Following many discussions, a consultation and technical advice run by ESMA on MiFID Annex I Section C, ACER have just issued a recommendation, which can be found here. As a…

The pushback against the upcoming commodities rules under MiFID II continues, firstly with more concern from the farming sector, this time expressed on the Herald Scotland website in this article…

The Financial Conduct Authority(FCA) have released an update on their plans to pass MiFID II into law, which can be found here. A discussion paper is due in March relating…

MiFID II will have an impact on the wider commodities industry, with the issues now being picked up in various sectors. This article on the Hellenic Shipping News website is advising those…

ESMA have published the responses to the latest MiFID II consultation. They can be found here.

Last week saw the close of the consultation  run around the latest stage under MiFID II. The rules could have a major effect on the commodities and energy markets, due…

See this article on the ICIS site about the potential impact that the changes in the definition of a derivative could have on liquidity at the further end of the curve.…

See here for an interesting article on EnergyBiz by Michael Hinton of Allegro. In it he examines the potential impact of MiFID II on the energy and commodities  business, highlighting the…

Last week saw the publication of this article in Farmer's Weekly, which warns of the issues which may hit those who trade their products on a forward basis. The concern…

See here for a good summary by Wragge,  Lawrence, Graham & Co on the reduced exemptions available in MiFID II for commodities trading, according to the current consultation. Anyone trading any…