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EU derivative clearing showed strong growth in 2019
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, today publishes its third Annual Statistical Report (Report) analysing the European Union’s (EU) derivatives markets. It provides a comprehensive market-level view of the EU’s derivatives markets in 2019, which had a total size of €681tn gross notional amount outstanding, a decrease of 5% […]
ESMA report stresses impact of costs on retail investor benefits
The analysis contained in this report complements ESMA’s risk assessment and supervisory convergence work within its investor protection mandate, and contributes to the European Commission’s project on cost and performance of investment products under the Capital Markets Union Action Plan. Steven Maijoor, Chair, said: “In this second annual report we continue to see the high […]
ESMA updates Q&A on EMIR data reporting
The amendments to the existing General Q&A 1 on identification of counterparties to a derivative confirm that a portfolio manager could be a counterparty to a derivative when entering into a derivative on its own account and own behalf. The amendments to the existing TR Q&A 40 on Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) amendments simplify the […]