Market Structure

Tokenisation is edging closer to the mainstream, promising faster, more efficient markets – but regulators warn the hardest challenges are still ahead. At FIA Boca, policymakers unpacked what must be solved before tokenisation can truly scale and reach "escape velocity". CONTINUE READING

Regulators and policymakers at FIA Boca signalled growing momentum behind plans to centralise supervision of key EU market infrastructures, with an expanded role for ESMA at the core. Framed as a potential “game-changer,” the reforms aim to boost competitiveness and deepen capital markets. CONTINUE READING

FIA invites the CFTC to consider a modified regime for fully collateralized and pre-funded clearing models, including those catering to retail traders. CONTINUE READING

FIA has responded to the Financial Conduct Authority’s consultation on improving the UK Transaction Reporting Regime. FIA welcomes several positive elements within the proposals, including reduced back-reporting timelines and the removal of low-value reportable fields. At the same time, FIA highlights industry concerns relating to proposals on conditional single-sided reporting, which members believe are unlikely to deliver meaningful efficiency gains. CONTINUE READING

Europe’s push to strengthen its capital markets took centre stage at an FIA forum in Brussels this month, with policymakers and market participants examining the European Commission’s Market Integration and Supervision Package and proposed reforms to ESMA’s supervisory powers.   CONTINUE READING

FIA welcomes the European Commission's market integration package of measures, which aim to remove market barriers and enhance competitiveness in EU financial markets. FIA strongly supports these objectives and looks forward to reviewing and commenting on whether the goals of simplification and burden reduction will be achieved by the proposals.  CONTINUE READING