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ESMA splits the EU commodity position report before ITS 4 is law

From September 3 EU venues file two weekly commodity position reports under ESMA's v2.0 schema, while the ITS 4 amendment behind them stays unadopted.

August 30, 2026

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The CFTC’s compute derivatives notice is a manipulation brief

The CFTC's request for comment on compute derivatives, RIN 3038-AF77, asks whether an index its own suppliers administer can settle a futures contract.

August 29, 2026

Regulation

Australia’s swap rule discloses the client at 5%, the bank at 20%

ASIC Instrument 2026/482 counts cash-settled swaps at full notional from December 4, 2026: clients file at 5%, dealers only at 20% and not in a notice.

August 27, 2026

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UK’s critical third parties regime cannot fine AWS or Microsoft

HM Treasury designated AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft and Oracle as Critical Third Parties from July 13, 2026 — but FSMA gives regulators no power to fine them.

August 26, 2026

Regulation

CFTC moves to end the SEF order-book rule for permitted swaps

The CFTC has proposed deleting the SEF order-book mandate for permitted transactions. What § 37.3(a)(2) changes, and how the EU and UK got there first.

August 25, 2026

Regulation

FCA finds three quarters of UK retail share trades are off-tick

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its own evidence that at least three quarters of UK retail share trades are executed at prices that do not comply with the […]

August 24, 2026

Regulation

CRD VI ends reverse solicitation as an EU business model in 2027

From January 11, 2027 Article 21c of CRD VI forces third-country banks into authorised EU branches, leaving reverse solicitation as a route no firm can scale.

August 21, 2026

Regulation

Regulation Crypto Assets caps token raises and preempts states

The SEC's proposed Regulation Crypto Assets sets $5m and $75m offering limits, a conditional investment contract safe harbor and state law preemption.