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An event-full year cont.
T
he TRADE’s event calendar has
been a busy one so far this year,
with more attendees, sponsors and
speakers than ever before (and even
T
he sell-side remains un-
sure - and even fearful -
on how to price research,
despite MiFID II’s
unbundling requirements
just months away now.
FinTech Innovation for
the Buy-side, London,
May
The buy-side were
warned EU authorities
will likely hand out
fines for failing to report
transactions accurately
and correctly, with cur-
rent quality of reporting
leaving much room for
improvement.
The Future of Post-Trade,
London, May
MiFID II will have a
global impact, although
research unbundling
rules were tipped to
have the most significant
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TheTrade
a guest appearance from an MEP).
The events were established to ed-
ucate the buy-side, but also any oth-
er market participants on challeng-
impact on both sides of
the Atlantic Ocean.
MiFID II Pop-up Event:
What US Investors Need
to Know, New York,
March
Technology will not
replace traders in the
future, but it will be a
combination of both as
technology automates
processes for the human
trader.
FinTech Innovation for
the Buy-side, London,
May
ay Swinburne, MEP,
K
told an audience she was
made aware of banks
plotting to network
systematic internalisers
together to enable them
to effectively act much
like broker crossing
networks.
Summer 2017
es ahead of regulatory changes like
MiFID II. Below are The TRADE’s
top ten takeaways from our events so
far this year…
MiFID II pop-up event,
London, February
Firms globally will likely
adopt best execution pol-
icies as a new standard to
bring them in line with
European regulation.
MiFID II Pop-up Event:
What US Investors Need
to Know, New York,
March
A
rtificial intelligence
has the promise to
revolutionise the way
buy-side desk operate,
causing vast improve-
ments across execution
performance.
FinTech Innovation for
the Buy-side, London, May
T
he majority of buy-side
firms (63%) will com-
bine in-house technol-
ogy with solutions from
third-party vendors to
meet MiFID II reporting
requirements, according
to a delegate poll.
The Future of Post-Trade,
London, May
T
he systematic internal-
iser regime is more prob-
lematic for non-equity
market participants and
many firms are largely
ignorant of how it will
affect their businesses.
MiFID II pop-up event,
London, February
M
iFID II could see
more fragmentation and
diminishing liquidity,
meaning best execution
will become harder to
achieve.
MiFID II Pop-up Event:
What US Investors Need
to Know, New York,
March