On 23 June 2025, the Council of the EU published the final compromise text of the proposed Regulation amending the Central Securities Depositories Regulation as regards a shorter settlement cycle in the Union. The proposed Regulation enters into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the EU and applies
Clearing and settlement
ESMA consults on margin transparency and cost of clearing
- Consultation Paper on EMIR 3 draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) on margin transparency requirements. EMIR 3 strengthens the requirements on the margin
Commission Delegated Regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 876/2013 supplementing EMIR as regards changes to the functioning and management of colleges for CCPs
On 11 June 2025, the European Commission adopted a Delegated Regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 876/2013 supplementing the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) as regards changes to the functioning and management of colleges for central counterparties (CCPs).
The Delegated Regulation makes limited amendments to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 876/2013…
Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2024/2987
On 26 May 2025, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU, a Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2024/2987 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2024 amending Regulations (EU) No 648/2012, (EU) No 575/2013 and (EU) 2017/1131 as regards measures to mitigate excessive exposures to third-country central counterparties and…
ECON report on proposed Regulation to shorten EU settlement cycle
On 20 May 2025, the European Parliament issued a press release stating that the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee had adopted a report on the proposed Regulation to shorten the settlement cycle in the EU through an amendment to the Central Securities Depositories Regulation. The final text of the proposed Regulation will have to be…
Member States agree position on shorter settlement cycle
On 7 May 2025, the Council of the EU issued a press release stating that Member States’ representatives had approved its position on a European Commission proposal to shorten the settlement period for transactions in transferable securities. Among other things the Council amended the Commission’s proposal by exempting securities financing transactions from the settlement cycle…
ECON draft report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 as regards a shorter settlement cycle in the Union
On 9 April 2025, the European Parliament published a draft report from the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 as regards a shorter settlement cycle in the Union. Among other things the Rapporteur welcomes this…
ESMA consults on clearing thresholds under EMIR 3
On 8 April 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a consultation paper setting out draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) amending the RTS on the clearing thresholds under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).
Background
Regulation (EU) 2024/2987 amended EMIR and in particular modified the clearing thresholds…
ESMA annual peer review of EU CCP supervision
On 2 April 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its latest annual review of EU central counterparty (CCP) supervision.
The peer review focuses on the effectiveness of Member State competent authorities’ (NCAs) supervisory practices in assessing CCP compliance with the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR…
ESMA clarifies some aspects of the CTP for bonds
- Timing of the entry into force and application of the delegated acts related to CTP