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FCA to defy Europe on forex forwards reporting

UK regulator will not require forex forwards to be reported – contravening European policy – until Mifid II forces it to change

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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to defy European consensus on the regulation of foreign exchange derivatives until it is forced to abandon its stance in 2017 – the latest development in a nine-month feud between the European Commission and the UK regulator, and one that affects what trades have to be reported and cleared by UK-regulated firms.

While the UK does not regard forex

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