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MIFID. La MIF ne suscite pas l'enthousias. Rapport sur révision de MIF: plus de transparence, régulateur re. French AMF. FSA. CESR. IOSCO. Regulator to Cut Down Hedge Fund Secrecy. Hedge funds will have to provide international regulators with detailed information about their trading positions in a move that will lift the lid on the workings of the opaque sector. By Louise Armitstead for Telegraph.co.uk, February 26, 2010 The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published a template for supervisors listing 11 types of data that hedge funds will be required to provide from September. "IOSCO believes that regulators should seek to develop a comparable and consistent set of data to be collected from local hedge fund managers and advisers to monitor systemic risks and prevent gaps in regulator reporting requirements", said Kathleen Casey of IOSCO.

Although hedge funds face an increase in compliance costs, the template has been met with surprisingly little objection in London. One source said: "IOSCO's rules would be about providing information. The manager's trading activities will also have to be carefully recorded and reported. European Central Bank home page.

T2S. The T2S project is owned and operated by the Eurosystem, with a close involvement of all relevant stakeholders in the governance framework. The implementation of T2S will significantly reshape the post-trade infrastructure in Europe, affecting a wide variety of market players. The governance arrangements in place for the project ensure that the needs and requirements of all stakeholders are taken into account. Read more about the new T2S governance structure, which has been in place since 1 July 2012. The nomination of members for the CSD Steering Group, the T2S Advisory Group and the Technical Groups is currently on-going, and more information will be provided as soon as it is available. T2S Board The T2S Board is a streamlined management body in charge of developing proposals for submission to the Governing Council on issues of strategic importance to T2S. CSD Steering Group T2S Advisory Group National User Groups Technical Groups Info Sessions Other meetings.