Examining ACER’s guidance note on the concept of a “PPAT”
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…
Violation of posiiton limits and alleged abuse of wheat market – CFTC pursues Kraft and Mondelez
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…
Updated briefing on the impact of MiFID II on the commodities markets
Norton Rose Fulbright have recently updated their briefing note on the impact of MiFID II on the commodities markets. It can be found here.
Looking at ACER’s “REMIT Quarterly”
ACER recently issued their first "REMIT Quarterly" (here) which is a newsletter giving updates about progress and issues around the REMIT Initiative. Much of this quarter's newsletter repeats information in…
Consultation on the transposition of MiFID II – HM Treasury
HM Treasury (UK government) have opened a consultation on the transposition of MiFID II into UK law. MiFID must be transposed into law in each member state by mid 2016.…
Interesting article on the implementation of trade reporting systems
See here on LinkedIn for an interesting post by Harry Nota of OpenLink on why it is wise to invest in a more strategic solution to meeting various trade reporting…
REMIT criminal sanctions to come into force in the UK
Criminal sanctions for breaches of REMIT Articles 3 and 5 (use of inside information and market manipulation) will come into force on 13th April, following the passing of the relevant…
FCA seeks input on MiFID II via Discussion Paper
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority yesterday issued this discussion Paper asking for input on various aspects of MiFID II. Comments are due by 26th May. The paper does not appear…
Comments by Stephen Maijoor to ECON on MiFID II
ESMA yesterday published the speech given by Stephen Maijoor, chair of ESMA to ECON(European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs), about MiFID II. The speech can be found here. Part…
ACER Recommendation on MiFID Annex I Section C6
Following many discussions, a consultation and technical advice run by ESMA on MiFID Annex I Section C, ACER have just issued a recommendation, which can be found here. As a…
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