Podcast — UK FinReg Focus Areas in 2025: Wholesale Markets
Brexit & Financial Services: Preparing for the End of the Transition Period
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published consultation paper CP25/20 on the systematic internaliser (SI) regime for bonds and derivatives. The consultation builds on the November 2024 final policy statement which...more
The draft Markets in Financial Instruments (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025 has been laid before the UK Parliament under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (FSMA 2023), together with a draft explanatory...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a press release sharing its view that the pre-trade controls that investment firms have implemented warrant further convergence. The EU Markets in Financial...more
The European Commission (EC) has adopted a suite of technical standards for the development of consolidated tapes. The creation of consolidated tapes and the removal of obstacles to the development of consolidated tapes, were...more
The European Commission has published its Omnibus IV legislative proposal, together with a press release, for a Directive amending the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) and the Critical Entities...more
The European Commission has adopted delegated regulations amending the rules for data reporting service providers (DRSP) fines and fees to include consolidated tape providers (CTPs) in scope. Previously, the relevant...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its 2024 report, along with a press release, on the quality and use of data, showcasing significant increase in data use by authorities. The report covers...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a letter to the European Commission on the inconsistent regulation of trading of fractional shares across the EU. There has been an increase in the...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has launched the first selection procedure for the Consolidated Tape Provider for bonds. The CTP aims to enhance market transparency and efficiency by consolidating trade data...more
The Financial Markets Standards Board has published its updated final statement of good practice for front office supervision of wholesale traded markets. The statement of good practice sets out 15 good practice statements,...more
Das ursprünglich am 7. Dezember 2022 durch die EU-Kommission vorgelegte Maßnahmenpaket, das unter dem Titel „EU Listing Act“ bekannt ist, wurde nun endlich im November 2024 im Amtsblatt der Europäischen Union veröffentlicht....more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published a consultation on draft regulatory technical standards to establish an EU code of conduct for issuer-sponsored research. When final, the RTS will supplement the...more
Rachel Reeves, the U.K. Chancellor has set out a package of reforms in her Mansion House speech. The reforms aim to drive growth and competitiveness in financial services. Ms. Reeves stated that the regulatory changes...more
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“BCBS”) published a report jointly with the World Bank setting out the findings from a global survey on proportionality in banking regulation and supervision....more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a public statement to clarify issues regarding the application to firms of the MiFID II requirements on the recording of telephone conversations. ESMA...more