Mifid
Mifid II a 'deal killer' for some swaps, corporates warn
Requirement to broadcast quotes could end trading in certain swaps
Dealers fear reporting clash under SFT regulation
Securities Financing Transactions Regulation could conflict with Emir reporting rules
Mifid II threatens end to ‘mates’ rates’ in OTC market
Transparency rules for bilateral trades will end relationship-based pricing, banks warn
Esma delays review of Mifid II standards until September
Fund industry 'squeezed' for time
Mifid II liquidity data described as 'garbage'
Regulators have rejected requests to share underlying data set, critics claim
Evasion concerns hamper Mifid package trade fix
Esma working on package trades, but "too premature" to discuss a solution
EU commodity position limits prove tricky to hammer out
Energy companies worried by lack of detail on how Mifid II rules will work
Mifid II to cause shake-out in hedge fund derivatives trading
New requirements may lead to consolidation among small funds
Mifid II must recognise that commodities are different
EU law threatens to engulf commodities industry in financial rules
Commodity trading firms piece together Mifid II jigsaw
Complexity makes precise effect of EU legislation difficult to predict
Mifid II commodities impact to hinge on trading venues
Market participants worry about all-important OTF designation
Mifid II doomsday awaits energy firms, conference told
Shell compliance officer warns of "serious threat" posed by EU rules
Industry fears Mifid shake-up of futures clearing
Esma weighs blanket use of stricter OTC rules on indirect clearing
Industry nervy as Esma faces Mifid liquidity challenge
Discussion paper asks 139 questions on new transparency regime
Commodity firms need a coping strategy for Mifid II
Implementation will only increase uncertainty, argues EEX COO
Maijoor: defining Mifid II liquidity is "major task"
Esma needs help to balance transparency and liquidity, says authority's chair
Energy firms ponder Mifid exemptions and position limits
Esma commodity proposals closely scrutinised by market participants
CFTC-EC swaps accord not working, says MEP Swinburne
Accord has not solved swaps liquidity fragmentation
Energy traders breathe sigh of relief over Mifid II position limits
Mifid II exemptions for physically settled power, gas, coal and oil greeted by European energy traders
OTF transparency waivers survive final Mifid debate
European disclosure regime for derivatives platforms diverges from that in US
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