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New MiFID II derivatives rules stalled in major markets
04 January 2018 London
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

Several EU supervisory authorities are allowing a transitional arrangement for derivatives rules under MiFID II

AxiomSL appoints Harry Chopra
04 January 2018 New York
Reporter: Becky Butcher

AxiomSL has hired Harry Chopra as chief client officer with immediate effect

Commcise bolsters US business development team
04 January 2017 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Melissa Umans will be based in the New York office and will be responsible for growing existing relationships and expanding the Commcise presence in the US

CLS hires product and sales duo
03 January 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

CLS has appointed Angus Scott as head of product and Lisa Danino-Lewis as head of sales for EMEA

BNY Mellon hires Dennis Presburg
03 January 2018 Berlin
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Dennis Presburg joins BNY Mellon to lead asset servicing sales in Northern Europe

Linedata teams up with LSE’s Una Vista for MiFID II
03 January 2018 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Linedata will use UnaVista as an approved reporting mechanism to report transactions to national competent authorities for all required asset classes

MiFID II goes live
03 January 2018 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

The second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) has now become effective as a part of EU legislation

Texan broker completes first CME Clearing bitcoin futures trade
02 January 2018 Houston
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Choice! Natural Gas, a portfolio company of inter-dealer broker OTC Global Holdings (OTCGH), has completed its first bitcoin-denominated futures block trade through CME Clearing

Vela expands data hub offering
02 January 2018 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Vela has expanded its systematic internaliser data hub offering with Virtu Financial, part of its second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) solution suite

ESMA delays LEI requirements for MiFID II
22 December 2017 Paris
Reporter: Becky Butcher

The European Markets and Securities Authority (ESMA) has issued a delay to the enforcement of the LEI requirements for the MiFID II

Caceis gains ICF bank trading platform mandate
21 December 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo

Caceis has received a mandate from ICF Bank to be the settlement agent for the Frankfurt-based bank’s Quotrix platform

EFAMA welcomes EC proposal
21 December 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Becky Butcher

EFAMA has welcomed the European Commission’s proposal for a directive and regulation to establish a self-standing prudential regime for investment firms