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[ T I M E L I N E | T H E F I R S T 5 0 0 D AY S O F M I F I D I I ] 9 October 2018 – In the first round of data performance indicators published by ESMA, Goldman Sachs, Liquidnet and Bloomberg among those firms called out for a high number of incomplete data submissions relating to the dark pool DVCs. 18 September 2018 - MiFID II author and member of the European Parliament, Kay Swinburne, says that MiFID III is “further away than people think” in response to growing calls for sweeping changes to the regulation, highlighting that any refinements to the regime would most likely be relatively minor compared to the introduction of MiFID II. 27 September 2018 – ESMA announces it is to publish two new data completeness indicators for trading venues charting the performance of delivery of data for DVCs and bond liquidity, increasing pressure on trading venues to improve their provision of “timely and complete data”. 21 September 2018 The European Commission agrees to ESMA’s proposal to extend the tick size regime to SIs, under the condition that the regime is limited to shares and depositary receipts only, to address concerns over efficient price formation. 8 November 2018 – Brexit will be the “single biggest driver” of a review of the MiFID II regime, according to MEP Kay Swinburne, who said that although MiFID III was “a reality”, it was more likely to be formed through a series of reviews to existing MiFID II standards that would be heavily influenced by political developments. 9 November – ESMA calls for industry evidence to assess whether, and to which extent, periodic auction systems can evade MiFID II transparency requirements such as the DVCs. Issue 60 // TheTradeNews.com // 37