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FIA June 2018 SEF Tracker

Date 12/07/2018

TheCityUK Responds To The Government’s Brexit White Paper

Date 12/07/2018

The government has today published a White Paper on the future relationship with the European Union.

EPEX SPOT And ECC Successfully Introduce 15-Minute Continuous Trading In Belgium And The Netherlands

Date 12/07/2018

The European Power Exchange EPEX SPOT and the clearing house European Commodity Clearing (ECC) successfully introduced 15-minute continuous Intraday trading on the Belgian and Dutch local power spot markets. First trading day was 10 July 2018.

ESMA Sets Out Plan For Systematic Internaliser Regime Calculations And Publications

Date 12/07/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published details of its action plan (within its updated Q&As on MiFID II and MiFIR transparency topics) for systematic internaliser (SI) regime calculations  ahead of their publication on 1 August 2018. ESMA’s action plan focuses on equity, equity-like instruments and bonds while postponing the publication for derivatives and other instruments to 1 February 2019. 

Thomson Reuters Continues Expansion Of Connected Risk Platform With Launch Of Compliance Management Solution - Software Solution Provides A Tech-Enabled Compliance Framework That Unites Processes In A Single Location To Better Manage Regulatory Breaches And Control Failures.

Date 12/07/2018

Thomson Reuters continues the expansion of its award-winning Connected Risk software platform with the launch of Compliance Management, a new solution designed to help risk and compliance professionals demonstrate strong governance and sound internal controls in the face of intense, enterprise-wide regulatory scrutiny.

ESMA Updates Q&AS On MiFID II And MiFIR Investor Protection And Intermediaries

Date 12/07/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated its Questions and Answers (Q&A) document on the implementation of investor protection topics under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/ MiFIR).

Ugandan Regulator Partners With CISI To Enhance Practitioner Knowledge And Help Promote Capital Market Confidence

Date 12/07/2018

The Ugandan Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has announced the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) as one of its key partners in ensuring its practitioners are qualified to global best practice standards.

The Financing Structure Of Spanish Large Listed Companies Comes Closer To The Anglo-Saxon Model

Date 12/07/2018

• Over the last 7 years the Spanish listed companies have reduced their debt and increased their market-based financing
• The equity of the IBEX 35’s non-financial institutions increased by 27%
• Financing via Fixed Income rose by 28% to 116 billion at the end of 2017

ESMA Updates Q&AS On Temporary Product Intervention Measures

Date 12/07/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today updated its Questions and Answers on ESMA’s temporary product intervention measures on the marketing, distribution or sale of CFDs and binary options to retail clients based on Article 40 of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 (the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation, MiFIR).

FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index Slips On Trade War Anxiety, Down 0.8% In June, Down 3.3% In Q2, Up 16.9% Over 12 Months

Date 12/07/2018

The FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index remained in negative territory in June on fears of an escalation in the international trade conflict with the United States.