Following on from several individual statements, a group of industry bodices have now issued a joint statement (here on the EEX site) providing suggested amendments to the new exemption calculations. The…
See here for a "Bloomberg Brief" article which highlights the fact the topic commodity derivatives drew the highest number of responses to the most recent consultation on MiFID II. See have…
See here for an article on the EurActive web site about the proliferation of Trade Repositories in order to meet the G20 2009 requirement for transparency in the OTC derivatives market.…
Two recordings of recent webinars , both broadcast on 2nd April, have been made available. One relates to REMIT and one MiFID II: REMIT - A recording of the webinar…
REGIS-TR today published a Frequently Asked Questions document on their forthcoming REMIT offering. REGIS-TR have applied to be a Registered Reporting Mechanism under REMIT, and already act as a Trade Repository…
Eurelectric have recently written this letter to the European Commission, which makes recommendations on how certain aspects of MiFID II's Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) could be changed to lower the potential impact…
ESMA have recently announced their intention(in this press release) to undertake two projects to centralise data under EMIR and MiFID: The Instrument Reference Data project - to centralise data related…
See here for an interesting article on the ICIS site on whether the upcoming MiFID II reduction in exemptions will lead to an exodus of companies from the EU if…
ACER have recently issued a guidance note on the concept of a "PPAT", a Professional Person Arranging Transactions. The note can be found here. A PPAT has certain obligations under…
See this article from the Wall Street Journal on CTRM Center which discusses the CFTC's action against Kraft Food Group Inc. and Mondolez Global LLC. There are allegations of cross…