FIA Report Sees Gradual Shift to 24/7 Markets
May 8, 2026
A new report from the Futures Industry Association suggests that the shift to 24/7 financial markets will be both gradual… Read More »
A new report from the Futures Industry Association suggests that the shift to 24/7 financial markets will be both gradual… Read More »
UK regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, has published its guidance on how the UK’s £10 trillion asset management industry can… Read More »
From July 1, 2026, EU crypto brokers can no longer merely state a best execution policy. They have to prove… Read More »
Prediction markets are the hot topic in certain parts of the world, indeed, Eva wrote about the staggering valuations in… Read More »
Pablo Hernández de Cos, general manager at the Bank for International Settlements, has called for greater cooperation among global regulators… Read More »
Many words have been expended about the growing inter-connection between digital assets and FX markets, and there is little doubt… Read More »
I predict a riot. What begins with a K and is valued at $22 billion? In a business that handles… Read More »
The CFTC has published a FAQ about the use of crypto assets as collateral, clarifying aspects of its digital asset… Read More »
Two of the main US financial regulators have jointly issued a statement to clarify how they will categorise crypto assets… Read More »
A combination of heightened market volatility and the ongoing rollout of global margin regulations have contributed to record activity across… Read More »
In a response to the UK government’s consultation on a future regulatory regime for benchmarks and benchmark administrators, four industry… Read More »
A new report from the Futures Industry Association (FIA) argues that exchange-traded derivatives markets are “well positioned” for a transition… Read More »
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a statement warning firms offering perpetual futures that their obligations regarding… Read More »
Standard Chartered and digital asset liquidity provider B2C2 have unveiled a partnership aimed at enhancing institutional access to digital asset… Read More »
Last week’s meltdown in Japan’s bond markets, a small matter of JGBs shifting in a day what normally takes a… Read More »
It has been pointed out to me by an observant reader, that the first column of every year since Michelle… Read More »
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves said on Monday that new, soon-to-be unveiled crypto rules in the UK will make the country… Read More »
The US regulator has issued a no action letter to the DTCC which enable the infrastructure provider to take a… Read More »
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has launched a pilot programme that will see some digital assets, including bitcoin, ether… Read More »
The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a sterling stablecoin sandbox and declared the UK open for business for crypto a… Read More »
The Bank of England has published its proposed rules framework for stablecoins, taking a softer stance than its previously hard-line… Read More »
Hedge funds engagement with the digital assets world continues to grow, thanks largely to greater regulatory clarity according to the… Read More »
IOSCO has changed its recommendation around pre-hedging “slightly” to make clear that existing record keeping obligations could cover pre-hedging activity,… Read More »
The Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) says that “significant gaps and inconsistencies” exist in the implementation of its global regulatory framework… Read More »
I rarely have sympathy for regulators – I understand we need some guidance in markets, but too often relatively uninformed… Read More »
In response to a consultation by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on margin transparency requirements, industry body FIA… Read More »
Major financial market associations have written a joint letter to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) to ask for… Read More »
Last week’s column prompted quite a response, which can be summarised thus: How confident are you that adhering to your… Read More »
In a response to the European Commission’s consultation on restricted currencies in FX benchmarks, ISDA, and the Global FX Division… Read More »
As someone who has argued pretty much from the start that Mark Johnson’s conviction was wrong, it comes as something… Read More »
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says it is considering removing its ban on crypto exchange traded notes for retail… Read More »
The introduction of Non-Financial Report Requirements (NFRR) means that in many cases workplace culture is now categorised as yet another… Read More »
UK regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has published two papers and started a consultation process as the latest step… Read More »
The EU financial regulator ESMA is urging national regulators to start implementing the principles of newly-published guidelines to prevent and… Read More »
The UK Treasury has outlined its plans for regulating the cryptocurrency industry and bringing the sector into the regulatory perimeter,… Read More »
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has eased some of the regulatory conditions around window FX forwards and packaged… Read More »
The recent decision by UK regulators to drop proposed mandatory diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) disclosures has sparked some debate.… Read More »
The time is rapidly approaching when sell side FX market participants have to consider another entry in the debit column… Read More »
“Unsustainable” regulatory burdens are likely to accelerate an exodus of proprietary trading firms from the European Union, with the Digital… Read More »
In a letter to the Crypto Task Force established by the US Securities and Exchange Commission in response to its… Read More »
Come to The Full FX Scandinavia at the Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel in Copenhagen on Thursday April 24th to meet… Read More »
Feedback on industry consultations is often very dry – at least in its public form – so it is both… Read More »
Three industry associations have published their responses to IOSCO’s consultation on pre-hedging in markets, and it is notable that even… Read More »
It’s not just smells and memories that can transport people back in time; the phrase “best execution” is surely one… Read More »
With US regulatory uncertainty a regular theme of recent years in crypto markets, there is probably some relief at an… Read More »
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says it expects trading venues to ensure that those who operate a multilateral trading… Read More »
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has targeted October 2027 for moving the European Union’s securities markets to T+1… Read More »
Wafa M’Barek, Proposition Manager, SaaS Solution Market Taker Bank Segment, at 360T, joins Colin Lambert to talk about an aspect… Read More »
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has published a report looking at a subset of tokenisation initiatives, specifically using distributed ledger… Read More »
FX options centralised trading venue OptAxe has received FCA authorisation in the UK and has officially launched a multi-lateral trading… Read More »
