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EBF requests review of EC capital markets rules
European bankers call for improvements to Markets in Financial Instruments Directive ahead of European Commission review; CESR calls for evidence on markets' developments
Derivatives caught in the spotlight
Regulators are considering extending transparency requirements to include pre- and post-trade reporting for over-the-counter derivatives. But the industry is keen to spell out the limits of what can be done without damaging investor confidence and…
Going it alone
Jyske Bank, based in Denmark, has traditionally distributed products that have been created by large banks. However, after the financial crisis saw consumer confidence in those banks plunge, Jyske has had to step in to operate as both issuer and…
Cesr urges mandatory transaction reporting for OTC derivatives
The Committee of European Securities Regulators (Cesr) says it supports European Commission (EC) plans to make transaction reporting of over-the-counter derivatives mandatory.
Mifid briefings aim to ensure enforcement
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While you ponder yet another acronym for structured products - they are now Prips, or packaged retail investment products, according to the European Union - reflect upon the fact that there has been some kind of progress in the calamitous world of…
Preaching protection
Continuing a series of interviews with national regulators about structured products, we talk to Maria Jose Gomez Yubero, head of investor protection at the Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores, about the fallout from the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy,…
Cesr releases review of Mifid supervision
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Mifid implementation "better than expected"
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FSA market watch letter focuses on market abuse controls
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FSA amends sourcebook to include Mifid exemptions
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Mifid co-operation on branch supervision improving, says Cesr
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Turquoise ready for take-off
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Mifid a failure say some traders
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Mifid MTFs produce cost savings for brokers and dealers
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Mifid MTFs produce cost savings for brokers and dealers
More and more multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) are starting to compete with European equities exchanges, producing 4-5 basis points in savings for some of their users.