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European Equity Research Has Changed — ‘and That’s a Good Thing’
By Alexandra DeLuca
September 8, 2021, Institutional Investor
More than a year and half since the COVID-19 pandemic plunged Europe into lockdown and ushered the equity research industry into a …
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Blast From the Past: MiFID II and the Return of the ‘Star’ Analysts
By Hannah Murphy
February 26, 2018, Financial Times
Sweeping changes to the way investors pay for research have brought predictions that UK analyst numbers will halve, while many European asset …
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Smaller Groups Feel the Pinch as Investment Research Costs Slide
By Chris Flood
July 25, 2021, Financial Times
The price of corporate research published by independent providers dropped 8% last year as cut-throat competition from large investment banks continued to …
Green Transition Potentially Damaging for SMEs
By Thomas Helm
May 6, 2021, Practice Insight from IFLR
With the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), the EU taxonomy, the election of Joe Biden, the European Green Recovery and …
UK Regulator Proposes ‘Quick Fixes’ for MiFID Rules
By Chris Flood
April 28, 2021, Financial Times
The UK’s financial regulator has proposed several “quick fixes” to rules covering investment research and reporting requirements for share trading to ensure …
MiFID II Quick Fix: No Material Impact on SME Research
By Thomas Helm
April 15, 2021, Practice Insight from IFLR
The worrying situation of SME research in Europe has not seen any improvement under the MiFID II “quick fix” package, …
European Commission Confirms Changes to MiFID II in COVID-19 Relief Plan
By Annabel Smith
March 15, 2021, The Trade
The European Commission has published its amendments to MiFID II research rules and best execution reporting to offer relief to participants in …
The Equity Research Brain Drain
By Julie Segal
March 8, 2021, Institutional Investor
Being a Wall Street research analyst was once the crowning achievement of a career.
Now it might be a stepping stone to …
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UK Investors and Companies Call for Markets Reform
By Daniel Thomas
March 7, 2021, Financial Times
Mid and small-cap companies should be exempt from “overly restrictive” MiFID II research rules, say most of the UK investors and companies …
Small Company Research Not Held Back by New EU Rules, Regulator Says
By Huw Jones
February 18, 2021, Reuters
European Union rules that shine a light on how much asset managers pay for research on small companies have not reduced the breadth …
