Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (Mifir)
Blockchain creators call for new reference data paradigm
Derivatives trade identifiers to leverage off cryptographic hashes
Isda support makes ISIN adoption all but certain
Future of alternatives in doubt as ISINs integrate Isda taxonomy
MEPs split on how to protect package trades from Mifid II
Ferber warns amending text "risks opening Pandora's box"
Isda and FIA urge phased implementation of Mifid II
One-year delay to new regime will not solve data problems, industry argues
Why Isins are not fit-for-purpose OTC derivatives identifiers
SocGen’s Bill Stenning says draft Mifid II regulatory technical standards should be amended
Mifid II – Will you be ready to report?
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Banks and platforms brace for Mifir privacy reporting wrangle
Mifid II reporting could breach third-country privacy laws
Mifid II threatens best execution data 'nightmare'
Buy- and sell-side critics attack requirement to publish all RFQs
Banks underwhelmed by post-trade disclosure relief for packages
Mifid II RTS stop short of easing pre-trade transparency requirements
Mifid changes will avert 'race-to-the-bottom' pricing – industry
Market participants praise Esma's move to relax pre-trade transparency requirements for RFQ
Confusion reigns over Mifid transparency in forex
Banks could still be forced to disclose quotes under Mifir despite Mifid reprieve
Esma ‘determined’ to finalise Mifid II rules in September
Market has been expecting delay; timeline will hinge on board meeting this week
Industry expecting Mifid II delay
September 24 deadline likely to be missed, banks and lobbyists fear
Banks hope for Mifid reprieve on fixed-income research
Intervention by France, Germany, UK could bring about “more considerate treatment”
Simon Puleston-Jones: Calling time on futures reporting
Regulators get "no meaningful data" from reports, argues FIA Europe head
Mifid II a 'deal killer' for some swaps, corporates warn
Requirement to broadcast quotes could end trading in certain swaps
Mifid II threatens end to ‘mates’ rates’ in OTC market
Transparency rules for bilateral trades will end relationship-based pricing, banks warn
The House of Lords: looking for gaps in EU financial reform
Chair of Lords subcommittee says UK neglect of Europe is "criminal"
Industry nervy as Esma faces Mifid liquidity challenge
Discussion paper asks 139 questions on new transparency regime
EU retail investment regulation extended to cover insurance
Esma opinion may dilute Priips upon implementation, say observers
OTFs and Sefs: equivalence in doubt
European legislators are close to finalising their derivatives execution rules, but trading platforms are concerned the OTF framework may be sufficiently different to US Sef rules to scupper any chance of equivalence determinations. By Tom Osborn
Regulators clash on Mifid waivers
Some regulators and brokers have expressed fears that exemptions included in Mifid may mean European rules on trade execution are not equivalent to the US – but a key parliamentarian disagrees
Officials blindsided by CFTC's Sef footnote 88, says Ferber
Senior MEP says officials from US and Europe only recognised dangers of Sef rules footnote in recent weeks
Esma: overburdened and under-resourced?
Esma under pressure