Mifid
House of Lords committee chair warns of Mifid liquidity costs
Transparency and own-capital ban for OTFs could interfere with “free flow” of market, says Lord Harrison, chair of a House of Lords committee that yesterday warned of fundamental flaws in Europe’s Mifid review
Bloomberg: Approaching the terminal
Approaching the terminal
ETFs under the microscope
Under the microscope
Esma: making time for ETFs
The July 2012 issue of ETF Risk covers regulation, liquidity risk and tracking error
The ETF liquidity mirage
Smoke and mirrors
Taking the Retail Distribution Review to Europe
Replicating the RDR
Mifid amendments lift barrier to brokers owning OTFs
Tweaks to Mifid text would allow owners of OTFs to engage in matched principal trading
Structured Products Nordic Region: Swedish regulator warns of information overload
Sweden's financial supervisory authority warns about standards of information, sales practices and conflicts of interest ahead of Mifid II implementation
Global inconsistency remains a challenge for would-be Sefs
An ongoing lack of clarity and the potential for extraterritoriality in swap execution facility rules is creating a bumpy ride towards registration, according to three putative Sefs
Banks consider OTF aggregation in response to Mifid
Uncertainty over the future of single-dealer platforms under new European trading rules is prompting banks to consider price aggregation of OTC trading platforms
Dealer platforms weigh up life under Mifid
Weighing up life under Mifid
Q&A: Jean-Paul Servais on the FSMA's moratorium
Regulator Q&A: Jean-Paul Servais of the FSMA
Regulators failing on transparency, asset manager survey finds
Regulatory focus should shift, industry says
Derivatives blamed for Goldman Sachs' 'toxic' culture
Resignation letter links derivatives trade to moral collapse at bank
Esma: overburdened and under-resourced?
Esma under pressure
Energy markets face huge change under Mifid II
New ground rules
Esma: questions grow as Emir deadline looms
Esma under pressure
OTC trading platform of the year: i-Swap
Risk awards 2012
Asia Risk 2011 interdealer rankings: Brokers
The eurozone debt crisis has hit volumes in the interdealer market, with brokers reporting a significant drop-off in recent months. Despite the change in market dynamics, the top brokers in the region remain the same as last year, with Icap taking top…
Regulation, credit are major challenges for energy traders in 2012: Trayport’s Davies
Regulation and credit are two of the biggest challenges facing energy trading companies in 2012, says James Davies at Trayport.
Mifid II sets up clash between voice trading and transparency
Voice in the wilderness?
Regulation a concern for CEE power and gas traders
Getting on track?
Bank of England sets out code of practice on electronic trading
Members of the FX Joint Standing Committee comment on the recently reviewed Nips code, which includes a new section on electronic trading