Trade Associations Send MIFIR Letter to ESMA

ISDA, AFME and GFXD have sent a letter to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) laying out some key outstanding uncertainties in the Markets In Financial Instruments Regulation (MIFIR) post-trade transparency framework for investment firms from an over-the-counter derivatives perspective. This concerns are in addition to the uncertainty around the acceptable trading protocols for package orders containing a component subject to the trading obligation, and the territorial scope of MIFIR obligations, which ESMA are understood to be currently considering.

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Joint Letter on eSLR

On August 26, ISDA, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) and FIA submitted a joint comment letter to the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), expressing strong...