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European Council confirms MiFID II delay

On 18 May 2016, the Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) approved, on behalf of the Council, an agreement with the European Parliament on a one-year delay to new securities market rules.

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MiFID II delays helping firms reduce tech debt

Delays in the publication of Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) for MiFID II are having a positive side effect - incentivising financial services firms to take on major system overhauls in a bid to reduce their technology debt, claims a paper from GreySpark.

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ESMA amends MiFID II derivatives standards

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today two Opinions proposing amendments to its draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTSs) under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR).

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Trax launches MiFID II validation engine

Trax, a leading provider of capital market data, trade matching and regulatory reporting services, has launched the Approved Publication Arrangement (APA) Demonstrator, a validation engine that allows institutional firms to test preparedness for their MiFID II transparency obligations.

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FCA hands six-year data processing deal to Sopra Steria

Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital transformation, has today announced that it has been selected by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to deliver a new digital regulatory market data processing platform.

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RSRCHXchange adds research consumption dashboard

RSRCHXchange, the marketplace for institutional research, today announced the addition of the RSRCHX Dashboard to their platform functionality, which enables asset managers to track firm-wide research consumption, improve the procurement process and ensure compliance with MiFID II unbundling requirements.

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Corvil readies platform for MiFID II

Corvil today announced the launch of its MiFID II solution, which enables customers to meet electronic trading regulations, including real-time monitoring, surveillance, and precision clock-synchronised record-keeping with minimal impact to existing trade plants and software systems.

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Fixed income players supportive of MiFID II, but concerns linger over transparancy

A significant majority of European capital market participants believe that MiFID II transparency will be beneficial to the market but there should be significant changes made to the pre- and post-trade transparency proposals, according to a survey of over 260 senior buy- and sell-side fixed income market participants conducted at the annual MarketAxess and Trax European Capital Markets Forum.

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Calastone launches Data Services

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announced the launch of Calastone Data Services, a global market intelligence solution offering fund managers detailed insight and transparency into their global fund distribution whilst also supporting client firms in meeting changing regulatory obligations.

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Frost Consulting ships MiFID-compliant budgetting platform for investment research

Frost Consulting today launched FrostRB, a research valuation & budgeting software platform which gives asset managers the ability to establish monetary (dollar) values for specific unpriced research products and construct monetary research budgets that meet MiFID II research spending requirements.

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FCA publishes consultation paper on MiFID II

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published its first consultation paper on the implementation of the new European Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) in the UK.

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Orc aims to ease MiFID II transition

Orc, the global market leader in electronic trading technology for listed derivatives, today announced an expanded trading solution and expert services offering to address new requirements arising from updated European market regulation.

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FIX Trading Community forms new regulatory subgroups focused on MiFID

FIX Trading Community, the non-profit, industry-driven standards body at the heart of global financial trading, today announced that it has formed six new subgroups focused on MiFID II regulation for the industry to collaborate on the most critical issues in this time of regulatory change.

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Boat to apply for APA authorisation

Boat Services Ltd, independent OTC trade reporting service provider, has announced that it will apply for approved publication arrangement (APA) authorization under MiFID II.

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Orc offers connectivity to Aequitas NEO Exchange

Orc, a trading technology firm, has expanded its coverage of the Canadian markets to include the Aequitas NEO Exchange, a newly launched Canadian stock market.

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Esma puiblishes MiFID II rules

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today its final technical advice (TA) and launches a consultation on its draft regulatory technical and implementing standards (RTS/ ITS) regarding the implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR).

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Markit sells Boat trade reporting service to Cinnober

Swedish trading technology vendor Cinnober has bought the Boat trade reporting service from Markit. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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MEPs vote to curb high-frequency trading

Members of the European Parliament have voted through new rules designed to clamp down on high-frequency trading 'Flash Boys'.

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Europe nears agreement on HFT rules

The European Parliament has hammered out a preliminary deal with EU member states on how to regulate high-frequency trading.

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Institutional investors feel ignored over MiFID II plans

The vast majority of buy-side firms feel that institutional investors have had no meaningful influence on the legislative process building up to new MiFID II rules, according to a Greenwich Associates survey.