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MiFID II quick fixes

In its consultation for changing RTS 1, published yesterday, ESMA suggests that the tick size regime should also be extended to Systematic Internalisers. I don’t want to discuss whether it is a sensi...

10 Nov 2017
MiFID
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A decade on, it’s time for the sequel

So, MiFID I, you turn 10 today. Happy Birthday! That’s an excellent reason to pause and celebrate a little. When you first arrived markets were dominated by national stock exchanges with little or no ...

01 Nov 2017
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Darren Thomas

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: MiFID II’s Buy-Side Sell-Side Standoff

Investment managers and brokers both lose unless they resolve differences by the MiFID II deadline Repapering of terms under MiFID II is potentially a massive problem for the buy-side. This issue is ...

19 Oct 2017
MiFID
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Who makes the decisions around here?

Recording the execution decision maker is a new requirement under MiFID II. Working out how to populate that field turns out to be trickier than expected. Take a buy-side that gives strict execution i...

17 Oct 2017
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Darren Thomas

Fighting the Paper Tiger: The Challenge with MiFID II Repapering

Getting re-papered under the terms of MiFID II will test the relationships between dealer and asset manager. All the terms of business, policies and procedures that banks and broker dealers have with ...

27 Sep 2017
MiFID
A Finextra Member

Hurdling towards the finish line of MiFID II

The upcoming implementation of the second iteration of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) is without doubt one of the most talked-about topics in the finance industry this year....

04 Sep 2017
MiFID
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Guide to implementation of client suitability and appropriateness framework for MiFID II

Introduction The genesis of the Client suitability and appropriateness framework lies in Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) regulation. MiFID II is scheduled to be implemented in J...

04 Sep 2017
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Brie Lam

To Opt In or Not to Opt In? That’s the Question for Dealers Studying the SI Rules Under MiFID II

When ESMA announced in late 2016 that the quantitative threshold assessment under the MIFID II Systematic Internaliser (SI) regime would commence from 1st September 2018, rather than 3rd January 2018,...

29 Aug 2017
MiFID
A Finextra Member

RTS 28: More to compliance than meets the eye

In April of 2018 European investment firms will be required to publish their first ever disclosures about quality of trade execution, under the guidance of MiFID II's RTS 28. At first glance, one migh...

21 Aug 2017
MiFID
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MiFID II - Finding the way to compliant communications

MiFID II seemed so far away when it was pushed back until January 3rd 2018!! This has been a long time coming, and despite the looming deadline, firms are still trying to work out what they need to d...

14 Aug 2017
MiFID
Kirston Winters

MiFID II and Trade Reporting: Get Ready for Big Changes

MiFID came into effect in 2007 – under the current regime, buyside firms are typically not required to publish trades and real-time public reporting (“trade reporting”) is handled by trading venues an...

11 Aug 2017
MiFID
Ivy Schmerken

MiFID II Transparency Puts Stress on Data Architecture

With only four months to go until the MiFID II’s Jan. 3, 2018 implementation date, buy-side firms are facing huge changes in disclosure and transparency requirements, which could upend their data mana...

09 Aug 2017
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