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RegulationsMarch 6 2006

Countdown to compliance

Investment services firms have barely 18 months to prepare for MiFID so it is imperative they understand the impact it is likely to have on their business and react accordingly. By Alan Jenkins.
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In the evolving political landscape of the EU’s Financial Services Action Plan, the clock is ticking on the ‘biggest and most far-reaching’ directive of them all – the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID).

Previously also known as ISD2, MiFID will replace the current Investment Services Directive, with a live date already postponed twice to November 1, 2007. So there are barely 18 months remaining for investment services firms across Europe to prepare themselves.

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