What has changed in the latest REMIT FAQ?
The latest edition of the REMIT Transaction Reporting FAQ (here) was released yesterday (see here) However, the list of changes at the beginning of the document refers to the previous version. The actual…
ACER updates REMIT TRUM and FAQ
ACER have updated two documents relating to REMIT: The Transaction Reporting User Manual (TRUM) has been updated with a new Annex relating to which EIC code to use when reporting…
EFET comments on “Clean Energy” package
The provisions of the "Clean Energy Package" (also known has the "Winter Package") were announced at the end of November 2016 and discussed at a conference held in Brussels in…
ESRB report on EMIR review
The European Systemic Risk Board have published this report provided their views on the review on EMIR, which is intended to result in some changes to the rules to be…
MiFID II and third country equivalence
Many firms outside the EU, based in "third countries", are in the process of understanding if and how MiFID II applies to them. One concept which makes compliance for such…
Article on concentrated positions on the silver market
See here for an article by Theodore Bulter on the SilverSeek web site on recent large positions on COMEX in silver futures. The incoming officials at the CFTC are urged…
MiFID II training and webinar
Broadpeak Partners will Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP be repeating their webinar on MiFID II on 26th April. Details can be found here. There are still some spaces left for ETR…
FCA Brexit plans
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority have published their "Business plan" for 2017/2018 (see here) as well as a "Mission" document (see here). The statement in the business plan by Andrew…
The Energy Union, Internal Market and Brexit
With the story in the UK around the "Brexit" process still unfolding, many are considering how the exit will impact the Energy Union and the UK's role in it. An…
ACER issues two new “quarterly” documents
ACER issued two new "quarterly" 2 page newsletters yesterday: One for Q4 2016 and one for Q1 2017. The approach differs from the previous "quarterly", which covered Q2 and Q3…