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  • FIA Affiliates Respond to MiFID II Consultation

    FIA, FIA Europe and FIA European Principal Traders Association have submitted two sets of responses to the European Securities and Markets Authority’s consultation on MiFID II, the overhaul of the EU’s rules for markets in financial instruments.

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  • FIA Europe files its responses to the MiFID II/R Discussion Paper and Consultation Paper with ESMA

    The filing of these responses represents merely the start of the industry's engagement on these key issues - we look forward to working with members and regulators in the coming months as we continue our collaborative engagement with rule-writers to seek clear, proportionate, regulation that interacts smoothly with similar third county rules.

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  • Special Report Series: Transparency

    This Special Report is the ninth and final in the FIA and FIA Europe’s series covering specific areas of the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (“ESMA”) consultation process for the implementation of the recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID II”) and Regulation (“MiFIR”).

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  • Special Report Series: Transaction Reporting of Instruments

    This Special Report is the eighth in the FIA and FIA Europe’s series covering specific areas of the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (“ESMA”) consultation process for the implementation of the recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID II”) and Regulation (“MiFIR”).

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  • Special Report Series: Third Country Firms Under MiFID II

    This Special Report is the seventh of the FIA and FIA Europe’s series covering specific areas of the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (“ESMA”) consultation process for the implementation of the recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID II”) and Regulation (“MiFIR”).

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  • Special Report Series: Defining High Frequency Trading

    This Special Report is the sixth in FIA and FIA Europe’s series covering specific areas of the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (“ESMA”) consultation process for the implementation of the recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID II”) and the new Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (“MiFIR”).

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  • Special Report Series: Investor Protection Under MiFID II

    This Special Report is the fifth in FIA and FIA Europe’s series covering specific areas of the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (“ESMA”) consultation process for the implementation of the recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID II”) and the new Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (“MiFIR”).

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  • Clearing the Deck: Europe's Central Clearing Mandate on the Horizon

    The approach to mandatory clearing of over-the-counter derivatives in Europe has not mirrored the swifter, more structured approach seen in the U.S., where the Dodd- Frank Act resulted in the start of mandatory clearing from early 2013.

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  • Special Report Series: Market Infrastructure Under MiFID II

    This Special Report is the fourth in FIA and FIA Europe’s series covering specific areas of the European Securities and Markets Authority’s consultation process for the implementation of the recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID II”) and the new Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (“MiFIR”).

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  • FIA | FIA Europe Special Report Series: Open Access: CCPs, Trading Venues and Benchmarks

    This Special Report is the third in the FIA and FIA Europe’s series covering specific areas of the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (“ESMA”) consultation process for the implementation of the recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID II”) and Regulation (“MiFIR”).

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