Regulation Archive

A draft report on a Europe-wide financial transaction tax for bonds, shares and derivatives will be put forward in the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee next week. read more>

Institutions may choose to restrict their swap trading activities and segregate their business with US counterparties to keep regulatory costs under control and avoid falling foul of extraterritorial American derivatives regulations, a new study from consultancy Celent has asserted. read more>

The vast majority of large banks and broker-dealers believe quality of collateral should be given equal consideration to cost when choosing to connect to post-trade securities market structures, according to a recent study by SIX Securities Services. read more>

More than half of buy-side firms are unable to reconcile transactions in real-time, an important function that will be vital for meeting impending regulation, a study has found. read more>

Japan's Financial Services Agency announced Friday that proprietary trading systems will now be exempted from the country's take-over-bid rule. read more>

A study on high-frequency trading commissioned by the UK government has dismissed a number of measures in MiFID II designed to curb the practice but recognises the danger it poses to market stability. read more>

Institutional investors in France have increased derivatives exposure to avoid the country’s three-month old financial transaction tax on equities, according to new research. read more>

Following reports from a meeting earlier this month that SEBI is aiming at reducing transaction costs, market participants appear to have had their hopes raised falsely. read more>

Last-minute exemptions and delays for new US swaps trading rules have given large buy-side firms a brief respite on implementation and will help them avoid burdensome compliance issues. read more>

MEPs will vote on the European Parliament’s version of MiFID II on 26 October, with broad support expected on key issues including broker crossing networks and high-frequency trading. read more>