The EACT has made a submission to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on some fundamental issues in the Level 2 implementation of the new regulation of derivatives (EMIR). The EACT's document addresses areas of crucial importance to corporate treasurers, including the definition of derivative positions that will meet the test for exemption from central clearing and the working of the clearing threshold. You can find our submission by clicking here and the ESMA paper by clicking here.
Corporate treasurers are financial specialists within non-financial companies - but as end-users they are often impacted by EU legislation aimed at the financial sector.
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The latest issue features articles on the European Parliament elections, the trade war between China and the USA, bank account management in transition plus the news that Helmut Schnabel has been re-elected Chair of IGTA.
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The latest issue features articles on cryptocurrencies in the Czech financial market, cybersecurity, impacts of M&A on hedging operations and much more.
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The newsletter features a series of special reports on the EACT Summit 2019.
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KYC has become a serious concern for EACT members over recent years: it is increasingly complex to fulfil all unstructured and nonharmonized requests. In all recent surveys, KYC is listed as a top priority for corporates and its rising costs are a source of frustration.
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