News releases

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 pace … … read more.

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, FMSB formed a workin … … read more.

26 June 2020 – The FICC Markets Standards Board (FMSB) announces three new appointments to the board of FMSB Limited. Martin Pluves, CEO of FMSB, has been appointed to the board as executive director, reflecting the highly successful completion of his … … read more.

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 FICC markets continues to inc … … read more.

11 June 2020 – The FICC Markets Standards Board (FMSB) has today published a Spotlight Review on LIBOR transition with practical case studies to support firms when considering the risks to fairness and effectiveness as the market moves to risk-free rat … … read more.

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 Spotlight Review … … read more.

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 Spotlight Review … … read more.

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 … … read more.

25 February 2020 – The FICC Markets Standards Board (FMSB) has today issued its 2019 Annual Report setting out the progress made to enhance standards of behaviour in the wholesale fixed income, currencies and commodities (FICC) markets and its prioriti … … read more.

11 February 2020: The FICC Markets Standards Board (FMSB), a standard setting body for the global wholesale fixed income, currencies and commodities (FICC) markets, today announces the appointment of Chris Rich as General Counsel. Chris will join FMSB … … read more.

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 government or su … … read more.

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, working level guidance and … … read more.