London Investment Banking Association

6 results about this entity

Period: 04 Feb 2005 - 02 Sep 2009

Derivatives market players warn Commission on dangers of over-regulation

Banks and brokers active in the derivatives markets have warned the European Commission to tread carefully in regulating the over-the-counter markets for fear of stifling innovation and increasing instability.

Investment banking trade associations join forces in Europe

National investment banking lobby groups in the UK, France, Italy and Sweden are setting up a joint association in a bid to better argue their case and increase influence with European law-makers and regulators.

UK trade bodies band together to influence MiFID - FT

A group of 11 UK trade associations have banded together to influence the way the European Union's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) is implemented following fears that City regulators could take an "overly stringent approach" to the new measures, says the FT.

MiFID may hit LSE transparency, warns FSA

Plans to harmonise disclosure rules for large stock trades under the European Union's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) could end up reducing the transparency of the London stock market, says the UK's Financial Services Authority.

Firms stop work on MiFID in face of FSA best execution proposals

Many firms have stopped work on planning for the implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) because of practical concerns over proposals from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for the possible introduction of price benchmarks, says the London Investment Banking Association (Liba).

FSA and Liba tilt balance to Euronext in battle for London Stock Exchange

The Financial Services Authority has stepped into the bidding war for the London Stock Exchange by expressing a clear preference for the Exchange's new parent company to maintain a London listing. The watchdog's statement, married to a call by the LSE's investment banking users for fair competition based on open systems and fee cuts, may help tip the balance away from Deutsche Börse in favour of rival suitor Euronext.