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AFME backs EU Council and European Parliament’s provisional CSDR agreement
27 June 2023 Europe
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The proposed law aims to reduce the financial and regulatory burden on central securities depositories and improve their ability to operate across borders, while also strengthening financial stability

EU trade associations release statement in anticipation of MiFID/R review
27 June 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

In anticipation of next week’s trilogue negotiations, financial markets and asset and fund management associations have asked policy makers to work to avoid suboptimal outcomes for the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive

AFME releases climate risk stress testing report
22 June 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

In partnership with global management consultancy Oliver Wyman, the Association for Financial Markets in Europe has published a report discussing the progress of EU banks around climate risk stress testing

AFME highlights EU Securitisation Regulation challenges
14 June 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe has published a report outlining challenges around investor due diligence requirements under the Securitisation Regulation in the EU and UK

GFMA releases report on risks and benefits of DLT in capital markets
17 May 2023 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The report was developed in partnership with organisations including Boston Consulting Group, Clifford Chance, Cravath, Swaine & Moore and AFME

AFME responds to FCA’s equity shares listing proposal
09 May 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe has responded to the FCA’s proposed rule changes around the UK’s framework for commercial companies’ equity shares listing, published last week

AFME issues equity market liquidity warning before MiFIR Review
17 April 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe has advised negotiators at EU trilogues for the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation review to consider the impact that MiFID could have on the attractiveness of Europe’s capital markets

AFME launches T+1 taskforce
02 March 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The group will consider whether Europe should move to a shorter settlement cycle, following the lead of other jurisdictions around the world

SEC restates commitment to move to T+1 by May 2024
15 February 2023 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The affirmation was made at an Open Meeting conducted by the SEC today (15 February)

FINBOURNE to provide European fixed income consolidated tape
10 February 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Bloomberg, MarketAxess and Tradeweb have partnered with FINBOURNE to produce a CT for fixed income in European markets

AFME expects “more ambition” in EC’s approach to establishing a CT for pre- and post-trade
22 December 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

“More ambition” is needed in the European Council’s approach toward a properly constructed consolidated tape for real-time pre-trade as well as post-trade, says AFME

AFME and Protiviti report calls for coordinated approach for further cloud innovation
07 December 2022 United Kingdom
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

AFME cited the management of disruption in the cloud as a significant barrier to further innovation, with several high-profile cloud service outages highlighting the need for greater visibility and confidence in cloud providers’ abilities