The European Parliament has voted in plenary to adopt the proposed Regulation on indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts.

The Regulation will enter into force following formal adoption by the Council of the EU, which is expected in May 2016 and publication in the Official Journal of the EU.

View Commission welcomes European Parliament’s backing for new rules to prevent manipulation of financial benchmarks, 28 April 2016

View European Parliament – texts adopted – Regulation on indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts, 29 April 2016