Blockchain and crypto update: Schemes and rules
News on crypto currencies, and other applications of distributed ledger technology, continues to arrive, following our last post here: On the crypto currency side of things, Nasdaq is now considering…
News on crypto currencies, and other applications of distributed ledger technology, continues to arrive, following our last post here: On the crypto currency side of things, Nasdaq is now considering…
There has been more activity this week on the anti abuse side of things, following Monday's post here on recent fines. Ofgem, the National Regulatory Authority for the GB energy…
Updates and new around MiFID II continue, following our post last week (see here). The European Commission has issued a warning to 12 member states that they must transpose MiFID…
As the date of the UK's departure gets nearer there still appears to be little solid information on work that must be carried out in the next 14 months. Never…
There has been an increased focus on anti abuse activity in the energy and commodities markets over the past year, due to a combination of the start of MAR in…
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority yesterday set a new position limit on a contract for Swiss baseload power. It will apply from 31st March 2018. The updated list of FCA…
With new blockchain initiatives being frequently announced, for example this one reported on FT.com in agricultural commodities, or even this UN backed initiative to "help fight climate change" reported here…
As another week starts, the industry is "getting used" to MiFID II, although there have been some updates from ESMA, for example the updated "venues" list which can be found…
The "Clean Energy Package" took another step forward this week in the European Parliament following a circuitous path to approval. The parliament voted for a 35% renewables target by 2030,…
Following our introductory "blockchain" post last week (see here), there have been several developments in the sector: The recent drop in the Bitcoin price has been widely reported, for example…