Mifid
Confusion reigns
Exactly what the role of home and host regulators will be for the regulation of branches under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) remains an elusive issue. The industry is clear that firms should have to follow only one set…
Achieving business benefit from Mifid
E-symposium panellists explore how compliance with the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive can be turned into a plus for the business lines affected by the EU legislation. Moderated by Ellen Davis
EU securities supervisors release raft of new Mifid info
CESR releases info on Mifid implementation
FSA confirms outsourcing guidance
FSA: we will use EU outsourcing rules for Mifid
Survey finds lack of readiness for Mifid deadline
UK/European banks lagging on Mifid implementation
Dexia and AEMS team up to develop new Mifid solution
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Dexia partners with AEMS to offer brokers a Mifid solution.
New AEMS/Dexia platform to have a smart order router and an analysis and reporting tool
Security is being overlooked in Mifid programmes
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Decoding the data
With less than six months to go before Mifid takes effect, banks need to address the data-storage and management requirements they will face. Duncan Wood reports
State of the art
Guido Ravoet, secretary general of the European Banking Federation, talks to Victoria Pennington about changes in regulatory framework, the substantial amount of work facing compliance and risk executives, and why he thinks the EU financial regulatory…
Majority of firms unprepared for Mifid implementation, survey finds
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European Commission gives an update on Mifid at e-symposium
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CESR says it is on target to release final Mifid guidance
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Commission publishes clarification Mifid best execution
European Commission finally responses to CESR's best execution questions
EU sues 24 member states over trading rules
McCreevy cracks the whip on EU states that have missed the Mifid transposition deadline.
ULLINK to provide SEB best execution solution
ULLINK has smart solution to best execution demands
Mifid will lead to a risk-based approach to client communications, says club
Asset-management firms will spend more time focusing on products and communications that present the greatest risk.
Financial data market will be hit by Mifid, says CEPS chief
Chief executive at CEPS argues that the implementation of the Mifid will have a significant impact on the financial market data business.
CESR re-consults on inducements under Mifid
CESR issues draft recommendations on inducements under Mifid to help foster supervisory convergence and consistent implementation of Article 26 of the Mifid Level 2 Directive.
US questions best execution
A new paper from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has questioned the operability of best execution.
New website for status of Mifid transposition in Europe
The Europa site has a new webpage containing information about the status of transposition of Mifid in the various EU Member States.
Equiduct out with third Mifid white paper
Market Transparency: Making Unfilled Orders Public - new Equiduct White Paper
AMF moves forward with Mifid implementation
France takes one step further towards Mifid
Devil in the detail
The systems and controls elements of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive is the core of the EU legislation. Compliance officers and operational risk managers alike need to check the detail to ensure they don't get caught out in November…