MIFID, the EU’s Market in Financial Instruments Directive, is here. The EU is one big step closer to its aim of creating a single European market in financial services. The pace of change is increasing as firms seek to take advantage of this new level playing field. The resulting compliance issues are proving more subtle and difficult to pin down yet potentially more destructive.
There is no doubt that meeting the regulatory requirements has been challenging for every business, from larger ‘full-service’ providers right down to ‘execution-only’ brokers. However, the focus is now moving to a wider sustainable compliance framework to ensure organisations take advantage of the new market opportunities presented post-MiFID.
Is your organisation fit to face the future? Our MiFID fitness check can help you find out which of the MiFID elements needs some dedicated attention, and then help you plan your path to success in the new MiFID Europe.
As well as offering advice on working with the various European regulators, we provide detailed information and implementation solutions on the four key and most affected areas of MiFID:
