ESMA moves forward with SI tick size regime amendment
ESMA to enforce SI tick size regime and intends to address escalating market data costs imposed by exchanges highlighted by market participants.
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ESMA warns on FICC MiFID II research pricing
MiFID II research pricing war has seen price of fixed income research plummet as banks compete against each other.
Equities
Dark pools hit by MiFID II caps after delay
European watchdog releases figures for January and February on double volume caps after delaying initial publication due to insufficient data.
Regulation
MIFID II: The story since January
The introduction of MiFID II on 3 January this year was a true watershed moment for the industry, designed to usher in a new era of transparency and fairness to financial markets, but has anything changed so far for the buy-side?
Industry butts heads over MiFID II SI tick size regime
Cboe Europe, the London Stock Exchange, Nasdaq and Aquis Exchange among voices supporting changes to MiFID II’s SI regime.
EU clearing houses pass second stress test
ICE Clear Europe and BME Clearing faced minor shortfalls, but overall EU CCPs passed the stress test.
ESMA delays MiFID II dark trading rules in first major implementation hurdle
Industry sees first major regulatory hurdle as ESMA cites insufficient data as reason for delay to dark trading requirements.
ESMA tells authorities to shore-up default testing of CCPs
ESMA has urged national regulators to improve their oversight of default testing procedures for clearing houses.
ESMA delays LEI requirements under MiFID II
European regulator issues six-month grace period as it learns firms are unlikely to meet 3 January deadline.
Europe’s short selling rules up for review
Industry pressure is forcing European regulators to rethink short selling regulations they enforced post-financial crisis, so should we expect a scale back, asks Sarfraz Thind.