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FOA and EU Regulation

FOA Position Papers on EU Regulation

The FOA is part of the Commission's informal financial services network of European associations; is an active founder member of the European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum; and is a regular respondent to European consultation papers with a particular focus on European directives and proposals for directives and related proposals for regulatory harmonisation which impact on derivatives business. Aside from responding to the CESR and Commission consultation papers, the FOA holds informal industry briefings for Commission officials and actively liaises with MEPs on industry issues.

The FOA remit also includes the current round of negotiations on barriers to the carrying on of cross-border business in financial services (Barriers to Business questionnaire/paper). Any member firm who has encountered market access difficulties should contact Anthony Belchambers at the FOA if you wish them to be taken forward.

Commodity Firms' Regulatory Capital Treatment (CFRC) Working Group papers.

For further information on any of the papers, please contact Jane Green or Anthony Belchambers.

Access to the papers below is restricted to FOA members only.

Title of Paper Link Date
Impact of the Capital Requirements Directive on Commodity Market Participants (please note this report is NOT password protected)   March 2007
CESR work programme on MiFID Level 3 FOA Response Sept 06
Draft report from KPMG detailing the Impact of the Capital Requirements Directive on Commodity Market Participants KPMG Draft Report Sept 06
CFTC: Public hearing on foreign boards of trade FOA submission June 06
Best Execution - Internal Commissions FOA email to DG Internal Market May 2006
FOA view on definition of commodity derivatives in MiFID Level 2 FOA View
April 2006
Draft Commission Directive Implementing Directive 2004/39/EU FOA Response March 2006
Draft Commission Regulation Implementing Directive 2004/39/EU FOA Response March 2006
KPMG Impact Analysis Project – email to Data Providers FOA Paper

November 2005

IOSCO consultation on compliance function of market intermediaries FOA Response July 2005
Project to analyse + compare EU + US licensing and business conduct rules - update FOA Paper

May 2005

The Commission's Green Paper on Financial Services policy (2005-2010) FOA Response May 2005
The Commission's draft document on organisational requirements and the identification, management and disclosure of conflicts of interest by investment firms FOA Response May 2005
CESR Consultation on Mediation Mechanisms FOA Paper May 2005
CESR/CFTC Communique FOA Paper April 2005
FOA response Article 2.1 FOA Paper March 2005
Project to analyse + compare EU + US licensing and business conduct rules FOA Paper March 2005
CESR consultation on admission of financial instruments FOA Paper March 2005
CESR consultation paper on "Which supervisory tools for the EU securities market?" FOA Response February 2005
Speech by Charles McCreevy, Commissioner, Financial Markets and Services Charles McCreevy speech January 2005
Counterparty risk and the Capital Requirements proposal: exposures related to exchange-traded derivative contracts and the use of exchange warrants as collateral

FOA Paper

FOA Paper Appendix

January 2005
Joint LIBA/FOA response consultation on first set of mandates from the commission

Response by LIBA/FOA & others

January 2005
Derivatives and classification of execution-only business

Clifford Chance opinion

FOA Letter

January 2005
CESR draft advice on the definition of financial instruments ISDA, FOA and EFET response January 2005
Deferring implementation of MIFID FOA Letter January 2005

For documents dated prior to Dec 2004, click here.