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Reflecting on Attempts at MiFID II Reform
By Hugo Bromley
January 4, 2021, Practice Insight from IFLR
The art of regulation is the management of private interests. Any regulator will be faced with a thousand interested parties, …

Covid-19 crisis will shape Mifid II review
By Hugo Bromley
December 11, 2020, Practice Insight from IFLR
The Covid-19 crisis has informed EU regulators’ thinking regarding Mifid II reforms, several sources have told Practice Insight. It has …
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EU agrees “quick fix” in securities to aid recovery from COVID
By Huw Jones
December 9, 2020, Reuters
The European Union has agreed on “quick fix” changes to its securities rules to help the economy recover from COVID-19, the bloc’s financial …

EC looks to GFXC on potential regulation of spot FX
By Rebekah Tunstead
December 7, 2020, Risk
Despite strong opposition from market participants, the European Commission is continuing to look into regulating spot FX, taking its cue from the work …

Shortlist for chair of EU markets watchdog position revealed
By Annabel Smith
November 26, 2020, The Trade
A shortlist of candidates that the EU markets regulator is considering for the role of chair once Steve Maijoor steps down from …

Banks must prepare for more financial transaction taxes
By Peter Lee
November 18, 2020, Euromoney
On November 10, after months of wrangling, EU member states forged an agreement with the European Parliament over the long-term budget and the …

Mifid II’s best execution faces uncertain future
By Hugo Bromley
November 11, 2020, Practice Insight from IFLR
The current review of Mifid II is an opportunity for best execution to be redrafted to suit both industry and …

ECB supervisor’s bad bank dream faces huge obstacles
By Jon Hay and Owen Sanderson
November 5, 2020, GlobalCapital
The European Central Bank is offering renewed support to the idea of the EU creating a ‘bad bank’ or an …

Mifid best execution relief for buy side hangs by a thread
By Samuel Wilkes
October 26, 2020, Risk
Legislators in the European Parliament have put forward an amendment in a Covid-19 recovery package to suspend best execution reporting for buy-side firms …