All MiFID II articles
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NewsUK regulator paves way for return of client-funded investment research
FCA consults on allowing asset managers to bundle payments again, with ‘guardrails’
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FeaturesMiFID II reforms: Bye bye unbundling?
A key part of the 2018 MiFID II package, the requirement to unbundle research from execution costs shook up the European asset management industry and changed the relationship between investment managers and their clients.
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Opinion PiecesDoes the UK really need to consolidate thousands of DB schemes?
The UK’s so-called Mansion House Reforms are under way. This cluster of policies takes its name from the residence of the Lord Mayor of the City of London, which is the venue for a regular set-piece policy speech by British chancellors of the exchequer, the latest of whom is Jeremy Hunt.
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NewsBaFin deploys full range of regulatory tools to fight greenwashing
The regulator’s efforts are currently focusing on the ‘environmental’ aspect of ESG, and particularly on climate change
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NewsTrend for greenwashing call out to spread to impact investing, says PGGM’s Op ‘t Veld
‘Some investors are currently rather liberal with their claims on impact, which I’m quite concerned about,’ says the responsible investment principal director
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NewsNew cost model floated to ensure longevity of manager ESG efforts
Frost Consulting questions the maintenance of P&L-funded ESG/stewardship programmes in a bear market
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NewsFrench groups agree sponsored research charter in post-MIFID II move
Move follows recommendation of financial regulator and drop in number of companies covered by independent research
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Special ReportMiFID II: A threat to European sustainability?
MiFID II is unintentionally jeopardising the long-term objectives of ESG investors
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NewsNBIM warns ESMA’s transparency ideas could cause ‘adverse price moves’
Norwegian SWF manager responds to suggestions for tweaking FBA terms in European MiFIR consultation
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NewsNBIM suggests ‘continuity venues’ for bourses after cyberattacks
Norwegian SWF responds to ESMA’s algorithmic trading consultation
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NewsAsset management roundup: TISA MiFID II reporting platform goes live
Plus: Kempen introduces diversified distressed debt pool, MJ Hudson acquires private markets performance analytics specialist
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FeaturesBriefing: An unfortunate lack of ambition
The second Capital Markets Union (CMU) Action Plan of the EU Commission lacks ambition. This at a time when the EU Commission wants to set an industrial policy for the EU to bolster competitiveness in key sectors. It also comes shortly before the UK’s departure from the EU. Yet a vision of what the EU wants to achieve, by when and how, is missing.
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NewsWTW starts new German investment services firm amid Brexit uncertainty
WTW has decided to make Germany the hub for providing these services in continental Europe after Brexit
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NewsSME research boost targeted in capital markets recovery package
EU executive arm proposes changes to several regulations and consults on MiFID II research regime rules
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NewsEC ‘not playing by the rules’ with ESG product adds in MiFID II proposal
Proposed restrictions on ‘Article 8’ also seen as working against broader policy aim of building sustainable economies
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NewsFCA outlines thinking about UK prudential rules for investment firms
‘Investment firms should be aware of the scale of the change the IFD/IFR represents’
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NewsDutch supervisor on Brexit volatility risks, MiFID II impacts
But local financial sector ‘sufficiently prepared’ for Brexit
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NewsLuxembourg regulator highlights hard Brexit implications for UK firms
CSSF requires notifications from financial services firms by 15 September and a further submission by the end of October in order to keep operating through a ‘hard Brexit’ scenario
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NewsESMA: ‘We need to be more nuanced about sustainability’
Sustainability is about more than a binary choice between ‘brown’ and ‘green’ assets, says Europe’s top financial regulator
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NewsLGPS to create compliance system for cost transparency code
Compliance and reporting system would be accompanied by policy for delisting
