This Special Report is the fourth in FIA and FIA Europe’s series covering specific areas of the European Securities and Markets Authority’s consultation process for the implementation of the recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID II”) and the new Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (“MiFIR”).
CONTINUE READINGFIA Principal Traders Group supports the use of pilot programs to test ideas for making changes to US equity market structure and applauds the SEC for their continued use of data-driven decision making.
CONTINUE READINGDerivatives 2014 explores the most recent developments in the derivatives marketplace as a new regulatory landscape continues to emerge in the wake of the financial crisis that saw the collapse of several leading financial institutions.
CONTINUE READINGThis Special Report is the third in the FIA and FIA Europe’s series covering specific areas of the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (“ESMA”) consultation process for the implementation of the recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID II”) and Regulation (“MiFIR”).
CONTINUE READING9 June, 2014—This Special Report is the second in the FIA and FIA Europe’s series covering specific areas of the European Securities and Markets Authority’s consultation process for the implementation of the recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID II”) and Regulation (“MiFIR”).
CONTINUE READING3 June 2014 - On 22 May 2014, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published a Discussion Paper (ESMA/2014/548) and Consultation Paper (ESMA/2014/549), which together herald the launch of its consultation process for the implementation of the recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID II”) and Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (“MiFIR”).
CONTINUE READINGWalt Lukken, President and CEO of FIA, issued a statement today congratulating the new Commissioners and Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
CONTINUE READINGFIA Europe, together with GFMA and ISDA, has issued a letter to the Head of Unit at DG Energy, expressing concerns regarding REMIT reporting regime.
CONTINUE READINGIn response to the establishment of the IOSCO Task Force, which was charged with the responsibility of developing a 'tool kit' for cross-border regulatory approaches and considering the need for implementation guidance, an international group of financial service trade associations, investment banks, brokerage houses and market infrastructure operators came together to establish the Cross-Border Regulation Forum (CBRF) for the specific purpose of providing joint industry input into the work of the Task Force.
CONTINUE READINGFIA today issued an updated guide to the rules and regulations relating to customer fund protections in the U.S.
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