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EU Seeks to Cut Reliance on US Dollar, Other Financial Centers
By Jan Strupczewski
January 19, 2021, Reuters
The European Commission said on Tuesday it would seek to boost the international role of the euro and build European financial infrastructure so …

Looks Like We Are Creeping Toward Full Overhaul of Spot FX in Europe
By Andrew Saks
January 19, 2021, Finance Feeds
Should we take heed of the alarmist nature of ESMA’s view that the ‘disturbance’ of the FX market is a major reason …

The Industry Should Be More Than ‘Prescriptive Rules’
By Rachel Mortimer
January 15, 2021, FT Adviser
“In collaboration with the FCA, we managed to relax some MiFID regulations without harming clients in any way, and maybe the future …

European Commission Pushes for Consolidated Tape in Bond Markets
By Annabel Smith
January 20, 2021, The Trade
The European Commission has set out plans to push for a consolidated tape in the European primary and secondary bond markets following …

Brexit Drives Swaps Trading to US Platforms
By Robert Mackenzie Smith
January 19, 2021, Risk
Up to 50% of euro and sterling interest rate swaps trading has moved from European and UK venues to platforms in the …
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ESMA Issues Guidelines on Reverse Solicitation
By Bilal Jafar
January 13, 2021, Finance Magnates
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) addressed the issues related to a few questionable operations by the companies around reverse solicitation …

EU Needs ‘Masterplan’ to Grab Euro Finance From London
By Huw Jones
January 18, 2021, Reuters
The European Union needs a “masterplan” to move euro financial services from London to the bloc if it wants to expand the single …

French Regulator Questions Need for Share Trading Equivalence
By Samuel Wilkes
January 15, 2021, Risk
A senior French markets regulator has questioned the need for offering third countries an equivalence determination under European Union share trading rules, after …

Trading Heads Call for Reform of Double Volume Caps
By Luke Clancy
January 13, 2021, Risk
Leading investment firms in the UK and Europe are calling for a revamp of the European Union’s regime for trading on unlit venues, …