Reporting
New crypto Isins are a ‘really important’ step for TradFi adoption
Execs at TP Icap and Societe Generale say identifier removes major barrier for crypto acceptance
Bloomberg’s new data retention policy vexes buy-side firms
Impacted users will have to pay extra to retain communications data for longer than two years
EC looks to GFXC on potential regulation of spot FX
GFXC to meet this week about revising global FX code, which may influence European legislator stance
Mifid best execution relief for buy side hangs by a thread
Largest grouping in European Parliament faces uphill battle to suspend RTS 28 reporting
Buy side hopes for best execution reporting carve-out
After EC exempts venues from best execution reporting, Aima argues funds' RTS 28 reports should follow
Spot FX shies away from regulatory yoke
As Europe weighs Aussie-style rules for spot trading, some see benefits – but many fear the burden
Spot FX could be dragged into Mifid II
EC tells FX Markets it is studying Australian-style approach to regulating currency trading
UBS: last look is sticking around, but conversation evolving
Bank says transparent and open discussion can produce “mutual benefits going both ways”
Data reveals Emir swaps report matching rates at 40%
Figure is better than some feared, but still calls into question the value of dual-sided reporting
How Brexit is set to muddy Mifid transparency data
Market participants say duplicate reports in UK and EU will result in misleading public data
CME Group gets Dutch approval for Amsterdam entity
Some businesses will transition to CME Amsterdam BV to keep serving EU27 clients
IFRS 9 drives appetite for long-dated hedges in Asia
New accounting standard helps manage mark-to-market volatility of long-term trades
Lingering questions over Mifid II
Nearly one year on from the fundamental changes to Europe’s trading rulebook brought by Mifid II, its overall impact is still unclear
DTCC begins testing DLT-based credit derivatives service with 15 banks
New service expected to launch after first quarter of 2019
Deutsche Börse launches reg reporting service
Market participants will be able to detect errors in regulatory reports before submitting them
BidFX joins MarkitServ’s FX network
The firm expands range of post-trade processing services it offers clients
Thomson Reuters launches SI reporting service
The solution provides market participants with data, analytics and reporting tools if they qualify as systematic internalisers
Asian flows bloom post-Mifid II, TR's Penney says
Trade flow patterns are also changing, leading TR to launch a direct THB/JPY cross sometime this year
Mifid transparency has failed so far, say traders
Poor-quality, inaccessible data and the lack of instruments covered undermine use case
CLS to launch reporting tool for members
FX settlement utility gives members extra fields in end-of-day reports to help with reporting requirements
Online investment fraud increasing, warns FCA
Under-25s are six times more likely to trust an investment offer made via social media compared with those aged 55-plus