EMIR comments and webinar
The FIA have written this paper commenting on the legislative proposal issued by the European Commission, which, amongst other things suggested several changes for non-financial counterparties, including many in energy…
The FIA have written this paper commenting on the legislative proposal issued by the European Commission, which, amongst other things suggested several changes for non-financial counterparties, including many in energy…
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has issued its second "MiFID II statement", which warns those who require MiFID II authorisation, but who have not yet applied, to make appropriate arrangements…
ESMA has updated the various documents around MiFID II transaction reporting, as outlined in RTS 22 (see here). The Reporting Instructions document has been updated and can be found here.…
Ofgem, the National Regulatory Authority for Great Britain, has announced the closure of an investigation held into a possible breach of REMIT Article 5 (prohibition of market manipulation) against National…
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has issued a short guide on how market participants can notify them that they intend to make use of the Ancillary Activity exemption as specified…
ACER has issued some new documents relating to REMIT: A new quarterly newsletter (see here), which includes a case study of a cross border investigation. It also indicates that the…
ACER has released their annual activity report which can be found here. The report covers all ACER activity, which relates not only to REMIT and market monitoring, but also ACER's…
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has announced a review of the "swaps" reporting rules under the Dodd Frank Act. The announcement can be found here. There are objectives to…
ACER has issued an updated Frequently Asked Questions document on transaction reporting, which can be found here. The new answers span several topics, mainly looking at how to report very…
ESMA has release three updated Questions and Answers documents on MiFID II: Commodity derivatives (here) Data reporting (here) Market structures (here) The commodity derivatives document features an extensive new set…