FIA review of regulatory reform in Europe
The Futures Industry Association(FIA) have just published this review of regulatory reform in Europe, covering rule sets such as EMIR, MiFID and others. Several topics are covered, many of which…
A new round of MiFID II pushback
As we move closer to finding out what, if any, compromises will be incorporated into the final MiFID II standards, more voices are pushing back against the currently proposed rules, following…
Fines galore in the financial markets
Yesterday the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that Barclays had been given a record fine for FX Benchmark manipulation, of £284,432,000. The comprehensive press release, together with an informative presentation,…
Yet more MiFID II pushback
See here for a report on the Reuters website about comments made by Shell at a recent conference, warning of the impact of the upcoming MiFID II rules, and how…
MiFID II’s impact on freight trading
See here for an article on Splash 24/7 on Hanne Johansson of Nasdaq Global Commodities on the potential for MiFID II to drive freight trading out of the EU, possibly…
Delay in submission of final MiFID II and MAR Regulatory Technical Standards
It has been agreed by the European Commission and ESMA that the final submission of the Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) for MiFID II and the Market Abuse Regulation(MAR) be delayed…
Final guidelines issued by ESMA on the definition of a derivative under MiFiD I Annex I Section C
ESMA have just issued these final guidelines on the definition of a derivative under MiFID I (and therefore also EMIR). The guidelines will apply from August. These guidelines are important…
Impact of MiFID II on Emissions Allowances
MiFID II brings in some important changes to the applicability of financial regulation to Emissions Allowances under the ETS. In particular actual allowances are brought into scope with Annex I…
Merrill Lynch fined 13 million GBP for trade reporting errors – has panic time arrived?
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority(FCA) have just announced a fine of 13.2 million UK pounds given to Merrill Lynch International for incorrectly reporting 35,034,810 trades and failing to report another…
More MiFID II push back – this time from the oil sector
BP have now joined the many parties pushing back against by the currently proposed exemption reduction in MiFID II, as outlined in this article on the Reuters web site. The…
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