The Council of the European Union has confirmed that it has adopted changes to EU trading rules in the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (“MiFIR”) and the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID II”)...more
Of particular note this week in the EU, the Council adopted the legislative package to strengthen market data transparency which includes changes to the EU’s trading rules on market data, payment for order flow and commodity...more
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (“FSMA 2023”) became law on 29 June 2023, with its principal objective stated in Section 1 being the revocation and replacement of EU laws that were retained and on-shored into the...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued decision notices to Banque Havilland and three individuals for failing to act with integrity by preparing advice recommendations involving manipulative trading strategies. ...more
On May 28, 2020, FINRA issued its Regulatory Notice 20-16 sharing firms’ WFH practices observed to date. They include common practices adopted across most industries, as one would expect....more