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MiFID II


Volmaggedon, Decarbonizing Everything: Financial Analysts Journal Editor’s Snapshot

Financial Analysts Journal managing editor Heidi Raubenheimer, PhD, CFA, provides a synopsis of the latest issue.

A closer look at the Commission-proposed quick fix of MiFID II within the EU capital market recovery package

Since CFA Institute has been focusing particularly on the impact of the MiFID II rules for the past two and half years (the directive entered into force on 3 January 2018), we will be looking only at the tweaks to this regulatory framework.

Research Spending Post-MiFID II: Is COVID-19 the Straw that Broke the Camel’s Back?

The active equity strategies of European managers are at significant risk.

CFA Institute EMEA Membership Survey: Effects of MiFID II and PRIIPs on product governance in the EU asset management industry

CFA Institute surveyed European members on product governance practices over time and the specific effects major regulatory developments like MiFID II and PRIIPs have had in this respect.

Global Third-Party Research: An Industry in Crisis?

As research coverage stagnates globally, Europe sees a MiFID II blip.

MiFID II: Seizing the Opportunity

Investment firms that seize the opportunity created by the European Union’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) can create a much stronger value proposition for clients, writes Colin McLean, FSIP.

Weekend Reads for Investors: Holiday Edition

Jason Voss, CFA, curates a holiday edition of Weekend Reads for Investors. Selections examine the inefficiency of bitcoin, the momentum effects of market indices, how marketers manipulate you, and more.

MiFID II: What’s Wrong with It?

Regulators should be alert to any emerging systemic risks encouraged by the implementation of MiFID II. Its problems may surface more quickly than the benefits, asserts Colin McLean, FSIP.

Shining a Light on Europe’s “Dark Pools”

A trio of trading experts discuss structural changes in European equity markets and the impact of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), which was amended two weeks ago after a year-long review process.

MiFID II Changes to Be Announced: Responding to Regulation

As the European Commission readies its proposal for reforming the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (also known… READ MORE ›