FIA and FIA Europe Issue Third Report in a Series Covering ESMA MiFID II Regulations

The Futures Industry Association ("FIA") and FIA Europe issued the third in a series of special reports that cover technical requirements on MiFID II regulations by the European Securities Markets Authorities ("ESMA").

The third special report provides an overview of ESMA's proposals in its December 19, 2014 Consultation Paper and the draft Regulatory Technical Standards on (i) post-trading issues for derivatives, (ii) indirect clearing and (iii) post-trade transparency requirements.

The MiFID II regulations will become effective on January 3, 2017.

See: Third Special Report: Derivatives under MiFID II – Part 2. Related news: FIA and FIA Europe Issue Their Second Report in a Series Covering ESMA MiFID II Regulations (January 22, 2015); FIA and FIA Europe Issue First in a Series of Special Reports Regarding Summaries of ESMA MiFID II Regulations (January 15, 2015).