MIFID: Price benchmarking not suitable for structured derivatives, says FOA

The UK’s FSA maintains that the idea of price benchmarks for structured derivatives was floated to kick-start debate

UK regulator the Financial Services Authority issued a discussion paper in May in which it outlined the possibility of introducing benchmarks in order to comply with the best execution requirements of the European Union’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid). But derivatives trade body the Futures and Options Association says that although benchmarking has a part to play in some areas, there is no single approach to best execution that suits all markets.