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European regulators accept redrafted operational resilience rules

European regulators have urged the European Commission to accept new rules for subcontracting arrangements under the new European operational resilience regulation

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FIA outlines recommendations to boost European capital markets

The Futures Industry Association (FIA) has said it welcomes the opportunity to support the progress of the European Union’s (EU) Savings and Investment Union (SIU), offering draft recommendations for policymakers to help promote investment in Europe

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ICE hits Euribor volume record after European rates shift

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) on Wednesday hit a single day trading record in its Euribor complex as traders reacted to a change in European debt policy.

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Featured Reports

Featured Reports provide an in-depth view on key industry events and market trends

e-Book: Unlocking the Power of Data in a Digital Trading World

The e-book highlights how FOW’s new data services drive precision, speed, and insight for modern market participants.

Read time: 7 min

Reference Data: The Essential Guide

As financial markets, assets, products, and participants expand, reference data becomes increasingly vital to market operations and decision-making.

Read time: 15 min

FOW Spotlight

Regular Spotlights will highlight a specific and topical industry theme with timely and curated content including articles, blogs, webinars etc.

Too soon to hang up the deregulation bunting in financial market reporting?

Donald Trump's first month in office as US President (for the second time) is certainly proving to be eventful with, at the time of writing - the signing of some 50 executive orders. Amongst these are orders that potentially shift control and direction of US financial markets regulatory oversight, and associated compliance obligations on financial markets participants.

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FCA flexes its MiFIR reporting muscles

In January 2025, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued its first fine for transaction reporting failures under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR). The firm in question, Infinox Capital Limited, failed to submit a significant number of transaction reports; between October 2022 and March 2023 it failed to report multiple CFD trades executed through a corporate brokerage account.

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DORA: Raising the bar for operational resilience

New financial market regulation in the form of the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) came into force on 17 January 2025. From this date, financial entities - and their ICT (information and communication technology) service providers must meet new compliance obligations with respect to assuring (and demonstrating) the highest standards of operational resilience.

Read time: 3 min