Posts by: anne.plested

anne.plested Tap into ION Markets' views and commentary on Brexit, MiFID, and other emerging financial regulation.

The current European regulatory horizon: MiFID, DORA, and developing AI rules

At ION Markets, we are constantly scanning the regulatory horizon…

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Regulation matters: What are regulators focusing on around the globe?

For financial firms to manage the complex global regulatory environment…

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Food for thought: ION Fidessa’s Regulation for Breakfast focused on the new FCA regulations

Recently, we welcomed colleagues from across the capital markets to…

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Regulation matters: the near horizon for Europe in 2024

New EU transparency-related changes applied from 1 January 2024. To comply,…

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Preparing for upcoming UK regulatory changes

For more on the latest regulatory developments from the UK…

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The MiFID II Review is on the horizon

In Europe, the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and…

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The relationship of regulation with automation and technology

With advances in automated trading in recent years, regulators have…

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The EU’s securities markets regulator prioritizes flagging of non-price forming trades

Following an earlier consultation, ESMA published its final report on…

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Catching up on events – 40 years of the ISIN

The 1980s brought us the first space shuttle, personal computers,…

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Dark trading restrictions set to remain on the regulators’ watch lists

The UK Treasury’s Wholesale Markets Review consultation paper devotes some attention to…

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MiFID II review stores up more compliance costs

As part of the ongoing wider review of MiFID II,…

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UK regulators hit the reset button

As the UK gets ready to hit the reset button…

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Back to school for MiFID II

The review of MiFID/MiFIR is now well underway following the…

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Brexit: Cross-border trade publication

Under MiFID post-trade transparency rules, equity trades must be published…

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Brexit: MiFID Share trading obligation – Should the EU investors be worried?

The European Union’s MiFID directives set clear rules on the…

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Spanish tax set for January 2021

Before the advent of an EU financial transactions tax (FTT),…

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Recurring waves of Brexit

Recurring waves of Brexit

In the face of recurring Brexit waves, the markets have…

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Working towards a common goal

Working towards a common goal

Regulators globally are continuing to step up efforts to monitor…

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Wider adoption of MMT encouraged

Wider adoption of MMT encouraged

The Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group (SMSG) recently advised ESMA to…

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The evolving global impact of MiFID II

The evolving global impact of MiFID II

Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced an…

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Catch 22: The share trading obligation

Catch 22: The share trading obligation

MiFID II refined the definition of OTC trading for equities,…

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Time runs out on Swiss equivalence

Time runs out on Swiss equivalence

Over the weekend, the stock market equivalence granted to Switzerland…

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