The Markets in Financial Directive (“MiFID”) is a European Union law that provides harmonized regulation for investment services across the 31 member states of the European Economic Area (the 28 EU ...

The cost of complying with the European Union’s (EU's) gargantuan Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (Mifid II) is not just forcing smaller independent financial advisory firms to revise ...

This is the second in a series of blog posts on MiFID II (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II). If you missed the first post, see MiFID II: How Did We Get Here and What Does it Mean?

Greenwich, Conn.-based Indata launched the iPM Epic platform in 2014 and claims to have made 350 alterations to the system ahead of the incoming Mifid II regulation in Europe, with specific focus on ...

The second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) has now become effective as a part of EU legislation. MiFID II regulates firms that provide any services to clients linked to financial ...

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 ...

Alpha FMC (Alpha) has partnered with Kaizen Reporting (Kaizen) to provide independent transaction reporting assessments for specialist wealth managers and smaller asset managers to help them to meet ...

Ullink’s automated trade reporting solution covers cross-asset class reporting requirements and provides a centralized dashboard displaying reporting status and abilities to amend or cancel reports ...

The amendments come as part of the EU’s objective to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals, but data suggests many firms are struggling to meet the compliance requirements. Amendments to Mifid II ...

An EU Commission Delegated Regulation (2021/1833) on the criteria for when an activity will be considered as ancillary to the main business has been published in the Official Journal of the European ...

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 ...