Mifid
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.
FSA Handbook changes
FSA modifies Handbook to take account of Mifid.
Celent publishes new Mifid impact study
Post-trade reporting and market data provisions will be the first areas affected by Mifid, says Celent.
FSA out with final transposition of Mifid
The FSA has published a Policy Statement and Handbook text that finalises its transposition of Mifid for FSA-regulated firms
FSA’s Waters points to confusion over Mifid and UCITS interplay
Mifid and the UCITS Directive create uncertainty as to their interplay in practice.
JWG-IT and Eukleia Training announce Mifid training initiative
JWG-IT Group and Eukleia Training partner up for new Mifid training initiative.
Microsoft and partners to offer “Mix and Match” Mifid solutions
Microsoft and its partners have launched a new package of solutions to help firms comply with the main challenges of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid).
Project Boat selects business and technology partners
Project Boat selects Cinnober Financial Technology as technology provider and Markit Group Limited as business partner.
Emerging market debt more 'manageable', according to IIF
New types of securities, particularly derivatives, have contributed to making emerging market debt more “manageable” than ever before, according to the Washington-based Institute of International Finance.
Italian regulator to use CDS data
Interdealer broker GFI has started providing credit default swap (CDS) data to the Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa, the Italian securities market regulator (Consob)- possibly for market surveillance purposes.
AMF publishes Mifid consultation paper
AMFpublishes consultation document setting out a draft amended Book III of its General Regulation in relation to Investment Service Providers.