London Governance & Compliance Academy
Developing regulatory frameworks for the fund industry in the European Union and post-Brexit UK has been vital to safeguarding investor interests, ensuring market stability and bolstering the financial markets’ integrity. The EU has crafted a system prioritising transparency and investor protection. In contrast, since leaving the EU, the UK has refined its regulatory measures to […]
Introduced in 2007, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) was an instrumental piece of European Union (EU) legislation, with its primary objective to ensure a robust level of investor protection across the entire European Economic Area (EEA). This directive emphasised the fiduciary duties of financial firms by stipulating an obligation to achieve the best […]
What are watchdogs up to during COVID-19? Global regulatory response to the COVID-19 turmoil is heavily dominated by relief packages offered to the financial sector in an attempt to help mitigate the impact of the pandemic and the aftermath it may have on the industry. ESMA: New Tick-Size Regime Postponed On March 20th ESMA, the […]
