The FCA has publishished a Consultation Paper regarding potential changes to its Handbook to accommodate Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II), with a view to publishing a Policy Statement mid-2016.
MiFID II will affect firms to varying degrees depending on the service they provide.
If you have not already done so we recommend that senior management familiarise themselves with the ‘MiFID II – what is changing’ section of the FCA website that can be accessed here and the recent consulation paper here.
Keeping up with growth
Alistair MacDougall Compliance FCA, PI, Update
There has been lots of political talk in recent months about the need for economic growth. Has to be a good thing yes? Well, yes and no actually. Growth needs to be robust and sustainable, otherwise this year’s growth could be next year’s problem. And that, in essence, is what a recent FCA review […]