July Robusta coffee ‘squeeze’ and MiFID II
The FT has reported (here) that a dealer has amassed a large position in the August Robusta coffee contract, which has caused the spread between the July and September contracts…
FSB report on the progress of derivatives reform
See here for a report from the Financial Stability Board on the progress of OTC derivatives reforms across the world. The report looks at the state of regulatory initiatives since…
LME offers compression to help prepare for MiFID II
In a move that anticipates the MiFID II rules coming in, the LME have announced that they will offer compression services for members to help reduce capital requirements, according to…
More MiFID II debate
The debate on MiFID II continues, as reported here on EurActiv.com. There are two streams of push-back: - Communication between ESMA and the European Parliament - As reported a couple…
Swiss commodity legislation
See here for an interesting article on Swissinfo.ch by Paula Dupraz-Dobias on the adoption of rules within Switzerland that are similar to those implemented in the EU, in particular EMIR and…
Comments by Steven Maijoor of ESMA on MiFID II
Yesterday (15 July) saw a MiFID II/MiFIR "Scrutiny Hearing" held at the European Parliament, at which Steven Maijoor, chair of ESMA, presented. The opening statement, which can be found here, contains…
Study on trade reporting
Sapient have recently published a study which examines the likely rise in costs that could occur due to the ever increasing burden of trade reporting (and other data reporting), arising from…
Rocket 4th edition is now available
See here in order to access the fourth edition of "Rocket" magazine from The OTC Space website. The magazine is published by The OTC Space and concentrates on the OTC…
Pressure builds on ESMA to reveal proposed MiFID standards
Following the statement made by Steven Maijoor, chair of ESMA, at the Economic and Monetary Committee last month, no information has been published on many of the proposed changes to MiFID II/MiFIR…
Possible changes coming to MiFID II exemption rules
Wednesday saw a meeting at the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee at the European Parliament on MiFID II, at which Steven Maijoor, chair of ESMA, presented. His opening speech can be found…
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