Market Structure

EPTA has joined with EFAMA and Adamantia in authoring a set of recommendations on what is needed to ensure a successful consolidated tape for equities and exchange-traded funds. A well-functioning tape will help investors make better-informed decisions, tying in with the goals of the Savings and Investment Union. CONTINUE READING

FIA EPTA has joined AFME and EFAMA in a call on stock exchanges to improve outage management. The associations set out four priorities to support more resilient markets. CONTINUE READING

EPTA has responded to the Financial Conduct Authority regarding its consultation paper on the SI regime for bonds and derivatives, including a discussion paper on equity markets (CP 25/20). CONTINUE READING

FIA EPTA urges no step back in post-trade transparency in derivatives, in response to an ESMA consultation on revising RTS under the MiFIR review. CONTINUE READING

The EU T+1 Industry Committee has published a high-level road map for the transition to a T+1 settlement cycle for securities on 11 October 2027. The road map contains a set of recommendations developed collaboratively by association representatives and workstream leads from various industry segments.  CONTINUE READING

FIA EPTA has submitted a response to the European Securities and Markets Authority’s Consultation Paper on proposed amendments to Regulatory Technical Standards on Settlement Discipline. ESMA has proposed the RTS, which come under the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR), as part of the Refit process to improve efficiency of regulation, as well as to prepare for a shorter settlement period of T+1. CONTINUE READING