Investment Management Association (Ima)
Buy Side Bands Together on Blockchain Vision in Landmark Paper
Fund managers, vendors and trade associations release joint paper on making distributed-ledger technology work for the buy side.
Industry Split on Impact of ESMA Data Plan
Industry participants and experts seem divided over the likely outcome of European regulator the European Securities and Markets Association’s consultation process as well as over the impact of the provisions on end-users and data providers, after ESMA…
Esma Opens Consultation on Mifid II, Refines HFT Scope
The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) has opened its consultation on the review of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid II) and Regulation (Mifir), the two most important pieces of legislation issued by European…
Getting A Full Report
Demand for more complete and well-prepared data reporting could lead one to consider collaborative efforts that point the way to better data reporting
Seeking Solvency II Surety
Implementation of Solvency II in January 2016 has been confirmed, but many of the data challenges are unresolved. Susan Wright of the Investment Management Association tells Nicholas Hamilton that asset managers, third-party administrators and insurers…
IMA Adviser Explains Solvency II Challenges for Asset Managers
Susan Wright of the UK's Investment Management Association explains what the European Parliament's adoption of Omnibus II means for the implementation of Solvency II
IRD's Senior Reporter on the FCA's Review of Outsourcing
Nicholas Hamilton discusses calls from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority for asset managers to develop better contingency plans in case one of their third-party service providers fails
The Search for Solvency II Solutions
Solvency II may be delayed, but it has not gone away. As the most focused industry participants chip away at the complexity of the European insurance regulation, Nicholas Hamilton discovers innovative compliance solutions, including data metering systems…
Update: Industry Mulls COBA’s EU Tape Proposals
Planned commercial model for a consolidated tape of pan-European data attracts positive reaction, but needs input from more parties, industry says.
OTFs' Next Move
With G20 commitments obliging regulators to regiment the trading of over-the-counter derivatives, Mifid II proposes the integration of organized trading facilities, but what impact will this have? By Steve Dew-Jones
