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 second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) has “largely been successful across most parts of the market and the industry has bent over backwards to implement reforms, despite ...

Money managers and investment associations across Europe are weighing in on how MiFID II should be revised when it comes up for its first review in March, saying the regulation has fallen short on ...

You might have heard a strange sound permeating throughout the capital markets back in February, a sort of communal exhalation following a few months of being held in. It was, in fact, the sound of ...

The implementation of the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) has largely been successful. Some were more prepared than others for the change when MiFID II was implemented on ...

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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 ...

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 ...

It would be understandable if many firms decided to crack open the champagne in celebration of the decision to delay the implementation date of MiFID II by 12 months. MiFID II is an enormous ...

Platforms trading crypto-assets that qualify as financial instruments should be subject to the rules, but ESMA has advised a bespoke regime be implemented for firms trading crypto-assets outside of ...

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 ...