European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma)
Mifid II delegated acts unlikely before end-2015
Further delay to rules could leave firms scrambling to prepare for implementation
Note to Brussels: energy firms are not banks
Extending capital requirements to commodities firms is a mistake
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
Mifid II commodity rules agreed at 'last minute', officials say
Amid outcry, EU regulator suggests delaying capital rules for energy traders
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
Esma's Mifir endorsement of ISIN identifiers questioned
Markit and Bloomberg claim Red codes and Figis should be used for trade reporting
Expected delay to non-EU CCP approval risks frontloading panic
Lawyers fear scramble to close out trades
People: Deutsche adds new financial institutions co-head
Celeste Guth joins Deutsche as co-head of the financial institutions group; UBS shakes up US rates; Wetjen heads to DTCC
Confusion reigns over Mifid transparency in forex
Banks could still be forced to disclose quotes under Mifir despite Mifid reprieve
Energy firms blast new Mifid II rules on commodities
Industry expects ‘serious negative consequences’ from Esma proposals
End-users and banks seek radical change to Emir reporting
Corporates willing to write off sunk costs in move to single-sided regime
Mifid II delegated acts shelved until November – FCA
FCA official says 14 elements of Mifid II will be held up; research row blamed
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”
Mifid II price tiering guidance unlikely, say dealers
Banks warn vague rules "like the Rorschach test" and need clarification
Banks bemoan data gap in Mifid II systematic internaliser test
Required EU trading data non-existent, dealers complain
Corporates fear end to Emir's hedge exemption
Counting all trades towards clearing threshold ‘would be a nightmare’
Latin alternative funds eye Asia following passport decision
AIFMD 'driving' South American business to Singapore
EBA proposes trade-by-trade CVA test for non-EU corporates
Banks would have to check whether exemption applies each time they trade
Esma urges EC to bin frontloading
Benefits of retroactive clearing are "undermined" by its drawbacks, Esma finds
AIFMD passport denial will impact Asian managers most
Hedge fund industry decries Esma's shutting of door on most offshore funds