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11 June 2018

Proposed UK Good Practice On Information Confidentiality For The FICC Markets

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On June 1, 2018, U.K. Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities Markets Standards Board published for consultation a Transparency Draft of a new Statement of Good Practice on Information and Confidentiality ...
United Kingdom Finance and Banking

On June 1, 2018, U.K. Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities Markets Standards Board published for consultation a Transparency Draft of a new Statement of Good Practice on Information and Confidentiality for fixed income and commodities markets. The proposed Statement of Good Practice will apply in the European Fixed Income and Commodities markets. It is not intended to apply to the FX markets to which the FX Global Code applies, or to the precious metals markets, which are covered by the Precious Metals Code. The aim of the proposal is to clarify data sharing in the relevant markets and dealing with confidential information within a firm, including what information should not be shared with parties outside of a firm and what can be revealed when discussing "market color." The proposed Statement of Good Practice consists of nine Statements of Good Practice and an explanation of the rationale for each statement.

The consultation closes on August 31, 2018. The FMSB intends to publish the final Statement of Good Practice shortly thereafter. The Statements of Good Practice are not part of the FMSB Standards and are not binding on FMSB members, but reflect the FMSB's view of what constitutes good or best practice in the areas covered.

The consultation paper is available at: https://fmsb.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Information-Confidentiality-SGP_V6.pdf.

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