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In Mifid II Talks, HFT Curbs Still on the Table

Panelists at TradeTech Europe, organized by WBR, said at the London event today that a range of potential restrictions for high-frequency trading (HFT)...

Buy-Side Technology | News | Regulation & Standards | 17 Apr 2013

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Fall Aim for Mifid II Agreement

Panelists at TradeTech Europe, organized by WBR, debated the scope of regulatory movements in Europe today, with one representative of the European Commission (EC) stating that the timetable for all discussions around the Markets in Financial Instruments...

Sell-Side Technology | News | Regulation & Standards | 17 Apr 2013

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Latest European Council Document Reverses Stance on Consolidated Tape

The European Council, one of three bodies responsible for approving the exact details of legislation around European Union's review of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID 2), has announced a second about-face on whether a pan-European...

Inside Market Data | News | Industry Issues & Initiatives | 10 Apr 2013

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Update: ‘Commitment Issues’ Doom COBA Project

A lack of commitment from European stock exchanges and trading venues to the COBA Project—an independent organization dedicated to the development of a consolidated tape of pan-European market data—led to one of the scheme’s advocates withdrawing...

Inside Market Data | News | Industry Issues & Initiatives | 22 Mar 2013

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COBA Project Shelved as MiFID 2 Indecision Scares off Funding

The COBA Project, an independent organization dedicated to the development of a European consolidated tape of quote and trade data, has suspended operations, citing "insufficient support to pursue implementation as proposed." Co-founders Mark Schaedel...

Inside Market Data | News | Industry Issues & Initiatives | 20 Mar 2013

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Trans-Atlantic Regulatory Storms

Features in the upcoming March issue of Inside Reference Data identify continuing conflicts over identifier and tax regulations and standards, describing how these divert attention from data management improvement possibilities

Inside Reference Data | Opinion | Regulation & Standards | 07 Mar 2013

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FSA: Regulator Reshuffle Will Increase Focus on MiFID's Data Implications

The implementation of market data-related aspects of the European Commission's MiFID 2 review of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive in UK firms will be overseen by a new UK-based financial regulatory agency with specific responsibility for...

Inside Market Data | News | Industry Issues & Initiatives | 21 Feb 2013

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AIFMD: No Alternative to Harmonization

With the Level 2 measures of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive now published, managers and third-party providers are analyzing whether they have all the data and technology they need for compliance

Inside Reference Data | Feature | Regulation & Standards | 06 Feb 2013

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2012 Review: Industry Takes Key Steps Towards EU Consolidated Tape

At the start of 2012, the Federation of European Securities Exchanges—in association with industry participants and data vendors—published version 1.0 of the Market Model Typology (MMT), a framework for standardizing trade flags across Europe as the...

Inside Market Data | News | Industry Issues & Initiatives | 17 Dec 2012

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MEP Says No to Minimum Resting Times

Kay Swinburne, member of the EU's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, believes minimum resting times for orders will not make it into the final drafting of the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid II).

Sell-Side Technology | Analysis | Regulation & Standards | 16 Nov 2012

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