June 2017

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ESMA updates MiFID II/ MIFIR Investor Protection Q&A

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 14 new Q&As to its Questions and Answers (Q&A) document on the implementation of investor protection topics under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/ MiFIR). The new Q&As cover the topics of ‘information on costs and charges’, ‘post-sale reporting’, and ‘appropriateness’. The …

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The 10 highest-earning HFT Firms in the World

High-Frequency Traders often are very secretive people when it comes to numbers. However, every now and then something comes out, either through company announcements or through company fillings, for example, of the UK and European branches. We’ve researched and analysed everything we could get our hands on and came up with the following ranking of …

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ESMA publishes final report on product governance guidelines to safeguard investors

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today the Final Report on product governance guidelines under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) regarding the target market assessment by manufacturers and distributors of financial products. The requirements on product governance were introduced under MiFID II to enhance investor protection by regulating …

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The best funded Regtechs using Blockchain – An investment overview

Blockchain has caused a funding frenzy that is often compared with the Wild West. In 2016 alone funding in the industry has increased to over $850 million according to Funderbeam. Its Blockchain Industry Report outlines that though the total number of rounds has been decreasing since 2014, the total funding has increased, making the funding …

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