2022 begins
As the year opens, here we gather a few thoughts on what we can expect for the year ahead, with respect to the primary rules covered by this blog, and…
As the year opens, here we gather a few thoughts on what we can expect for the year ahead, with respect to the primary rules covered by this blog, and…
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority yesterday issued this statement relating to position limits under MIFID II. It extends the approach outlined in this statement last year, on page 9, which…
Ofgem, the National Regulatory Authority of Great Britain, has today published this open letter on trends in balancing costs in 2021. This follows a year of high prices in the…
This blog is now back after a break due to personal circumstances. ACER has today published a series of documents related to REMIT: Minutes of a roundtable meeting held with…
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority together with the Bank of England have opened a consultation on proposed changes to the EMIR reporting regime in the UK. The consultation document can…
ESMA has has issued a discussion paper on the EMIR clearing threshold, which is used to determine whether groups of entities are subject to increased requirements such as those related…
ESMA has published the draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) and final report that implement the changes to the position limits rules proposed in the MIFID II "Quick fix" (see here)…
The best practice spreadsheet created by several industry associations including ISDA, EFAMA, EVIA, FIA, BVI, GFXD and IA has been updated. Several best practices have been updated and separate tabs…
ACER has issued the latest REMIT Quarterly newsletter, which can be found here. The newsletter follows last week's REMIT Forum (see here) and covers: A recent settlement for an alleged…
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated their "Regulatory Initiatives Grid", which can be found here . It includes a revised date for a consultation on EMIR REFIT, now…