MIFID II \ MiFIR
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Trade organizations call for extension of temporary equivalence and recognition of UK CCPs
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).
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FIA co-signs letter on equivalence of trading venues under EMIR UK and MiFIR UK
On 5 April, FIA co-signed a letter to HM Treasury and FCA regarding the equivalence of EEA trading venues.
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FIA files MiFID II consultation response with German Ministry of Finance
On 15 March, FIA submitted jointly with ISDA and GFMA/GFXD the response to a consultation by the German Ministry of Finance.
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FIA co-signs letter on equivalence of trading venues under EMIR and MiFIR
Today FIA, alongside ISDA (International Swaps and Derivatives Association), AFME (Association for Financial Markets in Europe), AIMA (Alternative Investment Management Association), Assosim (Association for Financial Market Intermediaries), EBF (European Banking Federation), EFET (European Federation of Energy Traders), ICI-Global (Investment Company Institute), IA (Investment Association) and SIFMA AMG (Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Asset Management Group) signed a letter to European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis regarding the equivalence of UK trading venues.
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FIA publishes guidance for European firms and third party algorithmic trading providers
MiFID II and recent supervisory guidance from the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulatory Authority require firms in scope of the rules to closely supervise their algorithmic trading systems, including the development, testing and deployment of such systems.
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Eight sets of indirect clearing terms published
FIA recently published eight sets of contractual indirect clearing terms to help clearing firms document indirect clearing arrangements under MiFIR and EMIR.
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FIA and ISDA submit joint response to ESA Consultation
On 23 January, FIA and ISDA (the Associations) submitted feedback on the European Commission’s (Commission) published Draft Implementing Regulation on the operations of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) and the proposed supervisory framework.
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FIA publishes implementation summary for MiFID II DEA requirements
FIA has published an implementation summary to help futures brokers and other market participants outside the European Union comply with the direct electronic access requirements under MiFID II that will come into effect in January.
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FIA publishes MiFID II ETD scenarios
FIA has published a series of MiFID II ETD (Exchange Traded Derivative) reporting scenarios
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CFTC issues MiFID relief for FCMs and Swap Dealers
On Dec. 11, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight issued interpretative guidance addressing an important compliance issue for U.S. brokers and market participants that do business with investment managers in Europe.
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