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 MiFID - Multiple Trading Venues: A pillar of your Best Execution?
The End of Concentration Rules will result in firms being able to choose where
to execute a trade from multiple trading venues. What will this mean for an
organisation's Best Execution Policies and how will they implement the changes
to gain a strategic and technical lead in this environment?
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MiFID - Meeting the MiFID Challenge
Ian Mouat, Head of Hatstand's MiFID Practice
sets out the background to MiFID and the challenges firms will face in implementing
the IT changes to their business and technical infrastructure to comply with the
November 2007 deadline.
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Programme Management - Building and Managing an Effective Programme Office
Delivering large projects or programmes depends largely upon suitable
governance processes, frameworks and tools being defined and used effectively.
Putting theories into practice to realise strategic vision, this white paper
outlines the approach taken by Hatstand to deliver a Programme Office for a
Tier 1 Investment Bank.
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Electronic Trading - Exchange Connectivity
As the structure of financial markets continues to evolve,
the drive to maintain a competitive edge demands constant innovation and
streamlining of processes. Market adaptors are a cost-effective vehicle
for delivering crucial benefits. In this white paper, Managing Director
Adam Bennett discusses the issues firms need to consider in sourcing,
implementing, testing and supporting this technology successfully.
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The FSA website: links to current news items on MiFID, including Consultation Papers,
Press Releases and presentations
http://www.fsa.gov.uk/pages/index.shtml
CESR: The Committee of European Securities Regulators
http://www.cesr-eu.org/
EC Internal Markets: European Commission website with information relating to
EU directives for Securities and Investment Funds
http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/securities/index_en.htm
MiFID Connect: the joint project designed to support member firms and simplify
the UK implementation of MiFID
http://www.mifidconnect.com
JWG-IT: an independent think-tank which helps financial institutions define workable solutions to the challenges posed by EU regulatory change.
http://www.jwg-it.eu
FISD: Financial Information Services Division of the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA)
http://www.fisd.net
ISITC Europe: a voluntary not for profit group of interested members from the financial industry, sponsors of the MiFID Joint Working Group (link to MiFID.com from this site).
http://isitc.eu/
The Financial Information eXchange (FIX): Protocol: a messaging standard developed specifically for the real-time electronic exchange of securities transactions.
http://www.fixprotocol.org
British Bankers Association (BBA): leading UK banking and financial services trade association.
http://www.bba.org.uk
London Investment Banking Association (LIBA): the principal trade association in the United Kingdom for firms which are active in the investment banking and wholesale securities industry.
http://www.liba.org.uk
The Investment Management Association (IMA): the trade body for the UK's asset management industry.
http://www.investmentuk.org
Finextra: the leading independent newswire and information source for the worldwide financial technology community.
http://www.finextra.com
stpzone.com: online news and information service providing articles and news relating to MiFID.
http://www.stpzone.com/ArticleList.aspx?ID=3
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