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Brexit: FIA Co-Signs Letter to European Commission on Equivalence of Trading Venues

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The FIA, along with numerous other industry organisations, has signed a letter to European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis regarding the equivalence of UK trading venues. The letter requests urgent action by the EU authorities to adopt equivalence decisions regarding UK trading venues under EMIR and MIFID in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal, explaining the impact on EU27 market participants and European derivatives markets in the case of a no-deal Brexit. You can access the letter here.

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