News releases

London, 2 May 2017. Leading market participants have published final guidelines that clarify expected behaviour during the new issue process for fixed income bonds in Europe. A series of measures are detailed in the new standard from the FICC Markets S … … read more.

London, 8 December 2016. Using automated voice surveillance systems and surveillance techniques involving Natural Language Processing are among the emerging practices being used to combat the risk of insider dealing and market manipulation, according t … … read more.

London, 18 November 2016. Banks should be more transparent about their allocation policies and investors should make sure their orders are a true representation of their demand, according to a proposed new standard on corporate and other debt issues fr … … read more.

London, 18 November 2016.  The FICC Markets Standards Board (“FMSB”) has today published its third standard aimed at improving conduct in the wholesale Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities (“FICC”) markets. The standard, which is being published as a … … read more.

London, 5 August 2016. The FICC Markets Standards Board (“FMSB”) has appointed Gerry Harvey as its first Chief Executive Officer. Gerry Harvey has 30 years’ experience in the wholesale financial markets and extensive experience in the regulatory field. … … read more.

London, 22 July 2016. The FICC Markets Standards Board (“FMSB”) has today published its second standard aimed at improving conduct in the wholesale Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities (“FICC”) markets. The standard, which is being issued in draft fo … … read more.

London, 22 July 2016. The FICC Markets Standards Board (“FMSB”) has today published its second standard aimed at improving conduct in the wholesale Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities (“FICC”) markets. The standard, which is being issued in draft fo … … read more.

London, 30 June 2016. The FICC Markets Standards Board (“FMSB”) has today published its letter written by the Chair to the FEMR Principals following the first anniversary of the FMSB. The FMSB was set up by market practitioners following the Fair and E … … read more.

London, 30 June 2016. The FICC Markets Standards Board (“FMSB”) has today published its first standard aimed at improving conduct in the wholesale Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities (“FICC”) markets. The standard, which is being issued in draft for … … read more.

London, 30 June 2016. The FICC Markets Standards Board (“FMSB”) has today published its first standard aimed at improving conduct in the wholesale Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities (“FICC”) markets. The standard, which is being issued in draft for … … read more.

London, 26 May 2016.  The FICC Markets Standards Board (FMSB) welcomes publication of the first phase of the BIS Foreign Exchange Working Group’s code of conduct. This is an important step in the development of a global code to strengthen standards in … … read more.

London, 11 May 2016. Mark Yallop has been appointed to chair the Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities or FICC Markets Standards Board (“FMSB”). An external member of the Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) Board and former investment banker, he w … … read more.