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E.U. Commission’s MiFID II review delay caused by survey issues
By Hugo Bromley
January 16, 2020, Practice Insight from IFLR
A major review of MiFID II that was initially due in September 2019 but has still not been published was …
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Less Research? No Problem, Hedge Funds Say.
By Julie Steinberg and Paul J. Davies
January 13, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
Hedge funds are cashing in on an unintended consequence of European financial regulations on investment research: …
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Analyst Jobs Vanish as a Perfect Storm Crashes Into Research
By Justina Lee
December 19, 2019, Bloomberg
A Citigroup Inc. analyst for almost 18 years, Andrew Howell knows very well what to expect when you’re pitching a service that fewer …
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MiFID II reviews ‘unlikely to solve fundamental issues’
By Hugo Bromley
December 11, 2019, Practice Insight from IFLR
Though European regulatory authorities are currently reviewing almost every aspect of the MiFID II regulatory framework, significant shifts are unlikely, …
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MiFID II creates ‘existential threat’ for small research groups
By Siobhan Riding
December 8, 2019, Financial Times
Boutique research providers’ business models are coming under increasing pressure two years on from the introduction of E.U. markets rules, in what …
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Analyst coverage shrinks after fee shake up
By Robin Wigglesworth and Philip Stafford
December 2, 2019, Financial Times
Investment banks’ cuts to their research departments have begun to weigh on their coverage of even Europe’s largest companies, …
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MiFID II: market wants research unbundling review
By Alice Tchernookova
December 3, 2019, Practice Insight from IFLR
Market participants have contested the idea that it may be too early to make a full assessment of the impact …
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How investment analysts became data miners
By Robin Wigglesworth
November 28, 2019, Financial Times
Dealmakers, traders, and globe-trotting executives are the public face of the modern investment bank, but for many clients in fund management, the …
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Should the U.K. ‘ditch’ MiFID rules post-Brexit?
By Roger Aitken
November 25, 2019, Institutional Asset Manager
With 18 months having elapsed since the implementation of the European Union’s (E.U.) Markets In Financial Instruments II (MiFID II) Directive, …
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A Tip of the Hat to the Top Regulations of the Decade
By Adrian Whelan, Brown Brothers Harriman
Originally published at the On the Regs blog
I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they pass.
-The Hitchhikers’ Guide …
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