MIFID II \ MiFIR
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FIA submits joint response to ESMA consultation on package orders
FIA and ISDA have submitted a joint response to ESMA's consultation on 'Draft RTS on package orders for which there is a liquid market'.
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FIA publishes due diligence questionnaire for IT outsourcing and procurement
FIA's e-Trading Working Group has produced a Due Diligence Questionnaire for IT Outsourcing and Procurement which aims to provide a standard form for firms to request information from their vendors as part of MiFID II regulatory requirements.
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FIA publishes due diligence questionnaire for IT outsourcing and procurement
FIA's e-Trading Working Group has produced a Due Diligence Questionnaire for IT Outsourcing and Procurement which aims to provide a standard form for firms to request information from their vendors as part of MiFID II regulatory requirements.
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FIA submits comment letter on MiFID II position reporting regime for commodity derivatives
FIA, ISDA, GFMA, EFET, LEBA and WMBA jointly submitted a comment letter to ESMA to ask for clarification on certain aspects of the new position reporting regime for commodity derivatives under MiFID II, which will apply from 3 January 2018.
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FIA files response to FCA Consultation Paper on MiFID II implementation
On 28 October, FIA filed its response to FCA Consultation Paper 16/19 on MiFID II implementation in the UK.
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FIA files letters to ESMA on position limit proposals under MiFID II
At the end of September 2016, FIA filed jointly with ISDA, GFMA, EFET and WMBA two letters to ESMA, asking for clarifications regarding the scope of the position limits regime under Art. 57 of MiFID II.
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FIA backs delay in EU clearing obligation for less active firms
On Sept. 5, FIA submitted a letter to the European Securities and Markets Authority responding to ESMA's consultation on a proposed delay to the clearing obligation for "Category 3" counterparties, which are financial counterparties with a limited volume of derivatives trading activity.
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Lukken discusses FIA's key policy issues
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken spoke with Jim Kharouf of John Lothian News about FIA's priority issues for the rest of 2016.
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European Council approves one-year delay to MiFID II
Today, the Council formally endorsed a one-year delay for MiFID II and MiFIR at the ECOFIN meeting – this was the last procedural step before the amendments can be published in the EU Official Journal (OJ), which should happen in the coming days.
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FIA responds to ESMA guidelines on transaction reporting under MiFIR
FIA has submitted its response to ESMA’s Consultation Paper on “Guidelines on transaction reporting, reference data, order record keeping & clock synchronisation."
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