Jan
03
The Teething Trading Obligation
The Teething Trading Obligation Back in September 2016 we summarised[1] in our introduction to the issue of the trading obligation: MIFIR obligates classes of derivatives (to be decided by ESMA) to be subjected to the trading obligation (TO). These classes of derivatives must be traded on trading venues and cleared by CCPs. There is considerable […]
Jan
02
Why the need for MiFID II?
Why the need for MiFID II? The existing regulatory landscape has been shaped by various overlapping pieces of legislation. Principle amongst these are Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (EMIR) and Markets in Financial Instruments Directive 2004/39/EC (MiFID I). EMIR, with its overarching objective of reducing systemic risk, lay […]