Tag: regulation

Concerns over proposed RFQ protocols and measures to prevent another Flash Crash have topped grumbles in the wake of the final report of the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulations II (MiFID II), published yesterday.

Smaller stocks have had their threshold for the large in scale waiver slashed to try and preserve liquidity, the final rules for MiFID II have revealed.

London Stock Exchange Group has teamed up with DTCC to launch a MiFIR compliant reporting service.

A European Securities and Markets Authority spokesman has confirmed that MiFID II and MiFIR technical standards will now be published next week.

Final rules for MiFID II are due to be released tomorrow (24 September), according to a source familiar with the situation.

An online marketplace for research, promising full MiFID II compliance for the buy-side, has launched today.

Europe’s financial watchdog has launched a consultation to review how much margin is required for cleared derivatives trade, an important step to end a lengthy dispute with US regulators.

Interdealer broker ICAP has made a strategic investment in a regulatory reporting specialist, Abide Financial.

Two European trade bodies have drawn up a code of conduct, which they say will help fund managers more accurately find market liquidity.

Global Markets Exchange Group has established an oversight committee for its index business.