Mifid
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…
Legal eagles
Clifford Chance has been ranked number one in the first annual OpRisk & Compliance survey of law firms engaged in risk and compliance activities for financial services firms. But as the results attest, risk and compliance is a hot area for global law…
FSA out with Mifid perimeter guidance
FSA issued more Mifid guidance for beleaguered firms
Four in ten EU firms to miss Mifid deadline, survey says
Handysoft-sponsored survey suggests only four in ten financial institutions will be ready to implement Mifid by the November 1 deadline.
Reuters launches new Mifid package
Reuters has launched a package of measures to help clients to comply with Mifid.
CESR publishes responses to transaction reporting CP
CESR publishes responses to its consultation paper on transaction reporting under Mifid
EBF responds to CESR call for evidence on non-equities markets transparency
EBF sees fundamental flaw in non-equities market transparency under Mifid.
Equiduct out with best execution white paper
Equiduct out with Mifid White Paper.
A call to compliance
Mifid, Basel II, SOX - the pace of regulatory change has increased substantially over the past few years, which has led to the large-scale expansion of compliance departments for financial services firms. But the recruitment market is finding it hard to…
Bumf and bumf-ability
Each time a directive is altered in the run-up to implementation, the resulting rewording and reprinting of documentation can prove almost as challenging as getting the changes accepted by the industry. When that directive is as large as Mifid, a whole…
Van Stappen joins as Equiduct as COO
Equiduct has appointed Willy Van Stappen as chief operating officer.
JWG-IT out with Mifid roadmap
Think-tank JWG-IT Group releases Mifid whitepaper: MiFID: The roadmap to implementation.