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  • Market participants are worried about the EU’s attempt to relocate derivatives clearing from the UK, as basis swaps between central clearing counterparties have already been widening since the UK voted to leave the EU in 2016. Banks and asset managers argue that this could price them out of the market. Aside from the fundamental increased clearing costs, additional supervisory and operational fees
  • Isda, investors and sellside operations managers are concerned about Brexit’s impact on existing and legacy contracts, as current repapering cost estimates hover around the $10 million mark per firm. A lack of equivalence would also mean greater exposure to over-the-counter contracts, which may in future count towards various regulatory thresholds
  • Esma's central reference database is integral to Mifid II's drive towards transparency, but according to transaction reporting heads and trading venue regulatory specialists it's full of mistakes and gaps. With little progress made on correcting those mistakes so far, firms fear a backlog of old reports will need to be re-evaluated in future
  • The financial regulator's tough new guidelines could come up against a slowdown in enforcement
  • Last week’s ruling to vacate the fiduciary rule gives the SEC carte blanche to craft its own version
  • The regulation’s extraterritorial effect has caused data centres to be moved inside the EU
  • As the US government clamps down on foreign buyers of national assets, Chinese buyers could be going elsewhere
  • Nearly two years on from its implementation, has the regime achieved its aim of curbing bad bank behaviour?
  • Restructuring plans are well underway for both buy and sellside firms in anticipation of Brexit, but financials are facing challenges with their operating models as Esma cracks down on firms without ‘substance’ in the EU27. Here banks and asset managers describe internal tensions as individuals raise concerns about relocating their families...
  • According to traders and brokers, the new best execution regime is producing a worse end-result for clients than before. As front desk staff look to ease the recordkeeping burden, some are going to fewer market makers for an initial price, while others are neglecting to record quotes that don't result in trades - which is contrary to the rules