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The Mifid II position-reporting regime is not in a good place. It’s going to take at least six to 12 months to get this reporting to where the information being provided is of any use to anyone
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Many firms will already have set up their systems to reject any trades without an LEI, with no scope to delay transaction reporting. It’s being helpful in an unhelpful way
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