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E.U. prepares tweak to MiFID market rules after industry backlash
By Philip Stafford
November 13, 2019, Financial Times
Brussels is preparing to retune some of its MiFID II markets rules from next year, less than three years after implementation, following …
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Industry has lost interest in MiFID II
By Hugo Bromley
November 6, 2019, Practice Insight from IFLR
After two years of fervor over the implementation of MiFID II, interest has now begun to decline across the industry …
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SEC grants three-year extension to MiFID II relief period
By Hayley McDowell
November 5, 2019, The Trade
U.S. brokers will be able to continue charging clients separately for research and analysis, as implemented under MiFID II in Europe, for …
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MiFID II in the U.S.: Complexity cost
By Stephanie Scwartz-Driver
November 1, 2019, IPE
The E.U.’s MiFID II directive has quietly stirred up two kinds of challenges in the U.S.: the unbundling of trading commissions, particularly the …
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MiFID II: what are minor non-monetary benefits?
By Hugo Bromley
October 30, 2019, Practice Insight from IFLR
Nearly two years after the implementation of MiFID II, the definition of a minor non-monetary benefit is still not clear, …
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U.S. firms face MiFID II research unbundling’s eternal conundrum
By Hugo Bromley
October 23, 2019, Practice Insight from IFLR
U.S. firms will have to decide how to respond to increased demand for research unbundling in the coming months but …
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Analyst numbers and company research hit by E.U. rule change: survey
By Joice Alves
October 14, 2019, Reuters
Fewer analysts are covering British companies and the quality of their reports has declined since the introduction of European Union regulations aimed at …
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The rise of independent research outfits
By Scott Langley
October 3, 2019, MoneyWeek
Call it the sell-side’s Project Fear. Early 2018 saw the introduction of the E.U.’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II). Thousands …
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Research Unbundling a ‘Win-Win’ For Best Execution
By Shanny Basar
October 7, 2019, Markets Media
Rebecca Healey, global head of market structure at institutional liquidity pool Liquidnet, said research unbundling in the European Union has led to …
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FCA finds potential competition issues in MiFID II
By Rachel Mortimer
September 20, 2019, FT Adviser
The Financial Conduct Authority has acknowledged there may be “potential negative effects” on competition in the investment market as a result of …
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