MiFIR and MiFID II: Council adopts rules to support market data transparency
The Council of the European Union has adopted changes to the EU’s trading rules concerning the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) and the Markets in Financial Instruments...
Natwest Markets trading desk automating fixed income trading workflow with ipushpull
Natwest Markets has implemented a new PPQ (Pushpull Quotes) workflow system to streamline manual workflow around non-standard, complex trades such as fixed income trading.
Matthew...
FIX issues guide for MiFID II reporting of bond trades
By Flora McFarlane.
FIX Trading Community, which sets the messaging standard for trading messages sent between buy-side and sell-side firms, has published the final Recommended...
EC to review mandatory buy-in rules under CSDR
The European Commission has stated that it will review the mandatory buy-in rules under the Central Securities Depository Regime (CSDR). The comments were made...
MiFID II/MiFIR text approval likely to take “several weeks”
A source close to the trilogue discussions around the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II / MiFIR) has said that talks...
JP Morgan chooses Mosaic fixed income data analytics platform
By Flora McFarlane.
In a move to increase the efficiency and efficiency across its FICC sales and trading division, JP Morgan has contracted Mosaic Smart...
Volcker repeal plans challenged
Ditching the Volcker Rule would have a limited effect on liquidity, but the enthusiasm for change exists. David Wigan writes.
The Volcker Rule has been...
UK proposes streamlined listing regime, confirms consolidated tape for bonds
UK market regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has set out proposals aimed at making the UK’s listing regime more “accessible, effective, and competitive.”
In...
RTS 28 reports dropped as ESMA deprioritises enforcement
Investment firms in the European Union (EU) will no longer be obliged to publish some best execution reports following amendments to MiFID II, with...
Bloomberg: Banks face FRTB data and modelling hurdles
Banks facing challenges in their implementation of the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB), the rules issued by the Basel Committee for Banking...













