Search Results for: MiFID II
FCA proposes actions to improve competition in the investment platform market
July 18th, 2018
Competition is working well for most consumers using investment platforms, according to interim findings of the Financial Conduct Authority’s market study into investment platforms, published. However, the FCA’s interim findings reveal concerns about how platforms compete for particular groups ...
ESMA published details of its action plan for systematic internaliser regime calculations
July 13th, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published details of its action plan (within its updated Q&As on MiFID II and MiFIR transparency topics) for systematic internaliser (SI) regime calculations ahead of their publication on 1 August 2018. ...
Breaking: The Cyprus Regulator clarifies about the ESMA CFDs and Binary Options measures in regards non EU residents
June 4th, 2018
Further to a number of queries received, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued today a Circular to inform on whether the ESMA product intervention measures about Contracts For Difference (CFDs) and Binary Options would also apply in ...
CySEC released a statement of new rules governing derivatives on virtual currencies
May 16th, 2018
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued a statement to inform about new rules when providing investment services in relation to derivatives on virtual currencies. According the statement: Further to the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) ...
Online retail Forex provider to pay a €138,000 penalty
February 21st, 2018
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (“CySEC”) has issued an announcement to inform that has imposed a financial penalty on ICFD Ltd (the “Company”), an investment firm that provides online retail trading products in forex. A fine of €138,000 ...
U.S Regulator Approves Exemption From SEF Registration for MTFs and OTFs Authorized Within the EU
December 11th, 2017
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the issuance of an order exempting certain multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) and organised trading facilities (OTFs) authorized within the European Union (EU) from the requirement to register with the CFTC as swap ...
More Than €10 Billion Traded on Bats LIS Since Launch
September 26th, 2017
Bats Europe, a CBOE Holdings, Inc. company and the region’s largest equities exchange operator, today reported that more than €10 billion has executed on Bats LIS, its block trading platform powered by BIDS technology, since its launch less than ...
ESMA updates on transaction reporting, order record keeping and clock synchronisation
August 9th, 2017
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued an update of its Guidelines on transaction reporting, order record keeping and clock synchronisation under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II). The updates corrects some unintended factual mistakes, ...
London Stock Exhange published 6 months interim results
August 7th, 2017
London Stock Exchange Group has issued an announcement to publish results for the 6 months ended 30 June 2017. According the announcement: Strong financial performance with income growth across all business areas and 23% AEPS growth Successful strategy based ...
Why free trade and open markets in financial services matter; Andrew Bailey, FCA Chief Executive
July 11th, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, has released a speech by Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive of the FCA, at Reuters Newsmaker event. According the release: Note: this ...
