MIFID II \ MiFIR
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MiFID Conference Review
Last week’s FIA Europe conference on MiFID II brought together an impressive list of speakers and a full house of delegates to hear presentations on the key areas of the directive and regulation that will have the most impact on the listed derivatives industry.
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Special Report Series - Part Two: Derivatives under MiFID – Trading Obligation and Definition of Liquid Market
This Special Report is the second in the FIA and FIA Europe’s series covering specific areas of the European Securities and Markets Authorities (“ESMA”) consultation process for the implementation of the recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (2014/65/EU) and Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (Regulation 600/2012) (“MiFIR”), which together are referred to as “MiFID II” and come into effect on 3 January 2017.
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Special Report Series - Part One: Introduction
MiFID II comprises a Directive and a Regulation: the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (2014/65/EU) and the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (Regulation 600/2014) (“MiFIR”).
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FIA Europe and ISDA Respond to ESMA's MiFID I Commodities Definition Paper
On 2 January, FIA Europe and ISDA filed a joint response to ESMA's consultation on draft guidelines clarifying the definition of commodities derivatives as financial instruments under MiFID I.
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ESMA publishes MiFID II/MiFIR Consultation Paper
On 19 December, ESMA published its Consultation Paper on MiFID II/MiFIR and the Consultation Paper Annex B on Regulatory Technical Standards on MiFID II/MiFIR.
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ESMA publishes MiFID II/MiFIR Consultation Paper
On 19 December, ESMA published its Consultation Paper on MiFID II/MiFIR and the Consultation Paper Annex B on Regulatory Technical Standards on MiFID II/MiFIR.
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News Briefs November 2014
FIA Global announced a new service that will provide information on clearinghouse rules worldwide and help market participants assess the risks of clearing.
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FCA - MiFID II Implementation Timetable
The FCA has produced a useful implementation timeline on MiFID II
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FIA Europe response to FCA Wholesale Sector Competition Review
FIA Europe responded to the FCA on 9 October.
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Clearing the Deck: OTC Clearing in Europe
The European Securities and Markets Authority on July 11 launched its first round of consultations to determine which classes of swaps will be subject to mandatory central clearing.
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