This blog is back after an unexpected break. We are hoping to issue more "catch up" posts over the coming days. Last week, ESMA issued this statement, which asks EU…
The final text of the MIFID II “Quick Fix” set of changes as adopted by the European Parliament recently has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union.…
The past weeks have seen a great deal of news around possible market manipulations, price spikes and other potentially abusive activity. Here we summarise a few of interest: The recent…
The European Parliament yesterday adopted a series of changes to MIFID II as part of the "quick fix" package aimed at reducing the burden of the rules in some respects(see…
As in previous years, as 2021 opens, this first post will consider what could keep us busy in the regulatory world of energy and commodity trading, focused on Europe. More of…
ESMA has recently issued two further documents of interest to the energy and commodities markets. These are: Consultation paper on Algorithmic trading under MIFID II (here) - The relevant part…
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…
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…