Brussels, 16/04/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 15 April, the European Parliament endorsed MiFID II legislation to strengthen the rules governing the financial instruments market (see EUROPE 10997).
The agreement increases transparency by requiring standardised derivatives to be traded solely on regulated bourses and for anonymous trading to be banned. Provision is made for the creation of organised trading forums, new categories of trading platforms, which will deal with non-share...