EPTA News
-
FIA EPTA responds to BaFin consultation on intervention for turbo certificates
FIA EPTA supports responded to a consultation by BaFin to support proposed product intervention on turbo certificates for German retail investors.
CONTINUE READING -
FIA EPTA responds to ESMA consultation on derivatives transparency
FIA EPTA urges no step back in post-trade transparency in derivatives, in response to an ESMA consultation on revising RTS under the MiFIR review.
CONTINUE READING -
Advancing EU capital markets: Prioritising key targets for the Savings and Investments Union
Markets industry associations' letter to European Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque regarding priorities for the Savings and Investments Union.
CONTINUE READING -
EU T+1 Industry Committee publishes road map for T+1 settlement transition
The EU T+1 Industry Committee has published a high-level road map for the transition to a T+1 settlement cycle for securities on 11 October 2027. The road map contains a set of recommendations developed collaboratively by association representatives and workstream leads from various industry segments.
CONTINUE READING -
FIA EPTA elects new Chair, Vice Chair, Executive Committee members
The FIA European Principal Traders Association (FIA EPTA) announced that Niels Lemmers, Head of Public Affairs at Flow Traders, has been elected Chair of the association that represents Europe’s leading market making firms.
CONTINUE READING -
FIA EPTA responds to European Commission targeted consultation on integration of EU capital markets
Responding to the European Commission’s consultation on capital markets integration, FIA EPTA calls for reducing friction in trading and post-trading and improving the competitive landscape.
CONTINUE READING -
FIA EPTA responds to HMT consultation on UK draft legislation on cryptoassets
FIA EPTA responds to HMT consultation on UK draft legislation on cryptoassets
CONTINUE READING -
FIA EPTA responds to ESMA consultation on amendments to settlement discipline in preparation for T+1
FIA EPTA has submitted a response to the European Securities and Markets Authority’s Consultation Paper on proposed amendments to Regulatory Technical Standards on Settlement Discipline. ESMA has proposed the RTS, which come under the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR), as part of the Refit process to improve efficiency of regulation, as well as to prepare for a shorter settlement period of T+1.
CONTINUE READING -
FIA EPTA responds to IOSCO consultation report on pre-hedging
FIA EPTA supports the recommendations IOSCO has made in its consultation report. The association agrees that a genuine risk management rationale is a key factor in determining whether pre-hedging is acceptable. FIA EPTA also agrees with the factors dealers should consider when determining whether there is a genuine risk management purpose.
CONTINUE READING -
FIA EPTA co-signs trade association letter on gas price cap
FIA EPTA has joined other European trade associations in expressing strong concerns regarding the potential inclusion of a gas price cap in the forthcoming Clean Industrial Deal and the related Action Plan on Affordable Energy Prices.
CONTINUE READING
