Anti abuse activity by the FCA, FERC and others
The FCA has released their annual report which can be found here. Included within it are sections on the application of anti abuse measures such as MAR. Examples include a…
The harmonisation of OTC derivatives reporting
The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) and IOSCO have published this paper which gives views on how data elements of OTC derivatives should be reported under different regulatory regimes worldwide.…
Brexit considerations in energy and financial regulation
With the discussions on the details Brexit now taking place at governmental level (for example see this article on the Reuters web site), many in the market will wish to…
MiFID II countdown – FCA Policy statement and consultation and ESMA Transparency numbers
There are now less than 6 months to go until MiFID II starts to apply, on 3rd January 2018. There is activity to report from both ESMA and the FCA.…