ACER has today published this open letter Inside Information disclosure and the use of Inside Information Platforms. The letter was promised in a previous quarterly newsletter (see here). Different types of…
ESMA has today published an updated Questions and Answers document on EMIR, which can be found here. The updated answers include several on the reporting of derivatives trades, which will…
The fight against market abuse continues with reports that the CFTC and US Justice Department is investigating alleged market manipulation in crypto currencies. The case is reported here on Bloomberg…
ESMA has issued this opinion document on the ICE Low Sulphur Gasoil 1st Line contract, following opinion documents issued previously (see here). The document agrees with the limits proposed by the…
The European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) last week voted to agree to the proposed changes to EMIR as part of the REFIT programme (see here). The press…
Despite many discussions since our last update (see here), uncertainty around how the world will look after Brexit continues. Energy markets The European Commission's Directorate General of Energy has recently …
There have been many developments in the crypto currency and blockchain world since our last post on the topic (see here). Crypto currency developments The European Central Bank (ECB) has…
The FCA has reported here that confiscation orders have been made against two individuals who have already been convicted of insider trading in a complex scheme, discovered as part of…
The UK's FCA has updated their master list of position limits, which can be found here. The primary change is the removal of a contract on an OTF for physical…
Several industry associations and banks have pushed back against proposals by the Bank of England to roll out an enhanced version of the rules governing algorithmic trading in financial instruments,…