises Japan's rules on valuation, dispute resolution and margin exchange for uncleared OTC derivative contracts as equivalent to EMIR.
April 26, 2019 -
749Australia & NZ
ISDA, FIA Respond to Singapore, Australia BMR Equivalence
The associations say a preferred approach would be to recognise Singapore's and Australia's regimes as a whole rather than the current benchmark-by-benchmark approach.
April 19, 2019 -
711Fintech / Regtech
New Global Blockchain Association INATBA Takes Shape
SWIFT, Ripple, Accenture, Barclays, BBVA, Deutsche Börse and R3 are among the 105 founding members of the International Association of Trusted Blockchain Applications.
April 15, 2019 -
873EuropeEU, Singapore Adopt Decision to Mutually Recognise Derivatives Venues
The European Commission recognises Singapore trading venues as MiFIR-compliant; MAS has exempted EU trading facilities from its markets licensing requirements.
April 2, 2019 -
967FeatureMAS, CFTC Agree to Mutually Recognise Derivatives Venues
The agreement enables US and Singapore OTC derivatives participants to trade with one another on the same platforms, allowing for more efficient risk management.
March 14, 2019 -
867EuropeUrgent Action Needed on UK Trading Venue Equivalence
ISDA, FIA and eight other industry bodies warn of the disruptive impact that would result if urgent action is not taken by EU authorities to recognise UK derivatives trading venues.
March 5, 2019 -
1.5KEurope
EU, Singapore Agree to Mutually Recognise Derivatives Venues
Singapore and EU-based firms will be able to trade derivatives on approved platforms based in either jurisdiction following proposed equivalence decisions by both regulators.
February 21, 2019 -
640EuropeEU-Japan Data Sharing Agreement Takes Effect
The EU adequacy decision on Japan creates the world's largest area of safe data flows and serves as an example for future partnerships and global standard setting.
January 29, 2019
