MiFID II issues
While the impact of MiFID II on the energy and commodities sector has been relatively quiet recently (see here), there has been a great deal of discussion in the wider…
While the impact of MiFID II on the energy and commodities sector has been relatively quiet recently (see here), there has been a great deal of discussion in the wider…
ESMA yesterday issued further opinion documents on position limits already set by National Competent Authorities(NCAs) under MiFID II. This follows the publication of opinions in March (see here). Each opinion has…
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Goldman Sachs £34,344,700 for transaction reporting failures under MiFID I between 5 November 2007 and 31 March 2015. The issues cover 229.2…
ESMA has this week published seven further opinion documents relating to position limits under MiFID II, of which six relate to gas and one to power. This follows the publication…
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has fined UBS AG 27.6 million pounds sterling for transaction reporting infringements under MiFID I. The penalty notice can be found here. The fine relates…
While there is not much news relating to MiFID II specifically for those in energy and commodities, the wider financial services world has seen a great deal of discussion and…
The political side of Brexit has seen plenty of news over the last two weeks, and this is set to continue, with another vote in the UK Parliament tomorrow (see…
ESMA has published "opinion" documents on six position limits set under MiFID II. The limits themselves have already been announced by the relevant National Competent Authority. Each opinion has confirmed…
A report has been published by Finanstilsynet, the Norwegian National Competent Authority, on the issues that contributed to a large default that took place last September 2018 on the Nordic…
After a seasonal break, the politics around Brexit have come back to full speed (for example see here on the BBC web site). In the meantime, more developments are becoming…