Update

ISSUE 65, june 2007


European Regulation
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MiFID Implementation
- CESR Level 3 work programme
- The European Commission's Commodities Review
- EU/US Financial Services Regulatory Dialogue
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UK Business Conduct Regulation
-
Look out for...
- Head you read...?
- Conduct of Business Regime - CP06/19:Reforming Conduct of Business Regulation and CP06/20: Financial promotion and other communications
- CP07/9 - non MiFID deferred matters
- MiFID Permissions and Notifications Guide
- (More) principles-based regulation

Prudential Regulation
-
Look out for …?
- Have you read...?
- Impact analysis of applying the CRD to specialist commodity dealers
- Indirect tax seminar - Member feedback requested
- Netting agreement legal opinions
- FSA publishes SREP reference manual
- Potential CRD forum - Member feedback requested

Financial Crime
- Draft Money Laundering Regulations 2007: FOA Response

Exchange & Clearing House Issues
- Eurex - Options exercise/assignment problems
- Euronext.liffe - Management of conflicts of interest when facilitating arbitrage in softs between Euronext.liffe and NYBOT.
- LME - Changes to Lending Guidance for Nickel - LME Order Handling Guidelines
- ICE Futures - Announcement of 3am TRS opening - UK Nat Gas – Settlement Price Error

Membership
-
new members

Power
-
"Request for Proposals"


Training and Education
- MiFID training
- Indirect tax seminar
- CRD Seminar
- SII 'Understanding MiFID' course

Events
-
International Derivatives Week
- Fifth Annual Power Trading Dinner – 22 November 2007



 

Key subjects of interest this month are:

If you have any comments regarding this issue of the "Update" please contact Florence Briggs or by telephone on +44 (0)20 7090 1330.

For further information please contact:

Regulatory Matters Anthony Belchambers/Jane Green
Member Services Hugo Jenkins
Prudential Regulation Simon Andrews
Accounting/Finance David Stuart
Public Affairs Patricia Duncan
Information Services Sarah Woolcock
Special Events Bernadette Connolly

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