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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 …
MEPs call for ESNs as part of new CMU drive
By Tyler Davies
September 11, 2020, GlobalCapital
MEPs have asked the European Commission to come up with a legislative proposal for a new class of bank debt, known as ‘European …
Best practice: Mifid II and research revisited
By Hugo Bromley
August 27, 2020, Practice Insight from IFLR
Over two years after it was introduced, Mifid II research unbundling is back in the news.
In response to the …
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EU markets rule shakeup may prompt regulatory divergence, complexity for firms
By Vanya Damyanova
August 24, 2020, S&P Global Market Intelligence
A proposal by the EU to amend new financial markets rules raises questions about regulatory divergence from the U.K. and …
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‘A collective shrug’: industry reacts to Mifid II research reforms
By Hugo Bromley
July 30, 2020, Practice Insight from IFLR
After months of meetings and deliberation, the European Commission’s proposed reforms to Mifid II’s research unbundling framework will have very …
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MiFID II unbundling rules need fixing, but it won’t be this year
By Paulina Pielichata
July 13, 2020, Pensions&Investments
Money managers operating in Europe do not expect to see the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II overhauled in 2020. But they said …
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UK eyes options for dealing with companies’ debt pile
By Daniel Thomas and George Parker
July 12, 2020, Financial Times
The UK government has started work on how to tackle the corporate debt mountain that could overwhelm thousands of …
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Commission considers 19 actions for new CMU action plan
By Jasper Cox and Jean Comte
June 26, 2020, GlobalCapital
The European Commission has split a new set of initiatives to progress the Capital Markets Union into three sections based …
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ICI Global: Changes needed to European trading rules
By Sophie Baker
May 15, 2020, Pensions&Investments
A number of changes to European trading rules are necessary to ensure money managers can maximize best execution and to enhance pre- and …
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Bank Lending in Europe: SMEs Are Main Concern, EBA Says
European Banking Authority Chairman Jose Manuel Campa discusses efforts by regulators and central banks to help lenders weather the fallout from the coronavirus so that they can issue loans to …
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