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ESAs publish DORA technical draft standards
18 January 2024 France
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The Digital Operational Resilience Act is expected to come into effect in January 2025

AFME calls on European Parliament to show more ambition to deliver successful CMU
16 January 2024 Europe
Reporter: Jack McRae

AFME has welcomed a vote on the MiFID/R by the European Parliament

AFME responds to ESMA consultation on EU settlement cycles
15 December 2023 Europe
Reporter: Jack McRae

AFME has issued a response to ESMA's consultation on shortening settlement cycles in the EU

AFME releases sixth edition of capital markets performance report
10 November 2023 Europe
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The report, constructed in collaboration with eleven other European and international organisations, tracks Europe’s capital markets’ progress across nine key performance indicators

AFME responds to EC FiDA proposal
02 November 2023 Europe
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe has shared its response to the European Commission’s consultation on the FiDA proposal, which seeks to open up access to financial data

AFME and Deloitte releases post-trade inefficiencies paper
31 October 2023 Europe
Reporter: Lucy Carter

While the introduction of cash penalties under the Central Securities Depositories Regulation has reduced settlement fails somewhat, particularly for equities, the report affirms that inefficiencies remain, prompting higher costs and increased risk

AFME responds to FCA’s CT consultation paper
15 September 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

AFME members have expressed their support for a UK CT, which the association states is a reflection of broader industry opinion

AFME comments on EU Retail Investment Strategy proposals
30 August 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

AFME has outlined member concerns around the EU Retail Investment Strategy proposals, responding to the EU Commission’s ‘Have your say’ consultation on the matter

AFME gives comment on EBA’s latest EU-wide stress test
02 August 2023 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

According to the Association for Financial Markets in Europe, “this year’s stress test showed that the steps that both banks and supervisors had taken to strengthen the resilience of the EU banking sector had paid off"

UK Government plans to reverse the EU MiFID II ban on research bundling
11 July 2023 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The proposed change aims to give clients the option to choose how they pay for the research they consume, whether bundled or unbundled

FCA proposes introduction of a UK consolidated tape for bonds and equities
05 July 2023 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The FCA has said that a CT, specifically designed for the UK market, will increase industry competitiveness and enhance the quality of trading data

AFME releases comment on European Commission’s proposal to introduce FIDA and update PSD2
30 June 2023 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

In a statement commenting on both proposals, James Kemp, managing director at the AFME, says: “FIDA and PSD3 could enable access to new, broader data sets to enhance the way banks operate and will encourage innovation across sectors