Brexit update: Uk equivalence, EU response and ESMA statement
There have been several Brexit related announcements in the last days, from each “side”, which are of interest to those in energy and commodities. Rishi Sunak, the UK Chancellor of…
There have been several Brexit related announcements in the last days, from each “side”, which are of interest to those in energy and commodities. Rishi Sunak, the UK Chancellor of…
Earlier this week, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority issued this notice which states that UK firms will be permitted to continue trading shares on EU trading venues and systematic internalisers.…
ESMA has announced that the EMIR validation rule changes originally planned for February will now be applied on 8 March 2021 instead of 1 February. The announcement can be found…
The CFTC has approved a final rule, regarding position limits for derivatives, completing the Commission’s major rulemakings related to implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. The press release can…
Ofgem , the National Regulatory Authority for Great Britain, has published this open letter which gives guidance on the arrangements for the end of the transitional period of Brexit, in…
Last week Ofgem, the National Regulatory Authority for Great Britain, issued this open letter entitled "Dynamic parameters and other information submitted by generators in the Balancing Mechanism". The letter refers…
Last week, following the granting of powers under “Temporary Transitional Power (TTP)” the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published this notice highlighting details around changes in regulation, that will come…
Yesterday ESMA issued this updated statement on the impact of Brexit on MIFID II once the transitional period ends on 31st December 2020. The statement has a focus on commodities…
Several cases around spoofing in the US have moved forward as well as one in the UK: The case against JP Morgan reported last week for spoofing in precious metals…
See here for an article on Bloomberg which reports that JP Morgan are set to pay about $1bn to settle the matter of spoofing accusations that have been in the…