Tag: FCA
Bond CTP race heats up
Etrading Software launches a free-to-use in 2025 Consolidated Tape prototype, intensifying competition among prospective providers.
Etrading Software (ETS), a provider of technology-led trading software solutions...
FCA begins CTP tender process
The FCA has opened applications for the bond consolidated tape provider (CTP).
“ one of the final steps in the process to establish enhanced transparency...
Rules & Ratings: Industry groups clash on NBFI leverage regulation
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has been looking into risks around leverage in non-bank financial intermediation (NBFI) for a number of years. In 2023,...
A tale of two tapes: Consolidating the consolidators
Market participants will be hit with simultaneous, major technical demands in late 2025 and early 2026 as both the EU and UK update transparency...
FCA’s new consultation aims to streamline further capital raising and enhance...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released on 31 January 2025 a new consultation Paper “CP25/2”, proposing further changes to the Public Offers and Admissions...
Investor Demand: Barclays study challenges FCA proposals on retail access to...
A detailed analysis by investment bank Barclays raises questions about the practical impact of regulatory measures to increase access to corporate bond markets, suggesting...
Falsified trades prompt Macquarie FCA fine
The FCA has fined Macquarie Bank’s London branch £13 million over poor systems and controls after non-existent recorded trades cost the firm approximately US$57.8...
ICE issues US Dollar LIBOR cessation update
Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) Benchmark Administration (IBA), the authorised and regulated administrator of LIBOR, has provided an update on the cessation of US dollar LIBOR.
In...
FCA appoints UK Secondary Markets Advisory Committee members
The FCA has appointed members of the UK secondary markets advisory committee for June 2024 to June 2026.
The committee supports the FCA’s work in...
ICMA responds to digital securities sandbox proposals
The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has suggested a number of amendments to the FCA and Bank of England’s proposal to implement and operate...
