Interbranch and Intragroup Trading – Reporting Requirements

Is reporting of interbranch or intragroup transactions required? Are there any exemptions that apply to such trading activity? An ‘interbranch transaction’ is a transaction that occurs between branches of the same legal entity e.g. a Sydney branch enters into a trade with a Singapore branch of the same firm. An ‘intragroup transaction’ is a transaction […]
Identifier of the floating rate of leg 1 and 2 – MAS Rewrite
Latest Go-Live: Blueberry x TRAction

Blueberry has officially launched its advanced transaction reporting in Australia using TRAction’s trade reporting solution, seamlessly integrated with MetaTrader 4 (MT4). TRAction’s integration with MT4 has been harnessed to facilitate ASIC transaction reporting for Blueberry. TRAction’s, a leading provider of trade reporting solutions, and MT4, a recognised electronic trading platform, place great importance on the […]
Day count convention Leg 1 & 2 – ASIC Rewrite
ASIC Rewrite – are there any pairing and matching requirements?

Historical background To date, the ASIC trade reporting rules have not required counterparties to have exactly matching data in the relevant fields of a trade report. Even though that counterparties to a trade should have the same core information about that trade, reporting requirements and the need for data enrichment has meant data elements could […]
Underlying (where applicable) – MAS Rewrite
MAS Rewrite – FAQs published

MAS recently updated its FAQs to address common themes from the MAS Rewrite changes. MAS Rewrite issues discussed in this article will be effective from 21 October 2024 (the Implementation Date). The updated FAQs focus on: reporting on Contracts For Difference (CFDs), Collateral reporting, ‘re-reporting, and UTI and UTI generation. CFDs – Position reporting on […]
MAS Rewrite – Additional Information for Reporting

MAS Rewrite goes live on 21 October 2024. MAS Rewrite is being implemented as part of regulatory efforts to harmonise with the global changes to the derivative reporting framework. For further background see our article in which we discuss the ‘Key takeaways from recent MAS updates to OTC derivative reporting guidelines and FAQs’ here and […]
Contract type – MAS Rewrite
Asset class – MAS Rewrite