Latest FX derivatives news

• EC to UK clearing houses: pre-apply for hard Brexit

  

  The European Commission, on Tuesday, told UK clearing houses and securities depositories to pre-apply to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) for recognition, should hard Brexit take place.

  • 13 Nov 2018

• MarkitSERV unveils cloud post trade platform

  

  MarkitSERV, the IHS Markit subsidiary, has created a new platform that will use a cloud to provide post-trade processing of OTC derivatives trades.

  • 07 Nov 2018

• SEF reform arrives, getting rough ride from Berkovitz

  

  The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has finally put forward its much anticipated proposed rules to amend regulation of swap execution facilities.

  • 05 Nov 2018

• CME passes final regulatory hurdle for NEX acquisition

  

  CME Group has ticked off all of the regulatory approvals needed to forge ahead with its purchase of NEX Group, after the UK Competition and Markets Authority cleared the transaction on Wednesday.

  • 31 Oct 2018

• Specialist market maker looks across channel for Brexit hub

  

  XTX Markets, the specialist liquidity provider, has settled on Paris as its European Union hub for after the UK leaves the bloc.

  • 29 Oct 2018

• BoE kicks off post-Brexit CCP fee consultation

  

  The Bank of England has begun a consultation period on the fees that it will charge foreign central counterparty clearing houses (CCPs) for recognition after the UK leaves the European Union.

  • 25 Oct 2018

• ESMA's FX swaps reporting dictate draws industry ire

  

  Friction is building in the FX derivatives market over the implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR), with market participants confounded by European regulators’ instructions on how FX swaps should be reported.

  • 18 Oct 2018

• BoE's Brexit intervention is welcome

  

  Tuesday’s intervention by the Bank of England into the debate on the future of euro clearing is another welcome move from regulators. The debate has been too long dominated by political noisemaking.

  • 09 Oct 2018

• ISDA grapples with default scenarios in smart derivatives framework

  

  The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has released a white paper on smart derivatives contracts, setting out a framework for how these could be built and function in scenarios such as defaults.

  • 04 Oct 2018

• ESMA renews tough measures for CFDs

  

  Pan-European securities watchdog ESMA on Friday announced that it would renew its restrictive measures for contracts for difference (CFD) products for another three months.

  • 28 Sep 2018

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