News analysis on how banks, asset managers and trading venues are implementing new rules, from the changing nature of market structure under Mifid II, to how firms are grappling with transparency obligations and transaction reports.
The UMR rules are the latest of a string of regulations to be pushed as a result of Covid-19, allowing phase 5 and 6 firms additional time to prepare compliance programmes
We asked a number of DC-based lawyers and experts what the financial regulatory space may look like under Joe Biden
Both the FCA and European regulators are suggesting that forbearance is likely to be in short supply in January 2021. The question is: will enforcement be driven by political considerations?
With just one quarter to go until the end of the transition period and limited progress on equivalence decisions, market participants are increasingly worried about future cross-border relations
A recent industry poll revealed that many market participants would be in favour of making the settlement discipline regime’s buy-in element non-mandatory
Sources suggest that firms due to start reporting in phases five and six have made little progress despite being given an extra year to make the necessary preparations
The pandemic considerably slowed down market efforts to push the debate forward, but some new FIX definitions could help spur momentum again
European access to London CCPs has been extended for another 18 months – and will likely be extended again
Following more than 40 hours of interviews with 63 sources across financial services, Practice Insight’s landmark investigation into the accumulative impact of the financial crisis is now available
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