The issue of how investment research should be paid for by investors is controversial, long-standing and seemingly perennially the subject of legislative iterations, failure and unintended consequence ...

Although Europe's highest ruling authority sees problems in the area of small- and midsize company research, in part due to 2018 trading rules, not all financial watchdogs are in agreement. The ...

Money managers operating in Europe do not expect to see the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II overhauled in 2020. But they said the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic showed that the ...

The issue of how firms should pay for investment research continues to be a controversial topic in the financial markets. The U.S. has maintained the approach it adopted before the mid-2000s, which is ...

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has forced large numbers of professionals to work from home. Europe’s regulatory authorities have decided to temporarily relax MiFID II rules, which may apply when ...

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revised some of its proposals on implementation of the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), issuing its final rules and guidance ...

The difference between a millisecond and a nanosecond might be indistinguishable to the human eye, but the gap between a thousandth and a billionth of a second could cost the industry loads more money ...

The second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) research unbundling rules are working well for investors, according to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). After conducting research ...

With MIFID II’s rules on inducements now a reality, buy-side firms are paying close attention to the costs associated with their front-office trading platforms and analytics. Like what you see? Click ...

MiFID II unbundling and best execution reporting requirements will be scaled back under new recovery package from the European Commission. The European Commission has confirmed that it will remove ...

FRANKFURT/LONDON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - A major German banking lobby said on Wednesday new European regulations aimed at protecting consumers were too costly and too invasive. The European Union rules, ...

The European Commission's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II went into effect today, with a bunch of new rules including limits on dark pools, increased pre- and post-trade price ...