Mifid
Germany fights for neobrokers’ PFOF rights
Leaked document shows Germany wants to protect ‘anti-competitive’ practice
This is going to hurt: EU-prescribed OTC tape is no cure-all
Market participants sharply divided on utility of a consolidated tape to record OTC derivatives trades
EU trading venue definition could crush innovation, fear bank execs
Widening scope of regulated firms could undo progress in fixed income electronification and increase costs
Leaked EU doc shows pushback on cross-border trading ban
Member states propose loosening European Commission’s CRD draft to varying degrees
UK cross-border review feels Brexit strain
Growing signs that overseas persons exclusion will fall foul of rivalry between UK and EU
Blockade or blunder? Enigma of EU cross-border trading ban
Drafting errors and lawmaker’s comments leave industry perplexed about controversial new rules
Planned EU cross-border trading ban to hit most large markets
Most major jurisdictions currently provide either interdealer or client exemptions
Europe swap dealers eye London return post-Brexit
Proposed Mifid exemption paves way for BNP Paribas, SocGen and Deutsche to trade swaps on UK venues
Top venues mull offering joint EU consolidated tape
Market participants worry venue-led CT is designed to protect high-cost data services
In over their heads? How greenwashing overwhelms regulators
Difficult to identify and difficult to prove: asset managers doubt regulators’ ability to crack down
EU firms call for single consolidated tape provider
Some say new rules could create data fragmentation and raise connectivity costs
How ‘open’ became ‘random’ in Mifir open access CCP rule
EU clearing monopolies endure as share trades are rarely cleared at end-users’ chosen CCP
Mifid’s derivatives open access poses ‘dire consequences’
Diminishing support for CCP open access ahead of European Commission review
Firms doubt benefits of EU Mifid best execution reform
Esma proposal retains unpopular aggregated reporting; bankers want more cost-benefit analysis
Banks warn it’s too early for an OTC swaps consolidated tape
Market participants say Isin difficulties need to be resolved in order to create a usable tape
Mizuho tries its hand in European rates
Japanese bank bets on handful of deep relationships to compete in crowded European market
Banks hail UK plan to pare scope of taxing pre-trade reporting
UK wants to exempt bonds and OTC derivatives from Mifid rules on pre-trade transparency
UK aims to beat EU in Mifid swaps reporting stakes
UK follows up proposed EU solution to confusion over post-trade transparency with its own fix
UK tipped to take lead on consolidated tape provision
Fixed income focus could pip European Union in race to provide market data golden source
EC drafting proposal for derivatives consolidated tape
Commission official says beta version ready for testing in 2023 will also include equities, bonds and ETFs
Quantum trading and the search for the perfect clock
Government push to overhaul satellite technology could improve time-stamping accuracy for trading firms – and for regulators
EU funds shudder at Mifid transaction reporting plan
Repeated Esma recommendations would increase costs of single portfolio management services
Esma plan ‘won’t help’ fix Mifid swaps data problem
Dealers say proposal to force disclosure of all big-bank OTC derivatives trades won’t improve data
