The Council of the European Union on 13 May 2014 formally endorsed a new regulatory regime that will replace the current Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), which has been in force since 2007. The new...more
7/6/2016
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asset Management ,
Commodities ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Derivatives ,
Equity Markets ,
ETFs ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Investor Protection ,
MiFID ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
Over The Counter Derivatives (OTC) ,
Pooled Investment Vehicles ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Retail Investors ,
UCITS
Where are we on implementation? Are we nearly there yet?
Yes and no. The UCITS V directive comes into force on 18 March 2016. But:
Additional implementing rules (known as "Level 2") on the duties of UCITS...more