Markets in financial instruments directive (mifid)
Execution, clearing, reporting – of the three strands of over-the-counter derivatives reform agreed by the Group of 20 (G-20) nations in 2009, dealers could probably have lived with the last two. The...
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Transparency and own-capital ban for OTFs could interfere with “free flow” of market, says Lord Harrison, chair of a House of Lords committee that yesterday warned of fundamental flaws in Europe’s Mifid review
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Regulators are keen to tackle perceived risks in the ETF market, particularly those of collateral quality and lack of transparency. However, product providers claim they have already responded to many of their concerns. Andrew Capon reports
The July 2012 issue of ETF Risk covers regulation, liquidity risk and tracking error
ETFs are supposed to provide investors with deep pools of liquidity, but Europe’s fragmented market structure makes it all but impossible to gauge what the true picture is. Regulators are concerned about the lack of transparency and some warn that...
The Financial Services Authority’s new regime is set to ban commission payments to IFAs. But will it clash with forthcoming EU regulations on retail distribution or will EU member states follow the FSA's lead? By Magda Ali
Tweaks to Mifid text would allow owners of OTFs to engage in matched principal trading
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