The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking to extend an exemption put in place October 2017 (and set to expire in July 2020) that allows US banks to sell research directly to European fund managers under MiFID II without registering as investment advisors. According to the Financial Times, the regulator made the statement to a group of investment banks and fund managers at a meeting last week.
Date: 25 February 2026 Time: 10:00am ET / 3:00pm London / 4:00pm CET Duration: 50 minutes The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) came into force a year ago, and is reshaping how asset managers, asset owners and fund service providers think about operational risk. While DORA’s focus is squarely on ICT resilience and third-party...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has long insisted that “non-financial misconduct is misconduct.” That phrase, repeated across speeches and policy statements, reflects the regulator’s conviction that culture, integrity, and behaviour are inseparable from financial soundness. In 2025, the FCA translated that principle into formal rulemaking, finalising changes to the Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SMCR)...
Buy AND Build: The Future of Capital Markets Technology London examines the latest changes and innovations in trading technology and explores how technology is being deployed to create an edge in sell side and buy side capital markets financial institutions.
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) has fundamentally reshaped the European Union’s financial regulatory landscape, with its full application beginning on January 17, 2025. This regulation goes beyond traditional risk management, explicitly acknowledging that digital incidents can threaten the stability of the entire financial system. As the deadline has passed, the focus is now shifting...