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Liquidnet and OTAS ramp up AI play

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
... Technologies is beginning to bear fruit for Australian institutional traders and investment offices, particularly following MiFID II implementation. About 12 months into the partnership, the institutional dark pool network has launched two enhancements ...

Asset managers gearing for growth in 2018

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... regulation that's demanding greater transparency. In Europe and the US, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) and Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule are set to squeeze margins, the report said. Tax changes is also an issue 77% ...

Global trading platform opens Sydney office

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... Hetherington and Santo join 32 other staff members, 26 of which are senior traders serving 300 institutional clients in a post-MiFID II world, he said. The equity trading solutions firm also has offices in Stamford and London.

Praemium chief flags UK pensions investments after record inflows

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... and Partners, Joseph Palmer, State Street and Evans & Partners; and readed its international platform to meet the EU's new MiFID II regime. Ohanessian described the quarter as "another standout, in particular surpassing the previous record-breaking September ...

Majority ready for MiFID II: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... Australian financial services firms said they were confidently ready for the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID) reforms that took effect on January 3, according to Financial Standard's weekly spot poll. More than half (54%) of Australian ...

Industry split on life insurance cover: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
... is absolutely unique and of enormous value to the community," he said. This week, we find out: How prepared are you for MiFID II, which is just around the corner?

Calastone adopts blockchain

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
... the funds management sector faces increasing costs, operational and regulatory pressures, and the imminent introduction of MiFID II, blockchain can provide much needed relief to reduce costs, and deliver friction-free trading and regulatory transparency ...

Banks feeling heat as MiFID II looms: Liquidnet

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
The January 3 deadline for the EU's MiFID II regime should serve as a warning for banks offering mediocre bundled research products, according to Liquidnet founder and chief executive Seth Merrin. Speaking to Financial Standard, Merrin said that now ...

Aussie regtech readies firms for MiFID II

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
... partnered with the London Stock Exchange (LSE) to help local financial services firms address compliance in time for the looming MiFID II deadline. APIR Systems will be the LSE's registered agent in Australia and South East Asia to support the issuance ...

BTIM delivers record profit despite fee pressure

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
... managers," he said. BTIM's report also made detailed references to how impending regulatory regimes - ASIC's RG97 and the EU's MiFID II in particular - are affecting the investment management landscape. While these reforms have accompanied overhauls ...