Connectivity platforms report FI deals ahead of MiFID II
By Sobia Hamid.
The growth of electronic trading in fixed income is driving connectivity between trading platforms. In 2016, Greenwich Associates estimated electronic trading of...
Just 23% of buy-side firms confident in preparedness for MiFID II
By Flora McFarlane.
A new report by block-trading specialist Liquidnet says that MiFID II will drive automation in trading, but firms face many complexities and...
Ancoa goes into adminstration
Cinnober Financial Technology has acquired the assets of Ancoa Software, the UK-based market surveillance specialist company, as a going concern. Terms of the deal have...
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...
People’s Bank of China sets out northbound rules for Swap Connect
The People's Bank of China has issued interim measures to standardise the interest rate swap market between the mainland and Hong Kong, protecting investor...
SEC approves primary market database for US credit
Last week US market regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) signed off the development of a single central source of new issue reference...
Chatham Asset Management fined for improper bond trading
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged New Jersey-based Chatham Asset Management and its founder, Anthony Melchiorre, in connection with improper trading of...
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...
Europe’s pension fund managers face rising margin costs as EU clearing exemption deadline looms
European pension fund managers are facing rising margin costs thanks to the increased cost of financing additional collateral payments just as the EU’s clearing...
What’s the fuss about… New capital rules?
What’s all this fuss about new capital rules? The US Federal Reserve has decided that some banks, with over US$100 billion in assets, need...
