The Association of Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), Futures Industry Association (FIA), International Capital Market Association (ICMA), International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) and International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) have published a new agreement intended to simplify reporting across different European Union regulatory regimes.
Today, 14 financial services trade associations wrote to European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis to highlight the need for an urgent extension to the temporary equivalence determination for UK central counterparties (CCPs).
On 6 September, FIA submitted a response to ESMA to their consultation on the development in prices for pre- and post-trade data and on the consolidated tape for equity instruments.
On 5 April, FIA co-signed a letter to HM Treasury and FCA regarding the equivalence of EEA trading venues. Signing the letter alongside FIA were ISDA (International Swaps and Derivatives Association), AFME (Association for Financial Markets in Europe), AIMA (Alternative Investment Management Association), Assosim (Association for Financial Market Intermediaries), EFET (European Federation of Energy Traders), ICI-Global (Investment Company Institute), SIFMA AMG (Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Asset Management Group) and UK Finance
FIA today released survey results that provide a high level snapshot into clearing brokers’ progress with their Brexit contingency plans, the issues they face when structuring and executing such plans, and the policy proposals that would help address these issues.
On 19 September, FIA submitted a response to the Ofgem Secure and Promote Review Consultation Paper published on 25 July 2017. The consultation explores the impact of the Secure and Promote licence condition on liquidity in the market and if further changes are required to the license condition.
On Sept. 20, the European Commission published a package of proposals to strengthen the European system of financial supervision. The proposals aim to improve the mandates, governance and funding of the three European supervisory authorities and the functioning of the European Systemic Risk Board, which should ensure stronger and more integrated financial supervision across the EU. Key features of the proposal include:
On March 29, the European Commission issued a statement prohibiting the proposed merger between Deutsche Börse and London Stock Exchange Group. The Commission concluded that the merger would have created a de facto monopoly in the clearing of fixed income instruments.
