Currently, trading data is scattered across multiple platforms, such as stock exchanges and investment banks, making it difficult for investors to access the accurate and up-to-date information they ...

From 2 Aug 2022, the amended Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) now requires financial advisers to consider clients' sustainability preferences when conducting suitability ...

In Europe, the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/MiFIR) have been with us since January 2018. In the preceding months, market participants completed multi-year ...

To many it may sound like nothing more than the name of an obscure Welsh hamlet, but anyone working in the world of finance will be acutely aware of the significance of the Markets in Financial ...

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final report on MIFID II and MIFIR obligations relating to market data. This lays down guidelines to help data providers meet ...

The Council today adopted targeted amendments to the markets in financial instruments directive (MiFID) II and the prospectus regulation to facilitate the recapitalisation of EU companies on financial ...

Crypto exchanges are securing MiFID II registration to offer regulated derivatives in the EU. Kraken, Gemini, and OKX have ...

A survey last year found more than three-quarters (77 per cent) of pension schemes feel they do not necessarily have the operational infrastructure in place to accommodate change, such as the ...

U.K. financial regulation includes a small and unusual provision, the so-called “MiFID override,” which prioritises the EU’s MiFID II regime over the U.K.’s own regulatory framework when determining ...

On 8 March 2024, the final consolidated revised Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) ((EU) 2024/791) and Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) (Directive (EU) 2024/790) ...

MiCA passed in 2022, but aspects of it are still being worked out. Defining a financial instrument is a big outstanding question. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) released two ...

Gemini has received in-principle approval from the Malta Financial Services Authorities for an Investment Firm license. The license will allow the cryptocurrency exchange to offer regulated futures ...