New Legislative Measures to Strengthen UK Corporate Reporting - On 19 July 2023, the draft Companies (Strategic Report and Directors’ Report) (Amendment) Regulations were laid in Parliament....more
On 6 January 2021, the HM Treasury published the Short Selling (Notification Thresholds) Regulations 2021 (the “Regulations”). The FCA has updated its webpage on the notification and disclosure of net short positions to...more
There is no silver bullet for maintaining cross-border trading if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. The date of Brexit has been delayed until (at least) October 31, 2019, but there is little sign that financial...more
On Jan. 9, 2019, both the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a report on crypto-assets....more
U.S. Financial Industry Developments - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act - The "Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act," signed by the President on May 24, amends...more
On May 24, 2018, the European Commission (“EC“) published: A draft Regulation to amend the Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation 596/2014) (“MAR“) and the Prospectus Regulation ((EU) 2017/1129) in respect of promotion of the...more
SPEED READ - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on December 8, 2017 that it is exempting certain "multilateral trading facilities" (MTFs) and "organised trading facilities" (OTFs) regulated in the...more
Both U.S. and European Union (EU) law require that certain swaps and derivatives trades take place only on approved trading platforms. On October 13, 2017, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) Chairman J....more
On 22 November 2017, the Italian Securities and Exchange Commission (Consob) released a warning notice (the Warning) in relation to the closure of the SeDeX regulated market and the launch of the SeDeX multilateral trading...more
ESMA’s new Q&A clarify a number of key points on the MTF, OTF and SI regimes. On 5 April 2017, ESMA published an updated version of its Q&A document on market structures under MiFID II. The final section has been...more
Financial Industry Developments - SEC Adopts T+2 Settlement Cycle for Securities Transactions - On March 22, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted an amendment to Rule 15c6-1(a), shortening the...more
The EU Regulation on Market Abuse (“MAR”) prohibits a person from unlawfully disclosing inside information relating to securities within the scope of the legislation. An unlawful disclosure is made when a person possesses...more
The EU Regulation on Market Abuse (“MAR”) came into effect on 3 July 2016, replacing the previously existing Market Abuse Directive and expanding the application of the EU’s market abuse regime. In addition to detailing...more
On 3 July 2016, the Market Abuse Regulation (596/2014/EU) (MAR) came into force. Even though guidance and clarity from the European Securities and Markets Authority is still awaited in relation to certain key aspects of MAR,...more
Regulation 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (also known as the Market Abuse Regulation, hereinafter referred to as MAR) became directly applicable in all EU Member States...more
The EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR), which came into effect across the EU on July 3, is a timely reminder in the aftermath of the UK’s Brexit referendum, that, for the time being at least, the UK remains a member of the...more
The Solvency II Delegated Regulation (2015/35) has been amended to make it easier for (re)insurers to invest in infrastructure. The amending legislation was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 1...more
European Market Abuse Regulation 2016 imposes new obligations for issuers of debt securities traded on multilateral trading facilities. The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have adopted a new...more
On April 9, 2014, the Division of Market Oversight (DMO) and Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) (together, the Divisions) of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued...more
In this issue: - SEC Issues New FAQs on Conflict Minerals - SEC Issues Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Amendments to the Broker-Dealer Reporting Rule - FINRA Requests Comment on Rules Regarding...more
On February 12, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight (DMO) issued relief from registration as a swap execution facility (SEF) to multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) regulated within the...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight (DMO) has issued CFTC Letter No. 14-15, which provides temporary no-action relief for (i) multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) overseen by regulators...more
CFTC and EC Statement on Regulatory Framework - On February 12, the CFTC and the European Commission announced jointly that the two agencies have made significant progress in their collaboration on the regulatory...more
As of February 15, 2014, certain types of fixed-for-floating interest rate swaps must be executed on a swap execution facility (SEF) or a designated contract market (DCM), unless an exception applies (e.g., the commercial...more
In this issue: - CFTC Exempts MTFs from US Registration Requirements - CFTC Guidance Relating to Trading on SEFs and DCMs - NFA Issues Notice to Members Regarding Member Obligations Under NFA Bylaw 1101...more