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UK MARKETS REGULATION – Replacing the legacy UK MiFIR Article 25 / RTS 24 framework Executive view The FCA is moving order record-keeping into a new Handbook chapter, MAR 13. This replaces the requirements that sat under UK MiFIR Article 25 and RTS 24. The change is real, not cosmetic. Firms and trading venues will …
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has formally released Consultation Paper CP26/34, providing the industry with the technical and transitional roadmap required to migrate toward the UK’s new, streamlined transaction reporting framework. Following the policy foundations laid out in PS26/15, this consultation serves as an operational blueprint for investment firms, trading venues, and Approved Reporting Mechanisms …
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We’re delighted to share that Reg-X has been named a Disruptor in the Regulatory Risk and Reporting category of Chartis Research’s RiskTech100® 2027. RiskTech100 is Chartis’ annual independent study of the major players in risk and compliance technology, so this one means a lot to everyone at Reg-X. What makes it particularly meaningful is the …
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One interesting development in the REMIT II landscape is the increasing regulatory focus on algorithmic trading. In its latest REMIT Quarterly, published in August 2026, ACER highlights how its market surveillance is adapting to the growing use of automated trading. ACER specifically notes that algorithmic trading can operate at speeds and volumes beyond human capacity, …
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Most RTS 2 breaches are not reporting failures. They are transparency determination failures. Firms get deferrals, flags, publication timing, or publication responsibility wrong before a report is ever generated. Drawing on our experience delivering regulatory reporting accuracy through RegAssure, here are the ten most common RTS 2 issues we encounter. 1. Deferral Eligibility and Deferral …
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Introduction Within the European Union’s MiFID II regulatory framework, much attention is given to transaction reporting under MiFIR Article 26 and transparency reporting. However, one of the most important, yet often overlooked, regulatory obligations concerns orders & execution record keeping. This obligation is defined as Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/580 (commonly referred to as RTS …
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SFTR: The “Ignored Child” of Regulatory Reporting? Think Again. For years the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) has often been regarded as the quieter, odd sibling of the regulatory reporting family. EMIR has commanded headlines and alongside MiFID and MiFIR have undergone major reviews. Transaction reporting remains firmly in regulators’ sights. Meanwhile, SFTR has sometimes …
While October 2027 may still seem far away to many firms, preparing for the reporting requirements under REMIT II will likely commence much sooner than the actual changes to take place. The implementation timeline is already beginning to take shape: Q4 2026: ACER TRUM and XML Schemas Finalised January 2027: ACER Technical Testing Environment Opens October 2027: New REMIT …
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Introduction SEC Rules 605 and 606, established under Regulation NMS, form the backbone of transparency in the U.S. equity markets. Collectively, they provide regulators and investors with insight into execution quality and order routing behaviour. Among them, Rule 606(a) carries particular relevance for senior management, as it directly exposes a firm’s routing strategy, conflicts of interest, and venue relationships to public scrutiny. From the reporting …
Executive Summary EMIR Refit Reconciliation Phase II significantly tightens EU trade reporting controls. Trade repositories (TRs) will expand the number of reconcilable fields from 87 to 148, adding 61 Table 2 data points and increasing the importance of daily valuation data. ESMA’s framework also requires TRs to: Reconcile only the latest end-of-day trade state Assess …
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