Commodities/Regulation
Mifid II position limits: Preparing, monitoring and reporting in the new regime
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China to model financial reforms on Mifid II
Exchange chief tips authorities to review position limits and transparency in OTC markets
Final US position limits rule will take ‘at least a year’
CFTC expected to draft a narrow list of contracts in scope
Ferc’s Collins defends manipulation rule
US energy market watchdog is “serious” about its surveillance role
EU prop firm capital crunch could hit market liquidity
Traders claim they would be put out of business by bank-style capital rules
Large corporates unconvinced by Emir reporting gift
Corporates ask for opt-out from Emir reporting changes proposed for their benefit
Commodities firms fear EBA’s inappropriate capital charges
Energy lobbying overlooked as proposed regime threatens vigorous demands
Energy firms say looming EU reporting rules too broad in scope
SFTR vagaries cause confusion over commodity-specific transactions
Doubts plague Emir reporting clean-up
Industry still advocates single-sided reporting as a way to improve EU swaps data quality
Too little, too late: Esma data won’t fix energy firms’ Mifid woes
Data confusion and unworkable exemption timeframe risk commodity market disruption
Esma to publish Mifid II commodity market data by July
Data vital to establish if firms are in Mifid II, but it will be incomplete, agency says
EU commodities regulation: outlook for 2017
Key regulatory matters for energy firms in the months ahead
European energy clearing stalls amid conflicting rules
Energy trading volumes continue to rise in 2016
UK resists expansive view of Mifid II position limits
FCA suggests limits shouldn’t apply to OTC trades between non-EU entities
India hesitates on physical settlement for commodity options
Sebi wrestling with shoddy warehousing infrastructure
Energy firms under pressure to improve trade surveillance
Monitoring at most energy firms inadequate for regulation, say consultants
CFTC clamps down on insider trading in derivatives
Bank traders who leak information about derivatives trades to hedge funds could face charges, CFTC officials say
Massad denies silencing position limits analysis
CFTC economists stopped from critiquing proposed rule due to “priorities”, not politics
CFTC de minimis report worries US energy firms
Use of "alternate indicators" for dealing activity raises alarm bells in industry
Ending Emir hedge exemption conflicts with Mifid II, firms say
EU energy companies warn of inconsistency between two regulatory regimes
Basel may soften trading book rules on emissions
Latest FRTB tweaks also include increasing granularity of commodity risk weights
Commodity traders cheer CFTC record-keeping fix
Regulator softens Dodd-Frank rule that energy and grain traders saw as burdensome
Stricter EU collateral rules threaten Nordic power market
Esma move on bank guarantees “risks damaging” liquidity, traders say
US spoofing crackdown is a case of misplaced priorities
There are worse HFT practices than spoofing, yet only spoofers go to jail