MIFID II \ MiFIR
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FIA supports EC transitional period for CCP equivalence
FIA has commented on the European Commission’s published Draft Implementing Regulation on the extension of transitional period related to own funds requirements for exposure to central counterparties in the Capital Requirements Regulation.
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EFET and FIA develop industry standard to support commodity position reporting under MiFID II
The European Federation of Energy Traders, EUROPEX, FIA and LEBA have released the common EFET-FIA ITS4 schema for position reporting under MiFID II.
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New MiFID II resource – Due Diligence Assessment of Prospective DEA Clients
FIA's European E-Trading Committee - in cooperation with AFME, AIMA and MFA - have produced a template of questions for use by investment firms providing direct electronic access to their clients, as required under Article 22 of RTS 6.
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New MiFID II resource – Due Diligence Assessment of Prospective DEA Clients
FIA's European E-Trading Committee - in cooperation with AFME, AIMA and MFA - have produced a template of questions for use by investment firms providing direct electronic access to their clients, as required under Article 22 of RTS 6.
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FIA publishes MiFID II and MiFIR compliance brief for U.S. FCMs
FIA has created a brief to help its members understand how the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and the associated Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) may impact U.S. futures commission merchants (FCMs).
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FIA publishes Regulatory Patch as part of its Terms of Business Update Project
In conjunction with its members and Clifford Chance, FIA has been working on the Terms of Business Update Project, which is designed to update the Modules of the 2011 versions of FIA’s Professional Client Agreement, Wholesale Client Agreement and Retail Client Agreement to reflect in-scope regulatory developments.
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MiFID II RTS published in the EU Official Journal
The following Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) and Delegated Acts were published in the EU Official Journal (OJ) on 31 March 2017. All apply from 3 January 2018 except where noted.
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FIA draft Q&As on position reporting submitted to ESMA
Following a joint FIA/EFET/GFMA/ISDA letter to ESMA in December 2016, the trade associations jointly submitted draft Q&As to ESMA on position reporting under Art. 58 of MiFID II.
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FIA, GFMA, ISDA and EFET jointly submit comment letters to ESMA on position limits under MiFID II
On 22 February, FIA, GFMA, ISDA and EFET jointly submitted two comment letters to ESMA on the position limits regime to be introduced under MiFID II.
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