Regulation

Proposed changes in the US aim to expand the data distributed via SIPs and open the door to more producers of the consolidated data feeds.

Sheldon Mills will step into Christopher Woolard’s shoes following his appointment as interim chief executive.

The delay from ESMA may not have gone far enough according to some market experts who believe challenges persist despite time extension.

After months of lobbying, trade associations and market participants get their wish as ESMA delays introduction of CSDR's settlement discipline regime.

ESMA is considering removing certain transparency waivers which would make the DVCs redundant, or lowering the threshold market-wide to further restrict dark trading in Europe.   

Trade associations have said cash bond markets should be excluded from initial rollout of the CSDR buy-in regime until the regulation’s impact on liquidity is fully assessed.

France’s AMF makes key recommendations for changes to unbundling under MiFID II, after forming a task force to explore ways to mobilise the research marketplace.

Christopher Woolard will be interim chief executive of the FCA, with Andrew Bailey due to become governor of the Bank of England in March.

Both buy- and sell-side firms agree the mandatory buy-in regime will have significant negative implications on Europe’s capital markets.

The MiFID II SI regime, best execution reporting, market data costs and the share trading obligation were among the areas the EFSA has urged authorities to prioritise.