Currently, trading data is scattered across multiple platforms, such as stock exchanges and investment banks, making it difficult for investors to access the accurate and up-to-date information they ...

In Europe, the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/MiFIR) have been with us since January 2018. In the preceding months, market participants completed multi-year ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

On 8 March 2024, the final consolidated revised Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) ((EU) 2024/791) and Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) (Directive (EU) 2024/790) ...

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final report on MIFID II and MIFIR obligations relating to market data. This lays down guidelines to help data providers meet ...

Crypto exchanges are securing MiFID II registration to offer regulated derivatives in the EU. Kraken, Gemini, and OKX have ...

From 2 Aug 2022, the amended Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) now requires financial advisers to consider clients' sustainability preferences when conducting suitability ...

If the proposals of the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive consultation are given the go-ahead, regulators across Europe will have the power to prohibit or restrict the marketing and ...

U.K. financial regulation includes a small and unusual provision, the so-called “MiFID override,” which prioritises the EU’s MiFID II regime over the U.K.’s own regulatory framework when determining ...

A survey last year found more than three-quarters (77 per cent) of pension schemes feel they do not necessarily have the operational infrastructure in place to accommodate change, such as the ...

MiCA passed in 2022, but aspects of it are still being worked out. Defining a financial instrument is a big outstanding question. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) released two ...

The Council today adopted targeted amendments to the markets in financial instruments directive (MiFID) II and the prospectus regulation to facilitate the recapitalisation of EU companies on financial ...