SEC pushes for transparency of municipal bond issuers
By Pia Hecher.
US market regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) amended its Securities Exchange Act on 20 August 2018, to enhance disclosure of...
Greenwich Associates: Streaming prices boost buy-side bond liquidity in 2019
By Pia Hecher.
Market intelligence provider Greenwich Associates has announced this year’s market structure trends, reporting that markets will remain volatile and exchanges will become...
Odd-lot bond case alleges pressure on Bloomberg and collusion
In the US Southern District Court of New York, a class-action lawsuit has been brought against a group of banks, alleging that since 1...
Kempen chooses SimCorp Coric for legacy client reporting
By Flora McFarlane.
Dutch asset manager, Kempen, has selected SimCorp Coric for its reporting solutions, replacing its legacy reporting technology, in response to increasing regulation...
Asset managers ‘not investment firms’ under MiFID II?
By Flora McFarlane & Dan Barnes.
Several European investment managers have reportedly claimed that they will not be classified as investment firms under the revised...
SEC fines ten broker-dealers US$289m for recordkeeping violations
Ten sell-side firms have been fined a combined US$289 million by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for violating recordkeeping provisions.
The...
ESMA consults on MiFIR trading obligation for derivatives
By Sobia Hamid.
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today a consultation paper regarding its draft technical standards specifying the trading obligation for derivatives under...
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...
The new normal: Top 2024 market structure trends
A new report from Coalition Greenwich outlines the trends set to define markets in 2024, with insights gleaned from clients and ongoing research.
Dan Connell,...
The breakdown: How asset managers are tackling fixed income unbundling
By Flora McFarlane & Dan Barnes.
With the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) set to arrive in just under five months, buy-side...
