Trading and Markets (International) Content

By Eric J. Pan ( Originally published in the Financial Times on October 18, 2024) In May, the US and Canada moved from settling securities transactions two days after a trade to one. This shift to ‘T+1’ was a resounding success. The EU should follow suit. T+1 means greater efficiency...

ICI Global responds to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on its regulations that are applicable to foreign portfolio investors (FPIs). Our member firms invest in markets throughout the world, including a substantial amount in India. Read more in the comment letter.

As financial services firms around the world institute processes and procedures to align with T+1 implementation in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, the industry should seize this opportunity to establish one-day settlement as the next global standard. [1] The move by North...

Many countries around the world, including the United States, have long-standing safeguards against takeovers by foreign investors in strategic sectors, such as defense, utilities, and transportation. However, the walls inhibiting foreign investment on the basis of national security...

Focus on Funds Landmark European Financial Regulation Faces Reform Regulators in the European Union are planning “quick fix” changes to the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) that could affect the rules governing investor protections, as well as trading and markets...

High-Level Forum Report on Capital Markets Union Rightly Focuses on Potential of Retail Investment Washington, DC; 10 June 2020—Patrice Bergé-Vincent, ICI Global managing director, issued the following statement in response to the release of the report from the High-Level Forum on the...