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Offshore CFDs Broker Monaxa Gains South Africa Licence, Now Seeks EU Approval

  • It remains unclear if the broker will seek the MiFID II licence from Cyprus or another jurisdiction.
  • At present, it operates with a Mauritius licence.
Monday, 15/09/2025 | 05:54 GMT by Arnab Shome
Retail FX

New MiFID II Reporting Proposal: CFDs Brokers Need to Tag Retail and Professional Clients

  • The proposal came from ESMA to mandate a new field in regulatory reporting.
  • It will help local regulators identify retail clients and monitor the distribution of complex products.
Monday, 26/05/2025 | 04:58 GMT by Arnab Shome
FinTech

Revolut’s EU Trading Unit Gains MiFID II Upgrade from Lithuania Following €3.5 Million Fine

  • The Bank of Lithuania upgraded Revolut’s European trading unit to a Category A firm.
  • Recently, the firm launched Revolut X, a crypto trading app for UK users.
Wednesday, 23/04/2025 | 14:24 GMT by Tareq Sikder
CryptoCurrency

After MiCA License, OKX Expands EU Reach with MiFID II Entity Acquisition

  • The acquisition allows the firm to offer regulated derivatives to institutional clients across 30 EU states.
  • The firm obtains a full MiCA license, offering over 240 tokens and 300 trading pairs in the EU.
Wednesday, 12/03/2025 | 17:00 GMT by Tareq Sikder
Retail FX

ESMA Seeks Stakeholder Input on Order Execution Policies under MiFID II

  • The revised MiFID II and MiFIR regulations took effect on 28 March 2024, with a transposition deadline of 29 September 2025.
  • ESMA seeks input on order execution policies, their effectiveness, own account dealing, and client instructions.
Tuesday, 16/07/2024 | 10:20 GMT by Tareq Sikder
Institutional FX

Global Investment Research Budgets Rebound since MiFID II, US Posts 15% Increase

  • According to the findings by Substantive Research, European budgets experienced a modest increase of 4%.
  • Despite brokers still dominating research budgets, accounting for 85% of annual spending, the concentration among the top 10 brokers has slightly increased.
Wednesday, 10/07/2024 | 07:00 GMT by Jared Kirui
Institutional FX

ESMA Consults Public on Post-Trade Transparency, Sets March 31 Deadline

  • ESMA will issue a manual on post-trade transparency after gathering public feedback.
  • The manual does not provide EU law interpretation or supervisory elements, ESMA said.
Thursday, 19/01/2023 | 14:03 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
Institutional FX

ESMA to Issue Guidance on Market Outage, Asks for Stakeholders’ Input

  • The guidance is to be published during the first quarter of 2023.
  • Stakeholders' input will be accepted until December 16th.
Monday, 26/09/2022 | 16:51 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
Analysis

MiFID II: More Harm than Good?

  • MiFID II superseded MiFID in 2018, covering a wider EU financial market.
  • The UK is considering drifting away from MiFID II with competition-friendly regulations.
Monday, 23/05/2022 | 08:16 GMT by Arnab Shome
Regulation

Exclusive: Muinmos Sees Expansion in Asia, Looks to US

  • The company has also segmented its regulatory compliance engine to meet customer needs.
Wednesday, 05/08/2020 | 07:57 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Analysis

An Emerging Trend: Why are Brokers Returning to CySEC?

  • Last week, Finance Magnates confirmed two brokers seeking CySEC licences.
Monday, 13/07/2020 | 09:06 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

Dutch Regulator AFM Provides Policy Recommendations for MiFID II

  • The AFM has carried out its own study on MiFID II and put forth its own recommendations.
Tuesday, 19/05/2020 | 11:31 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

Part One: Must-Know Trends in Regulation for New Decade

  • Everything from ESMA to Brexit to Reporting: Real Hands-on Best Practice.
Monday, 11/05/2020 | 06:25 GMT by Quinn Perrott
Regulation

ESMA Clarifies Position on Call Taping During COVID-19 Outbreak

  • ESMA reminds firms of the MiFID II requirements on the recording of telephone conversations
Saturday, 21/03/2020 | 17:51 GMT by Finance Magnates Staff
Regulation

Belarus to Update FX Regulation on Recording Phone Calls

  • Like in the EU, the revision obliges FX companies to record phone calls between employees and clients.
Friday, 06/03/2020 | 13:27 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

TRAction Launches Best Execution Monitor for Buy-Side Firms

  • The solution aims to help investment managers meet their MiFID II reporting obligations.
Wednesday, 04/03/2020 | 13:27 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

Who Needs to Meet European Trade Publication Requirements?

  • There's a lot of confusion between trade and transaction reporting - what's the difference?
Thursday, 06/02/2020 | 05:51 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

ChartIQ Launches New Solution for Regulatory Compliance

  • Post-Trade Visualization allows firms to meet regulatory compliance like MiFID II and Dodd-Frank.
Wednesday, 05/02/2020 | 14:00 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Thought Leaders

Exchange Traded Instruments Are Here to Stay

  • ETFs come with their own set of challenges and it is an area the industry will be keeping an eye on as it develops.
Wednesday, 11/12/2019 | 13:11 GMT by Sponsored
Thought Leaders

Tradefora Launches Fully Automated RTS 27 Best Execution Portal 2.0

  • Tradefora’s RTS 27 solution comes fully loaded with built-in features, providing much more than basic regulatory reporting.
Wednesday, 20/11/2019 | 08:12 GMT by Sponsored
Thought Leaders

TopFX Offers an All-in-One Solution to Start a Forex Broker

  • Today, the All-in-One-Broker Solution also contains services that brokers can offer to their traders to enhance retention.
Monday, 04/11/2019 | 09:05 GMT by Sponsored
Products

MTE-Media Expands B2B Offering to MiFID II Regulated Brokers

  • MTE offers its clients white label educational materials and market updates tools which they could offer under their own brand
Wednesday, 16/10/2019 | 17:16 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Regulation

Makor Securities London Wins FCA’s OTF Authorization

  • OTF approval ensures compliance with MiFID II regulations and provides a choice of execution protocols.
Monday, 14/10/2019 | 08:21 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Technology

Cappitech and Intermoney Consultoría Partner on SFTR Compliance

  • This collaboration also grants Intermoney’s customers wider access to Cappitech's reporting services.
Tuesday, 10/09/2019 | 14:26 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Technology

Horizon Upgrades Stress Test Reporting Tools

  • The firm says the updates will enable firms to more easily meet MiFID II requirements
Thursday, 29/08/2019 | 09:29 GMT by David Kimberley
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