The report follows market structures between 2019 and 2022, placing a particular focus on the impact of Brexit and the UK’s “pivotal role” in equity markets
The UK financial regulator will extend temporary measures introduced in January 2022 relating to short sales reporting under UK RTS 22 and there will be no penalty for firms that fail to complete SFT fields and other indicators
This announcement extends HMT proposals advanced under the December 2022 “Edinburgh Reforms” that are designed to exploit the UK’s exit from the European Union to develop its own UK-tailored financial services legislation
The European Union’s financial markets watchdog has published a guide to post-trade transparency requirements and guidance regarding how to apply commitments under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation in a consistent way
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
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
The pilot builds on the existing MiFIR regulation to include tokenised financial instruments. This aims to bring pre- and post-trade transparency and market abuse monitoring to DLT-based securities