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Recorded Webinar: Managing data, research and trading challenges in the countdown to MiFID II

10 October 2017

MiFID II is a far-reaching regulatory directive, years in the works, but now just a few short months from taking effect on January 3. The European Union regulation will have global impact, in areas including unbundling payments for asset management research, allowing systematic internalizers latitude to handle more types of instruments, data management methods and the definition of best execution of trades. In addition, MiFID II tightens the transparency requirements for order detail disclosure and transaction reporting.

Listen to the webinar to find out about:

  • The industry’s grasp on the multiple functions and aspects subject to MiFID II
  • Preparedness for the upcoming deadline and what may happen after January 3
  • How the directive may affect business with parties outside the EU
  • How the directive may change how financial services firms conduct trading

Speakers:

Stephen Hanks Manager, Markets Division
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Benjamin Santos-Stephens Chief Executive Officer
ClearToken
Paul Liesching Global Head of Financial Markets
Truphone
Moderator: Andrew Delaney President and Chief Content Officer
A-Team Group

More about our speakers:

Stephen Hanks

Manager, Markets Division

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Stephen Hanks worked on the original negotiations on MiFID whilst at HM Treasury. He then joined the FCA’s predecessor organisation at the end of 2006 since when he has worked mainly on wholesale markets issues, including sitting on a number of ESMA task forces and working groups. Stephen co-ordinated the FCA’s work on the negotiations on the revised MiFID framework legislation and is now involved in the FCA’s work on implementation.

Benjamin Santos-Stephens

Chief Executive Officer

ClearToken

Ben is CEO of ClearToken, a clearing house for digital assets currently in the process of seeking authorisation to become the first digitally native financial market infrastructure (FMI) for clearing and settlement. Ben is also a Non-Executive Director at digital asset Fintech Globalcap and former CTO and Managing Director of Nomura’s digital asset trading business, Laser Digital. He was formerly Global Head of Product Management at Instinet responsible for strategy & business development across software, trading, clearing and analytics.

Paul Liesching

Global Head of Financial Markets

Truphone

Paul is the Global Head of Financial Markets at Truphone. Using his specialist expertise, he is enabling Banks, brokers and investment managers of all sizes to comply with MiFID II by January 2018. Having worked with the world’s largest investment banks, Paul is dedicated to the mission-critical implementation of the only truly international solution, Truphone Mobile.

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