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.
Double bubble equals trouble
Paul Jay Compliance EBI, FCA, PI, platform
A lot of our recent articles have provided our views on what we see as a significant shift in the FCA’s stance and the tone of their language. Not because we do so for the fun of it, but because there has been a tangible shift. As yet, the anticipated findings from the thematic review […]