Mifid
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.
CESR out with Mifid consultation responses
Responses to CESR's consultation on passporting and inducements cause more confusion for the regulator
LSE consults on proposed product solutions for Mifid
LSE comes up with a raft of product ideas to aid Mifid implementation
European Commission sets up Mifid website
The European Commission hopes its new website will help with Mifid implementation
CESR publishes first Mifid Level 3 recommendations
CESR is out with the first in a series of Level 3 recommendations for the implementation of Mifid.
CESR calls for evidence
The Committee of European Supervisors (CESR) has published a call for evidence on non-equities markets transparency.
CESR out with CPs on Mifid Best Execution and Transaction Reporting
CESR has published its long awaited guidance on Mifid best execution and transaction reporting.
FSA confirms Article 4 notifications
The FSA sends notification to European Commission for additional requirements for Mifid under Article 4.
The Age of e-discovery
New regulations in the US and Europe are pushing email retention and storage up the agenda of financial services firms. Peter Madigan explores the challenges and the pitfalls of the changes for compliance teams
A better execution
In the first of a series of six articles on Mifid, Victoria Pennington seeks clarification on a number of issues swirling around the best execution debate
Preparation is everything
Compliance with the November deadline for Mifid is what firms are focusing on. Business opportunities come second, reports Ellen Davis
Keeping an eye on complacency
When it comes to AML initiatives, companies are displaying a worrying disregard for the perils of this criminal threat, despite recognising it as such. By Ellen Davis
New Mifid trade body established
LIBA, AFEI, ASSOSIM and SSDA set up new trade body as a forum for European regulatory changes.
German implementation of Mifid
Germany unlikley to meet Mifid November deadline.