MAR 10.5 Other reporting, notifications and information requirements
Information requirement
1Regulation 27 of the MiFI Regulations provides the FCA with the power to:
- (1)
require a person to provide information including all relevant documentation, on, or concerning:
- (2)
require3 a trading venue operator3 to provide information including all relevant documentation on, or concerning:
- (a)
3trades a person has undertaken, or intends to undertake in a contract to which a position limit relates; and
- (b)
trades a person has undertaken, or intends to undertake in a contract or within a class of commodity derivatives to which position management requirements relate.
- (a)
3The FCA may consider exercising the power in Regulation 27 of the MiFI Regulations to require a trading venue operator or other person to collect or provide data on related OTC contracts.
Power to intervene
1The following provisions of the MiFI Regulations regulate the power of the FCA to intervene in respect of position limits:
- (1)
Regulation 28 provides that the FCA may, if it considers necessary for the purpose of advancing one or more of its operational objectives3, limit the ability of any person to enter into a contract for a commodity derivative3, restrict the size of positions a person may hold in such a contract, or require any person to reduce the size of a position held, notwithstanding that the restriction or reduction would be more restrictive than the position limit established by the trading venue or3 the FCA3 (under regulation 16 of the MiFI Regulations)3; and2
- (2)
Paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 provides that the FCA must maintain arrangements designed to enable it to determine whether persons on whom the FCA imposes position limit requirements are complying with those requirements, and also maintain arrangements for enforcing the position limits requirements on such persons.
Reporting requirements
1The following provisions of the MiFI Regulations regulate the power of the FCA to impose reporting requirements in respect of positions taken in commodity derivatives and emission allowances:
- (1)
Paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 provides that a person must provide the FCA with information in respect of its compliance or non-compliance with position limit requirements, as the FCA may direct; and
- (2)
Paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 provides that the FCA must maintain arrangements designed to enable it to determine whether persons on whom the FCA imposes position limit requirements are complying with those requirements, and also maintain arrangements for enforcing the position limits requirements on such persons.
Breaches of MAR 10 by unauthorised persons
- (1)
1An unauthorised person to which this chapter applies must notify the FCA of:
- (a)
a breach of a direction in this chapter;
- (b)
a breach of a directly applicable provision imposed by MiFIR or any onshored regulation2 adopted under MiFID or MiFIR; and
- (c)
a breach of any requirement imposed by or under the MiFI Regulations which relates to this chapter.
- (a)
- (2)
Notifications under (1) must be made immediately if the person becomes aware, or has information which reasonably suggests, that any of the breaches referred to in (1) have occurred, may have occurred or may occur in the foreseeable future.
Breaches of MAR 10 by authorised persons
1Firms should refer to SUP 15.3 (General notification requirements) generally, and in particular SUP 15.3.11R, in respect of the following:
- (1)
a breach of a rule or direction in this chapter;
- (2)
a breach of a directly applicable provision imposed by MiFIR or any onshored regulation2 adopted under MiFID or MiFIR; and
- (3)
a breach of any requirement imposed by or under the MiFI Regulations which relates to this chapter.
Territoriality
1 The powers of the FCA referred to in MAR 10.5.1G to MAR 10.5.3G can be applied to a person regardless of whether the person is situated or operating in the UK or abroad3.
2Decision and appeal procedures
1The power of the FCA referred to in MAR 10.5.2G is exercisable subject to the decision-making procedures in DEPP 2 Annex 2G (Supervisory notices) (and other provisions in DEPP, as appropriate).