ESMA issues final draft of ITS 4 on position reporting
ESMA has published the final version of Implementing Technical Standard 4, which specifies how position reporting is to work, as required by Article 58 of MiFID II. The document can…
Winter package and Energy Union developments
Following the release of the "Winter Package" in November and CEER's release of an overview paper following a conference in January, the European Commission have released this report together with…
STOR issues at LME
See here for a story on FT.com which reports on issues that the London Metals Exchange have experienced with Suspicious Transaction and Order Reporting (STOR), a requirement for exchanges and…
Q+A on MiFIR data reporting
ESMA has updated the Questions and Answers document on MiFIR data reporting, which can be found here. Most of the requirements apply to Investment Firms and Market Operators. Energy and…
ESMA updates EMIR Q+A with some details of the transition to the new RTS
ESMA has updated the EMIR Questions and Answer document, which can be found here. The main update is on page 95, and refers to the transition to the new EMIR…
EMIR and MiFID data matters – TR portability and MiFID II transparency
ESMA has opened a consultation on the portability of data between EMIR trade repositories, which can be found here. The accompanying press release explains that standards need to be put…
ESMA issues new Q+As on MiFID II
ESMA has issued two new sets of Questions and Answers on MiFID II: Market Transparency (here) - Including items on pre-trade transparency and systematic internalisers. Market Structures (here) - including…