Duff & Phelps' Nick Bayley, managing director in the
Compliance and Regulatory Consulting practice, has partnered
with Hedgeweek to provide a monthly blog
series providing insight on this imminent regulatory change.
Hedgeweek MiFID II Blog Series: Post Five - Before You Head to
the Beach
Unsurprisingly, even a MiFID II geek like me prefers to spend
time enjoying the Lions tour and Wimbledon than with the FCA's
second MiFID II Policy Statement which runs to over a thousand
pages, including the Handbook text.
Much work is still to be done, decisions to be made, vendors to
be selected and contracts to be updated. Hopefully, though, before
people disappear for their summer holidays, the following mid-year
checklist will help them to serve a few aces. Such that when
everyone returns at the start of September, discussions can move
along at a faster pace; it certainly won't be all strawberries
and cream, admittedly, but MiFID firms needn't feel totally
overwhelmed by
