SEC Proposal to Mandate Climate Risk Disclosures

Sustainability is a contentious topic in the US, and the…

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Consolidated Audit Trail: Preparing for the next phase of regulation

The Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) has been a major focus…

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Preparing for upcoming UK regulatory changes

For more on the latest regulatory developments from the UK…

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The MiFID II Review is on the horizon

In Europe, the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and…

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The relationship of regulation with automation and technology

With advances in automated trading in recent years, regulators have…

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The EU’s securities markets regulator prioritizes flagging of non-price forming trades

Following an earlier consultation, ESMA published its final report on…

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Catching up on events – 40 years of the ISIN

The 1980s brought us the first space shuttle, personal computers,…

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Dark trading restrictions set to remain on the regulators’ watch lists

The UK Treasury’s Wholesale Markets Review consultation paper devotes some attention to…

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MiFID II review stores up more compliance costs

As part of the ongoing wider review of MiFID II,…

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Back to school for MiFID II

The review of MiFID/MiFIR is now well underway following the…

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Brexit: MiFID Share trading obligation – Should the EU investors be worried?

The European Union’s MiFID directives set clear rules on the…

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Spanish tax set for January 2021

Before the advent of an EU financial transactions tax (FTT),…

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Recurring waves of Brexit

Recurring waves of Brexit

In the face of recurring Brexit waves, the markets have…

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Working towards a common goal

Working towards a common goal

Regulators globally are continuing to step up efforts to monitor…

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Wider adoption of MMT encouraged

Wider adoption of MMT encouraged

The Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group (SMSG) recently advised ESMA to…

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The evolving global impact of MiFID II

The evolving global impact of MiFID II

Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced an…

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Catch 22: The share trading obligation

Catch 22: The share trading obligation

MiFID II refined the definition of OTC trading for equities,…

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Time runs out on Swiss equivalence

Time runs out on Swiss equivalence

Over the weekend, the stock market equivalence granted to Switzerland…

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