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Tucked away in Article 27 of MiFID 2 is a potentially disruptive requirement – the ‘Obligation to execute orders on terms most favorable to the client.’

Revised GDP growth data showed that Japan’s economy had contracted by an annualised 1.2% in the second quarter of 2015, instead of the 1.6% reported previously.

The U.S. Federal Reserve opted to maintain its benchmark interest rate at near zero levels in September, despite talk of a hike from regional Fed presidents during the summer.

With less than 18 months until MiFID II takes effect in Europe, the industry needs to come to grips with its reporting and trading requirements if it is to be fully compliant by 2017. Here’s a road map of where to start.

Under MiFID II, Brussels will introduce quantitative Systematic Internalizer thresholds and a double volume cap for equities dark trading. Will more firms opt for the SI route as a result?

Following the financial crisis in 2008, legislators and regulators around the world focused on reforming the over-the-counter derivatives industry to reduce systemic risk, increase transparency, and improve market efficiency.

Yields on 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds were up following the release of July U.S. housing starts data, according to data from Tradeweb.

The adoption of fixed income ETFs by institutional investors and market makers alike continues to gather pace thanks to the instruments’ flexible and versatile format.

In her speech at the Salzburg Global Forum on Finance in a Changing World, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard pushed back against the notion that the bond market faces a dearth of liquidity.

SDRView shows record volumes on-SEF as measured on a DV01 basis YTD during June. By extension, we can therefore say these are all-time record on-SEF volumes.