The proposals span post-trade transparency and simplified reporting concerns, and follow the FCA’s recent consolidated tape and transaction reporting consultations, which closed in February 2026.
The regulatory body confirmed that it “will set out any proposals for changes in due course”; news comes as the EU is set to enforce a full-scale ban of the practice on 30 June 2026.
In a joint paper, AFME and EFAMA highlight that mechanisms such as bilateral trading should not be curbed, to deliver efficient execution and investor choice and simultaneously bolster equity markets across Europe.
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is wary of tokenisation risks as momentum builds through interoperability, on-chain cash and regulatory frameworks.
In conjunction, the agencies have created a new initiative aimed at clarifying a regulatory framework for crypto, reducing frictions for dually registered trading venues, modernising clearing, and streamlining trade data reporting.
With 2026 set to be a landmark year for market structure developments across Europe, regulators need to collaborate with market participants to ensure data can be used to boost competition and liquidity across European markets, asserted experts speaking at the FIX EMEA Trading Conference.
The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) advocates for policy improvements and changes across the European investment management industry; members include firms such as BlackRock, Invesco, DWS and Fidelity International, among others.
Move is aimed at assisting National Competent Authorities (NCAs) with practical tools when it comes to supervision of algo trading under Mifid II.
The sanction marks the highest fine ESMA has imposed on a trade repository to date, reflecting REGIS-TR’s failure to meet key EMIR and SFTR organisational obligations.
South Africa needs to change its mindset and start thinking more deliberately about the long term, asserted one buy-side panellist speaking at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) SA Trade Connect 2026 conference on Thursday.