On Aug. 26, the European Securities and Markets Authority opened a consultation on a key element of the regulatory framework for clearinghouses in Europe, a move that could break the logjam with the U.S. on clearinghouse recognition.
CONTINUE READINGIn this special feature, the editors of MarketVoice have picked out nine people who we expect will have an outsize influence on our industry in 2016.
CONTINUE READINGIn this interview, Akira Kiyota, Japan Exchange Group’s CEO, outlines his strategy to expand the exchange group with a planned trading system upgrade and by expanding into commodity futures and a range of interest rate products.
CONTINUE READINGOn Sept. 28 the government of India formally unveiled the merger of the Forward Markets Commission and the Securities and Exchange Board of India.
CONTINUE READINGThe Reserve Bank of India released a report in February recommending the introduction of interest rate options so that banks and corporates can hedge their interest rate risks.
CONTINUE READINGNasdaq is moving its primary data center in Scandinavia to a new location just outside Stockholm.
CONTINUE READINGThe European System of Central Banks issued a statement on Aug. 25 expressing opposition to any change in EU regulations that would give central counterparties an automatic right of access to central bank liquidity.
CONTINUE READINGMoney.Net, the market data and financial news platform that positions itself as a low-cost alternative to Bloomberg and Reuters terminals, has added real-time futures and options on futures from exchanges in Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas.
CONTINUE READINGThe European Securities and Markets Authority on June 30 published its final report on draft technical standards on authorization, passporting, registration of third-country firms and cooperation between competent authorities under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II and the Markets and Financial Instruments Regulation.
CONTINUE READINGAs widely expected, the European Commission announced on Feb. 10 that it has officially proposed a one-year extension for implementing Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II).
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