The European Securities and Markets Authority and the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding that will allow the exchange of information on derivative contracts held in trade repositories.
In November 2014 and February 2015, ESMA has already concluded MoUs with the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) providing for a direct access to TR data. However, the ESMA-SFC MoU is the first cooperation arrangement among authorities to establish an indirect access to TRs through exchanges of information. This follows the recommendation of the Financial Stability Board to enter into this type of agreements to overcome legal barriers to accessing data on derivatives trades, for example when direct access by foreign authorities to TR data is not currently possible.
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