by Alexander Parker | Mar 31, 2019 | Blog
In recent months, the political landscapes of both Britain and mainland Europe have been dominated by talks of Brexit. Perhaps more than any other event in recent history, Brexit will seriously impact the state of markets across the whole of Europe. In particular, the...
by Alexander Parker | Mar 16, 2019 | Blog
While a number of American firms have chosen to adhere to certain regulations laid out by MiFID II, it has not as of yet been implemented as law in the United States. Not only that, but some regulations put in place by the SEC actively contradict the European...
by Alexander Parker | Jan 7, 2019 | Blog
This January marks the one year anniversary of MiFID II’s implementation. The alterations to the financial sector that this regulatory framework proposes are vast in scope; one year on, it is worth questioning how effective these proposed changes have been. Has MiFID...
by Alexander Parker | Nov 8, 2018 | Blog
Financial advisers may be forced to leave behind old legacy platforms and wraps in favour of newer systems if they wish to achieve total MiFID II-compliance. Investment platforms have become increasingly commonplace in the past several years. Since just 2008, the...
by Alexander Parker | Nov 8, 2018 | Blog
On October 22, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) updated its webpage on position limits for commodity derivative contracts. Under regulation 16 of the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA’s) Financial Services and Markets Act 2000,...
by Benjamin Parker | Nov 2, 2018 | Blog
At the start of 2018, the Markets in Financial Industries Directive (MiFID II) changed how banks, financial firms and trading venues carried out business on behalf of their customers. Building on regulations initially introduced in 2007, MiFID II aims to encourage...
