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 now become effective as a part of EU legislation. MiFID II regulates firms that provide any services to clients linked to financial ...

North American broker-dealers and asset managers domiciled in the U.S. are watching their European counterparts gear up for compliance with MiFID II. But will MiFID II affect U.S. broker-dealers and ...

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is hoping to publish the long-awaited conclusions of its review into the implementation of the EU’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid II) ...

The final guidelines follow a public consultation with participants and aim to enhance clarity and foster convergence in the industry’s approach to investor protection under MiFID II. The European ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission's guidance allowing U.S. broker-dealers to receive separate payments for research without being subjected to regulation as investment advisers has expired, and ...

Electronification and regulations such as Mifid II that touch upon the fixed-income trading space may be attempting to mirror the equities model but cannot succeed due to specific differences between ...

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 ...

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 ...