Essential Understanding of the Upcoming ASIC OTC Derivative Reporting Regulation Changes

Since 2020, several jurisdictions have updated or plan to update derivatives transaction reporting requirements to align with international standards. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has reviewed its reporting rules and released a comprehensive set of rules which will come into effect on 21 October 2024.

First Derivative is delighted to take you on a journey that will illustrate the important changes and steps that businesses must take to be compliant.

ASIC Harmonisation Framework

When examining the realm of ASIC, it’s clear that there are a multitude of resemblances with regulatory regimes such as CFTC rewrite, EMIR Refit, and MAS rewrite. ASIC Rewrite expands upon the requirements that first commenced in 2013 and aims to align to a set of international standards for:

• Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs);
• Unique Transaction Identifiers (UTIs);
• Unique Product Identifiers (UPIs);
• Critical Data Elements (CDEs); and
• Technical Standard for reporting under ISO 20022.

To increase transparency in the market, ASIC introduces amendments to ‘Action Type’ reporting, including new values. It also introduces the ‘Event Type’ field, offering comprehensive details on the triggering business event for a specific report.

In terms of action and event types, we find significant overlap across the ASIC Rewrite, EMIR Refit and CFTC Rewrite frameworks. This is demonstrated in the table below, which provides a comparative summary of the various event types.

Understanding the Impacts

While harmonising with international standards is a driving force behind the ASIC Rewrite, ASIC does have unique requirements which required diligent effort.

The management of ‘Know Your Customer’ (KYC) information to identify ‘Small-scale Buy-Side’ reporting entities is an important aspect of these requirements. This entails implementing new procedures and technologies for the collection, verification, and secure storage of KYC data, which can be a time-consuming task.

To comply with the timing reporting rules, the industry must establish strong systems to accurately identify and categorise trades that fall within the T+2 and T+4 deadlines.

With the removal of safe harbour provisions, companies that delegate reporting responsibilities must establish comprehensive and robust oversight frameworks to effectively monitor submissions made on their behalf.

The ASIC technical standards will undergo significant changes, necessitating adjustments throughout the entire technology stack with the inclusion of new data such as collateral and margin.

What’s Next

For the remainder of 2023, ensuring data quality becomes crucial for firms to provide accurate information in order to adhere to the new data requirement for regulators.
The simultaneous implementation of various regulations is an opportunity to enhance systems and overcome operational challenges in reporting and control frameworks.
First Derivative has an exceptional track record of consistently delivering regulatory solutions for our clients worldwide. Your organisation will greatly benefit from our expertise in this area. We are confident that we can meet the tight deadlines and successfully navigate these challenges.

The power of Partnership: How First Derivative supports you

At First Derivative, we bring extensive exposure and proven expertise in dealing with these regulatory transformations. Our unwavering commitment is to support you in successfully tackling the task at hand.
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