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LSE to close TRS once sale has been approved
The LSE is planning to close the TRS approved reporting mechanism it has conditionally bought from the FSA
EC’s Capital Requirements Directive deemed “detrimental” to energy trading
The revised proposal for the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) presented by the European Commission (EC) on July 20 has sparked serious concerns among energy companies, traders and exchanges
Bank strategy indexes risk getting sucked into Mifid automated trading consultation
Bank strategy indexes risk getting sucked into Mifid automated trading consultation
UK Structured Products Association joins the JAC
The SPA is the latest addition to the Joint Associations Committee, which has been bolstering its membership in recent months following the release of its core structured products principles
Regulatory reckoning
Regulatory reckoning
Deconstructing Emir
Deconstructing Emir
Peer review needed to prevent regulatory arbitrage, says AMF
Clearing rules 'won't work' unless US and European regulators can agree on detail, says senior French regulator
Position limits will feed risk into real economy, say energy companies
Energy market participants have expressed doubt that European position limits proposals will achieve reductions in market volatility, and warned of unintended consequences for end-users' risk management
Sweden's IFA distribution model looking good for structured products
Eyeing Sweden's IFAs
JAC reaffirms retail structured products principles with bigger committee
JAC reaffirms retail structured products principles with bigger committee
Enter the quant regulator
Enter the quant regulator
Dealers weigh Sef strategies
Day of the aggregators
Structured products
Special report
Mifid’s tough line on investor protection worries dealers
A sense of propriety
New regulations leave retail structured products on shaky ground in France
One step forwards, three steps back
Italian register of fee-only advisers could change retail investment landscape
The register of fee-only advisers soon to be introduced in the Italian market could drive more investors towards listed products
Isda AGM: Esma committed to G-20 clearing deadline, says Maijoor
New authority will conduct cost-benefit analysis to decide which derivatives should be cleared - but G-20 deadline is not negotiable, says Esma chair in first public speech
ETF trading struggles to gain traction in Europe
Arrested development
HMT's Hoban: Beware of sweeping forex into EU derivatives reform
Advocates of an exemption from mandatory central clearing requirements for foreign exchange swaps and forwards have won the support of the UK government, as a senior treasury official admits to the risks inherent in regulating FX in the same way as other…
BarCap advises carbon market to use UK registries
Barclays Capital advises clients to stick to the UK in light of recent EUA thefts across European registries
EU to examine commodity derivatives/physical market link
Following sustained calls from EU members to curb commodity derivative markets, the EU will research the link between derivative and physical markets
Disclosure regime leads to discord in Italy
The ‘what if’ scenario
EU financial rules consultation raises industry concerns
EU’s rules consultation raises industry concerns
EU quells dual-reporting fears over energy market proposals
EC makes sure dual reporting will not be an issue in latest energy market regulation proposals