SFTR consultation responses
ESMA recently closed a consultation on the Securities Financing Transaction Reporting regulation (SFTR). The scope of SFTR includes “commodities lending”, which could be taken to include certain activities undertaken by…
REMIT Quarterly – data format changes on hold and other news
ACER has issued the latest "REMIT Quarterly" newsletter, which can be found here. Points of note include: New reporting formats - this is suspended for 2019 until ACER receive more…
FCA extends “temporary transitional power” – but not for everything
Now that Brexit is back in discussion and a "no deal Brexit" more possible (see here), preparation activity is beginning to increase. Last week, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA),…
ACER issues open letter on REMIT data quality
ACER published a 3rd "Open letter on REMIT data quality" on Friday, which can be found here. The previous such letter was published just over a year ago (see here).…
Brexit planning could soon restart
With a new leadership in the UK promising that the country will leave the EU on the 31st October, with or without a deal" (see here on Sky News for…
Anti abuse cases worldwide
Vitol is in danger of being fined $6M in the US for alleged manipulation in California’s power market. The regulator FERC has issued this "Order to Show cause". An article…
Updated REMIT guidance and consultation on Inside Information – move to use platforms
ACER released an updated REMIT Guidance document last night, together with some other updated documents. The changes relate to the disclosure of Inside Information under REMIT Article 4, and also…
ESMA call for evidence on position limits – responses published
ESMA has published the responses received to their "call for evidence" on the MiFID II position limits regime. They can be found here. The call for evidence, which can be…
Reporting fine in Ireland
Wells Fargo Bank International has been fined €5,880,000 by the Central Bank of Ireland(CBI) for reporting failures and also for failures around the governance of reporting. The reporting relates to…
Fine for position limit violation in the US
The CFTC has fined Elephas Investment Management Ltd. a Hong Kong based hedge fund, for violating wheat futures speculative position limits on CBOT. The fine was set at $160,000. The…
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