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UK report rejects EU plan to curb high-speed trading - 23 October 2012 - News

European Union plans to clamp down on trading shares faster than the blink of an eye could damage market efficiency and reduce liquidity, a UK government-sponsored paper said, rejecting a key Brussels proposal to force traders to hold shares for longer.

MEPs vote for brakes on ultra-fast trading, food speculation - 27 September 2012 - News

Speculation on financial markets is contributing to higher and more volatile food prices, said MEPs in the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, who voted yesterday (26 September) for a 500 millisecond break on ultra-fast computerised trades.

EU plans to regulate High Frequency Trading will hurt investors - 26 September 2012 - Opinion

EU proposals to regulate high frequency trading under MiFID may well end up raising transaction costs for end-investors and pushing trading into the dark rather than making markets more transparent, argues Remco Lenterman.

MEPs seek to scrap competition among bourses - 19 June 2012 - News

Opening competition between stock exchanges for clearing and listing non-equity financial instruments is likely to be a core dispute today (19 June) when MEPs discuss amendments to the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MIFID II).

EU lawmaker turns screw on ultra-fast trading - 27 March 2012 - News

Banks should be banned from giving outside brokers direct access to markets as part of a sweeping crackdown on computerised high-frequency trading, reads a European Parliament report to be presented to the Economic and monetary committee on 24 April. 

Financial regulation plays catch up with crisis - 21 October 2011 - News

The European Commission has proposed extending the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) to redress market abuse and volatile trades highlighted by the financial crisis. Experts warn that arbitrage is always around the corner.

EU to force derivatives onto exchanges - 06 September 2011 - News

Widely traded derivatives would have to be transacted on an electronic platform to improve transparency and safety, draft European Union rules showed on Monday (5 September). 

EU market regulation pinching small investors - 25 February 2011 - News

An EU regulation aimed at making stocks trading more transparent and competitive has done the opposite and is penalising small investors to boot, according to the EuroInvestors trade body which represents small investors. 

EU bankers to face tougher sanctions, prison - 08 December 2010 - News

Bankers could face higher fines and even prison sentences, according to a proposal tabled by the European Commission today (8 December).

EU regulators to probe financial trading - 30 July 2010 - News

Traders who sell complex financial products, like credit defaults swaps, will face increased transparency standards if European regulators investigating high-frequency trading get their own way.

EU to update market transparency law - 02 February 2010 - News

A law designed to shine a light on securities trading, badly burned by the credit crunch, will be revamped by the new European Commission.

Financial regulation: The EU's agenda - 01 April 2009 - LinksDossier

In response to the worst crisis in decades, the European Union has agreed on a series of rules and new watchdogs to regulate and supervise global financial markets. EurActiv offers an overview of the state of play.

'We should give MiFID the benefit of the doubt' - 05 November 2007 - Opinion

The EU's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) will prove a success "provided a few months are allowed to elapse before a rush to judgement", writes Peter Norman for EuroIntelligence.

Lannoo: late MiFID implementation 'short-sighted' - 30 October 2007 - Interview

Banks and broker dealers will suffer from a competitive disadvantage in member states that are lagging behind on MiFID implementation and now face major court cases, says Karel Lannoo in an interview with EurActiv. The researcher thinks that the new legislation is a 'major step forward for greater investor confidence'.

Karel Lannoo is Chief Executive Officer at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) and an expert on banking, financial markets and financial market regulation.

Interview: Late MiFID implementation 'short-sighted' - 30 October 2007 - News

With a number of EU countries running late on implementing new rules on the integration of financial markets (MiFID), experts say those who fail to comply will suffer major competitive disadvantages.

IMF urges EU to speed up integration of financial markets - 02 August 2007 - News

A recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) report finds that EU member states need to take action on putting in place cross-border investment rules if they want to reap the benefits of an integrated, competitive financial market in Europe.

MiFID’s impact on the financial data market - 06 April 2007 - Opinion

In this ECMI Policy Brief, Karel Lannoo, Cheif Executive at the Centre for Europen Policy Studies (CEPS) argues that the implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments directive (MiFID) will have a significant impact on the financial market data business.

'Crunch time' for EU financial services - 19 February 2007 - Opinion

The EU's Financial Services Action Plan (FSAP), intended "to bring greater competition and efficiency" is unlikely to work, according to Keith Boyfield, a London-based consultant writing in a Wall Street Journal article.

MiFID: A regulatory doomsday? - 16 January 2007 - Opinion

Karel Lannoo, in a commentary written for the Centre of European Policy Studies (CEPS) think-tank, writes that although regulatory interference in financial services may appear costly, the overall benefits for consumers and the economy should not be underestimated.  

Industry opposes further transparency in bond markets - 15 November 2006 - News

A Commission feedback document reveals that business does not want any extra transparency provisions, but instead supports self-regulatory measures.

Analysis: Implementing the new Markets and Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) - 06 June 2006 - Opinion

J.P. Casey and K. Lannoo, from the European Capital Markets Institute (ECMI), explain the evolution of EU regulation of investment firms from the original Investment Services Directive (principles-based approach) to the MiFID implementing measures (rules-based approach).

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) - 14 February 2006 - LinksDossier

One of the last major pieces of the Financial Services Action Plan still to be implemented is the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive. It is designed to reduce barriers to cross-border share trading, facilitate investment and thereby boost the EU economy. Financial institutions, however, are concerned that the changes required will entail heavy costs.

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