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ESMA updates its Q&A on MiFID II commodity derivatives topics
27 March 2018 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

These Q&As provide clarification on issues related to the MiFIDII/MiFIR regime for commodity derivatives, including on position limits, position reporting, and ancillary activity

Tesla the subject of heavy shorting
27 March 2018 New York
Reporter: Brian Bollen

Tesla’s driverless cars could be in for a rocky road ahead, according to Samuel Pierson, director of securities finance at IHS Markit

FSB seeks industry response on legal barriers to OTC derivatives
27 March 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The FSB is seeking responses on issues the industry may face with legal barriers to the reporting of full transaction information about over-the-counter derivatives

Deutsche Börse and HQLAX partner
27 March 2018 Frankfurt
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The partnership between Deutsche Börse and HQLAX is expected to foster market adoption by enabling connectivity with HQLAX, for both trade execution and post-trade processing

Departure lounge crowded at Crédit Suisse
26 March 2018 New York
Reporter: Brian Bollen

Crédit Suisse in New York has confirmed that a number of job losses have taken place at its US prime brokerage business

Volatility is back, according to BIS review
26 March 2018 Basel
Reporter: Brian Bollen

Sharp corrections in global equity markets, rising and falling equity valuations, and unusual levels of intraday volatility have shown that volatility is back

EFAMA releases UCITS net sales results
26 March 2018 Brussels
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Net sales of UCITS peaked in January, supported by a very strong demand for equity funds, according to The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA)

Cordium questions cyber risk knowledge of equity firms
26 March 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Cordium, the business management consultant, has questioned how knowledgeable equity firms are about the cyber risks within companies in their portfolios

Global spend on financial market data and analysis tops $28 billion
26 March 2018 Florida
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Spending on financial market data, analysis and news in 2017, was its highest since 2011, according to a new report published today by Burton-Taylor International Consulting

OCC continues to clear industry path
23 March 2018 Washington DC
Reporter: Brian Bollen

The OCC “achieved a number of key milestones” in 2017, including a total cleared volume of over 4.3 billion contracts, according to the latest OCC News.

Another departure at Crédit Suisse
23 March 2018 Zürich
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Crédit Suisse’s Robert Leonard is set to retire at the end of spring

Ruth Berry joins Deutsche Bank
23 March 2018 London
Reporter: Brian Bollen

Deutsche Bank has confirmed it has recently appointed Ruth Berry as a London-based director in the European capital introduction team in its hedge fund capital group