MiFID II start and transposition
With less than three months to go until the start of MiFID II, on 3rd January 2018, there are many stories of struggles to be ready. Never the less, yesterday EU…
Article on the impact of MiFID II on the Commodities Market
See this article in the Global Banking and Finance Review, by James Brown of Allegro, about the possible impact that MiFID II could have on the commodities market. The message of…
Article on MiFID II and Emissions
The IETA (International Emissions Trading Association) have issued this useful presentation on the consequences of the change in treatment of emissions and instruments under the ETS in terms of MiFID II…
ESMA Consultation on C6 and C7
ESMA today launched a consultation on the application of MiFID Annex I sections C6 and C7. This is a very important question for the energy and commodities industry, as the…
FCA updates its MIFID II web site section
The FCA have just updated their MiFID II web site, which contains a great deal of useful information. It can be accessed here.
Summary of how MiFID II affects commodity traders
Norton Rose have published this useful briefing on how MiFID II will affect commodity traders.
Summary of MiFID II – Position Limits
See here for a quick summary of MiFID II from SJ Berwin. While it points out that many carve outs for commodities traders will remain (although expect this to be…
2014 – The year compliance hits the fan for the energy trading industry
After several years of talking, negotiating, analysis and the introduction of a few new regulations, 2014 sees the arrival of some major new rule sets that will need to be…
Post summer push for MiFID II
A nice article here that outlines the expected timetable for MiFID II implementation.
Article about MiFID II
See this article on RegTechFS about MiFID II. Not completely applicable to energy (unlike, for example, the rules for position reporting and limits), but it is worth noting that the…