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3 August 2020 – The FICC Markets Standards Board (FMSB) has today published a Spotlight Review looking at current and future challenges that FICC market participants face in market surveillance. This Spotlight Review outlines: factors driving the…

27 July 2020 – The FICC Markets Standards Board (FMSB) has today published a Spotlight Review which examines remote working risks in FICC markets. Following COVID-19 being declared a global pandemic and the closure of many offices,…

24 June 2020 – The FICC Markets Standards Board (FMSB) published a new Statement of Good Practice on Algorithmic Trading in FICC Markets as a transparency draft for market consultation. As the use of computer algorithms in…

11th May 2020 – The FICC Markets Standards Board (FMSB) has today published its second Spotlight Review examining the crucial role of data management in the stability and resilience of wholesale FICC markets and financial systems. The…

23rd April 2020 – The FICC Markets Standards Board (FMSB) has today published its first Spotlight Review, looking at emerging themes and challenges in algorithmic trading and machine learning. This Spotlight Review highlights important emerging issues in…

2 December 2019: The FICC Markets Standards Board (FMSB) today issued a Transparency Draft of a new Statement of Good Practice for Participation in Sovereign and Supranational Auctions (‘SSAs’) in Fixed Income Markets. A common way for…

14 October 2019: The FICC Markets Standards Board (FMSB) has today published the final version of a Statement of Good Practice on the issue of Conflicts of Interest. This Statement of Good Practice aims to provide practical,…

3 October 2019 – The FICC Markets Standards Board (“FMSB”) has today published the final version of a Statement of Good Practice on the issue of Information & Confidentiality. This Statement of Good Practice seeks to bring…