Europe Archive

Experts have warned a September deadline the European Commission has set for the European Securities and Markets Authority to draft technical standards covering the extraterritorial aspects of new clearing regulation will not be met. read more>

UK markets watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority has called on the industry to help regulators get MiFID II's technical standards "right first time" once the directive's text is finalised. read more>

Spanish regulator CNMV has taken steps to reform the registration, clearing and settlement system in the country's financial markets, with the publication of a set of key changes. read more>

Institutional block trading network Liquidnet has appointed two senior members to its EMEA team to build on positive early-year results as it grow its Continental Europe client base. read more>

An initiative bringing together UK buy-side firms to exchange perspectives on broker services, such as payments for research, led by consultancy Investit, will take place in coming weeks as key firms have signed on. read more>

Pan-European multilateral trading facility BATS Chi-X Europe has received its Recognised Investment Exchange licence from UK regulator the Financial Conduct Authority, giving it greater power to challenge Europe's primary markets and potentially drive down listing costs. read more>

High-frequency trading provides stability to the market during crashes, according to Eurex data aimed at disproving buy-side "misconceptions". read more>

The UK's financial markets regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, has increased pressure on UK-based trading venues to better mitigate potential systemic risks through a new consultation paper. read more>

Two reports on dark trading levels suggest the European equity market was approaching a landmark in the first quarter of 2013. read more>

European trade repository REGIS-TR has signed up Kas Bank as its first client to report derivatives trades on behalf of market participants. read more>