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European Commission Confirms One Year MiFID II Delay
Delay of MiFID II entry to application confirmed for Jan. 3, 2018 due to “exceptional technical implementation challenges.”
European Commission Confirms One Year MiFID II Delay
Delay of MiFID II entry to application confirmed for Jan. 3, 2018 due to “exceptional technical implementation challenges.”
Portuguese Investor Group Seeks EC Ruling with Anti-Market Data Fee Petition
Industry association ATM Associacao de Investidores hopes the petition will prompt the EC to regulate exchange data fees.
Leaked EC Draft Seeks to Clarify Ambiguity in MiFID 2 Data Rules
In the draft document, the European Commission attempts to address uncertainty around the obligations of market participants under MiFID 2.
Diversification Key to Successful Clearing Mandate
Recovery and resolution plans may not be sufficient to mitigate systemic risk or the creation of 'too-big-to-fail' central counterparties.
Deutsche Börse to Develop Intraday Power Market Central Platform for XBID
Centralized platform to be part of European Commission initiative to create continuous European cross-border trading.
Cinnober to Receive EC Funding
Stockholm-based technology firm one of 78 companies to get support
Esma Releases Mifid II Implementing Rules
European regulator publishes 1,611-page final report and two-part consultation.
Factoring Security Into Data Governance
Making a choice on how to manage data, including compliance applications for data, also has to include security considerations
European Firms Grapple with Algo-Tagging Rules
Although the flagging and tagging of algorithms is only currently required in Germany, under the German HFT Act, it is slowly making its way into Pan-European law. Marina Daras looks at the German rule to see how the algo labeling requirement under Mifir…
Under Attack: Is Real-Time Data Safe from Hackers?
With recent data breaches such as US retailer Target falling victim to point-of-sale customer data theft and AOL email passwords being compromised grabbing the headlines, it's easy to understand why consumers are paranoid about data privacy. With the…
European Parliament Adopts CSD Reg
The European Parliament has agreed a range of rules designed to govern the operation of central securities depositories (CSDs) and settlement cycles in the continent's financial markets, known as CSD Reg in industry shorthand.
EU Introduces First Rule on HFT
The European Parliament and the European Council last night reached agreement on updated rules for the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid II), introducing the EU’s first rules on algorithmic trading.
EC to Clarify FX Reporting Rule Under EMIR
The European Commission (EC) has launched a public consultation in an attempt to clarify and harmonize the definition and reporting of derivatives contracts falling under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).
ESMA Calls for Clarifications on Derivatives Definition
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has asked the European Commission to provide a clear definition of a derivative or derivative contracts falling under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).
CFTC Issues No-Action Relief for European MTFs
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the European Commission (EC) have jointly announced that certain European entities will be exempt from US rules regarding derivatives reform for now, although a long-term picture is still uncertain.
EU OKs MiFID 2; ESMA Wades into Details
After more than three years of negotiations, the European Union last week struck a long-awaited agreement on its review of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive that mandates trading venues to make pre- and post- trade data available on a …
Three Years On, Europe Agrees Mifid II
A raft of new laws regarding the operation of securities markets in Europe is a step closer to becoming a reality, after European authorities clinched a deal regarding the review of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid), known as Mifid…
2013 Review: EU Consolidated Tape Encounters Hurdles to Implemenation
Progress continued on the long uphill road toward the introduction of a pan-European consolidated tape, but suffered a setback this year after regulatory uncertainty over MiFID 2 led to the dismantling of industry-led group The COBA Project, which was…
CSD Regulation Gains Provisional Trilogue Agreement
The long-mooted EU regulation governing the operation of central securities depositories (CSDs), known in industry shorthand as CSD Reg, gained provisional agreement in trilogue yesterday.
European Commission Proposes Trade Secrets Law Harmonization
The European Commission (EC) has proposed new rules on the protection of so-called trade secrets, seeking to harmonize the definition and enforcement of guidelines among its member states, in a move that could have ramifications for the financial…
Financial Transaction Tax: Doomed to Fail?
The financial transaction tax, Tobin tax or even the Robin Hood tax—call it what you want—is here to stay. Or maybe not. By Marina Daras
Don't Worry Guys, We've Got This
Batman and Robin to rescue derivatives from regulatory arbitrage.
Max Bowie: Will Ratings Rethink Restore Credit Confidence?
Rightly or wrongly, credit rating agencies are often blamed for the financial crisis. But with new stricter rules for rating agencies now in force, Max says why not rethink the entire issue of regulating ratings, and give them the same status as any…