Front-office backlash: the EU gets tough on research unbundling
Three EU watchdogs – including CNMV and AFM – say front-office content can still be Mifid II research
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A number of dealers had hoped to use similar disclaimers from the start of the Mifid II regime in January 2018, in a bid to safeguard front-office notes from the rules
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