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This week I have been dusting off last September’s Q&A release from the European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) regarding the reporting of FX swaps to ensure we have successfully planned for the changes. That Q&A included reference data and transaction reporting scenarios where an FX swap is reported as a single...

You would be mistaken if you thought enforcement notices were just the preserve of big banks and individuals. Many smaller regulated banks fall foul of FCA and other authorities’ scrutiny. For FCA regulated firms this is mainly around two important principles of business (Principle 3 & Principle 11). Principle 11 deals with relations with...

David Woolcock - Director of Business Consulting, Eurobase Banking Solutions The first month of 2017 started the countdown to the implementation of MiFID II and associated regulations. As the finer details emerge (including some Q&As from ESMA over the festive break around best execution and transaction reporting) we await publication...

Not a day goes by without another expression of strongly held views in the media.  With engagement from people on both sides of the debate, this will intensify as we grow closer to the day of the vote, June 23rd 2016. There are a lot of potential areas which may be troubled by the UK’s exit from the EU and all of them are widely...

With ILS (insurance-linked securities) heading into the London market, every effort is being made to push the corporation tax legislation through in 2016. UK companies will then be able to make the most of the business opportunities on offer.  So, what is this ILS regulation and what makes it different from traditional (re)insurance? ...