EEX and Powernext launch OTFs in advance of MiFID II
EEX and Powernext have announced new trading venues that will be ultimately classified as Organised Trading Facilities(OTF) under MiFID II. The announcement can be found here. The OTF is a…
EEX and Powernext have announced new trading venues that will be ultimately classified as Organised Trading Facilities(OTF) under MiFID II. The announcement can be found here. The OTF is a…
While we await further news on when we can expect clarity on MiFID II, there has been some further criticism in the ongoing debate on the rules. This article on…
See here for a copy of a speech made by Dr Kay Swinburne MEP on the impact of MiFID II on the commodities markets, given to the Commodities Markets Council.…
ESMA have today released an update to the EMIR Questions and Answers document, which can be found here. There are three new answers: CCP Q3 (Page 36) - Relates to…
News on the latest status of MiFID II is eagerly awaited by the market. In energy and commodities, the focus is on both the possible delay to the start of…
EFET have published their response to the public consultation run by the European Commission, which is a Call for Evidence on the EU Regulatory Framework for Financial Services. The consultation…
The market still awaits confirmation of several MiFID II related pieces of news. At this juncture we still await news of whether the one year delay that has been widely…
Following yesterday's post introducing the Securities Finance Transactions Regulation (SFTR) and how it affects the commodities markets, Baringa have also written this post on the topic. We can expect more…
ACER have recently announced a public workshop in Ljubljana (here), focused on phase 2 of REMIT reporting. It is likely that the workshop will cover some of the many outstanding…
This blog is now back after an unexpected "outage" due to unforeseen circumstances. Last Monday saw Steven Maijoor, chair of ESMA, make comments, reported here on the Reuters website, that…