Regulation

Deloitte's 2019 regulatory outlook report predicts burden of absorbing costs of research under MiFID II will reinforce trend of consolidation on the buy-side, particularly among smaller firms. 

Platforms trading crypto-assets that qualify as financial instruments should be subject to the rules, but ESMA has advised a bespoke regime be implemented for firms trading crypto-assets outside of the MiFID scope.

Senior reporter Hayley McDowell examines ESMA’s investigations into periodic auctions and asks what it could mean for the future of trading post-MiFID II.

Experts from across the industry provide their predictions on what will be the biggest trends of the coming year.

Securities and Exchange Commission unanimously approves a one-year programme, known as the transaction fee pilot, as part of a review of the ‘maker-taker’ trading system.

John reviews the best of The TRADE’s coverage of regulatory issues over the past 12 months.

ESMA has submitted a final amendment to the tick size regime as concerns EU trading venues will be at a disadvantage post-Brexit linger.

Survey from the DTCC finds that half of respondents believe Brexit will pose a threat to the broader economy, as concerns about cyber risk and regulation ease. 

Broker-dealers have been fined a combined $6 million for submitting inaccurate blue sheet data to the Securities and Exchange Commission.