• Market Watch 61

    20/10/19

    Hard Brexit Update

  • TR Accuracy Update (v2.4)

    15/10/19

    All users to select between full record output of key fields only.

  • UPDATE TO Q&A ON DATA REPORTING

    12/10/19

    Update to Portuguese passport number format and Romanian National ID number

  • Update to Q&A on data reporting

    12/10/19

    Full example on how to report FX Forwards for MiFIR provided.

  • MiFIR Data Reporting Q&A Update: FX Forward Example (Q17)

    07/10/19

    ESMA have updated their documentation on how to report FX Forwards for MiFIR when trading on exchange.

  • FIRDS Update

    28/09/19

    FIRDS has been updated to allow for new CFI codes.

  • TR Accuracy Update (2.3)

    02/09/19

    11 new features, 3 feature updates and 9 new EMIR validations have been released to the TR Accuracy tool.

  • Market Watch 60

    01/09/19

    Following on from the conviction of a UBS trader for insider dealing the FCA have released comment in Market Watch 60  on what anti money laundering and insider dealing. They give a statement on the controls firms should have in place and their approach to regulating/monitoring it.

  • INSIDER DEALING FROM UBS M&A DEPARTMENT

    27/06/19

    2 people have been sentenced to 3 years in jail for trading CFDs in companies they knew were going to be acquired before it became public knowledge.

  • FIA PUSHES TO SCRAP EMIR TRANSACTION LEVEL REPORTS FOR ETDs

    27/06/19

    The FIA has suggested regulators should simplify reporting of derivatives under EMIR by only requiring position level records for ETDs.

  • TR Accuracy Update (2.2)

    24/06/19

    4 new features, 5 new MiFIR MI reports, 22 new MiFIR validations and some system updates

  • CONTROL NOW MAKES REPRESENTATION TO ESMA: MiFIR – ID FOR SWEDISH NATIONALS

    17/06/19

    We have identified a discrepancy between the format of a SE Personal Identify Number (NINO) expected by the ESMA for MiFIR data reporting, and the format expected by the Swedish Tax Authority. The ESMA statement expects a 12 digit number; “12 digits numerical in the format CCYYMMDDZZZQ” However, the data which is provided by Swedish nationals is only 10 digits long, as confirmed by the European commission statement on Swedish tax numbers. CN have requested comment on the correct interpretation of the requirements. ** If you have a query on the interpretation of reporting requirements, please contact us **

  • EMIR REFIT GOES LIVE

    17/06/19

    EMIR REFIT went live on today (17th June 2019). There were some very small changes for reporting which we have highlighted here;

  • EMIR Q&A UPDATE

    13/06/19

    ESMA have made the following updates to their EMIR Q&A; OTC Question 3 – Calculation of positions for the clearing thresholds – Replaced TR Question 51 - Reporting obligation – New

  • VALIDATION RULES FOR SFTR RELEASED

    11/06/19

    ESMA have released their validation rules for SFTR