Prescribed derivative trade repositories

Trade repositories may be prescribed by regulations made under s901A(6)(b) of the Corporations Act 2001 to facilitate substituted compliance with ASIC reporting requirements by foreign reporting entities in certain circumstance.

Under Regulation 7.5A.30(2)(j) of the Corporations Regulations 2001, ASIC may determine a facility as a prescribed derivative trade repository.

On 25 June 2015, ASIC made the ASIC Prescribed Trade Repositories Determination [15-0591] (PDF 33 KB) specifying the following overseas trade repositories as prescribed repositories:

• DTCC Data Repository (U.S.) LLC
• DTCC Derivatives Repository Ltd
• DTCC Data Repository (Japan) KK
• DTCC Data Repository (Singapore) Pte Ltd
• UnaVista Limited, and
• the Monetary Authority appointed under section 5A of the Exchange Fund Ordinance of Hong Kong.

On 10 April 2019, the list of ASIC prescribed trade repositories was amended by ASIC Prescribed Trade Repositories Determination [19/325] (PDF 29 KB) to include:

• DTCC Data Repository (Ireland) Plc
• UnaVista TRADEcho B.V.