European Parliament Statement on MiFID II delay
The European Parliament has this morning issued this statement signalling their agreement to a one year delay to the start of MiFID on condition that the implementing legislation is completed without…
MiFID II delay moves closer
It has been reported in several places that MEPs in the European Parliament have agreed not to block a MiFID delay. This article on FT Adviser indicates MEPs agreement, and…
FMIA “Finfrag” rules finalised
The Swiss Federal Council yesterday agreed to bring the Financial Market Infrastructure Act (FMIA, also known as "Finfrag") into force as of 1st January 2016. The announcement together with links to…
MiFID II Europex statement and other articles
The last few days has seen a continuation of activity and publications around the proposed delay to the implementation of MiFID II. This article on the Reuters website reports an…
Updated REMIT reporting documents
ACER have recently updated two documents related to REMIT Reporting: FAQs on Transaction Reporting (here): There are many new answers to a variety of questions relating to transaction reporting. Reporting…
ESMA notes on MiFID II delay
ESMA have recently published this note, dated 2 October, which gives their thoughts on why parts, or all, of MiFID II should be delayed, and suggests legal mechanisms by which…
No extension to EMIR bank guarantee carve out for energy derivatives
ESMA announced yesterday that they will not extend the carve out which allows non collateralised bank guarantees to be used to cover cleared energy derivatives. The announcement can be found…
“Rocket” magazine available for download
Rocket magazine, published on The OTC Space web site, is now available for download from here. The magazine has many derivatives related articles to read. Those in Energy and Commodities will…
Voices of caution on MiFID delay
Last week's proposed delay of MiFID II has generated a great deal of reaction, which is continuing. The delay has not yet been agreed by the European Parliament, and even…
New EMIR reporting format proposed by ESMA – and a new TR is announced
ESMA have today published their proposed changes to the Technical Standards around trade reporting under EMIR, which can be found here. It will be submitted to the European Commission who…