Mifid II Archive

Corporate access is becoming more efficient for issuers, panel says

Oct 07, 2019

While Mifid II has changed the economics of corporate access for both the buy side and the sell side, issuers are well positioned to make the most of these changes by engaging with both parties, according to speakers at the recent IR Magazine Think Tank in Palo Alto. Grant Bartucci, associate director of corporate access and broker relations at Point 72, explained that one of his responsibilities at the hedge fund is to make sure the fund is focused on consuming the...

Regulation, Mifid II

IROs let off steam about Mifid II

Sep 23, 2019

Tim Human

IROs used a recent survey about Mifid II to let off some steam about the European regulation. Half of IR professionals say they have a negative view of the impact of Mifid II, while just 14 percent take a positive view, according to a new research report from IR Magazine. The research polled 79 IROs on their feelings about Mifid II and its impact on their IR programs. The sur...

Shareholder targeting & ID, Mifid II

Advisory intelligence: Mifid II and investor engagement

Sep 23, 2019

Staff Writers

Advisory intelligence: Mifid II and investor engagement

Sponsored content Since its implementation in January 2018, Mifid II has had a ripple effect on the financial system – not just in Europe, but also in the U.S. and more gradually in Asia. The aspect of Mifid II that has been most discussed from day one – and that has the most far-reaching implications – is how buy-side firms pay for the research they use to make investment decisions. In the EU, Mifid II forced the unbundling of trading and re...

Sell side, Mifid II

The changing sell side: A Q&A with Victoria Hyde-Dunn of 8x8

Aug 23, 2019

Garnet Roach

The changing sell side: A Q&A with Victoria Hyde-Dunn of 8x8

Victoria Hyde-Dunn, head of IR at 8x8, moved from Visa to the small-cap cloud communications firm in 2017. Here she talks about what it’s like to have worked across a range of companies, in terms of what they do, how their cap size impacts IR and their ability to attract sell-side coverage – a theme she’ll be discussing at the...

Regulation, Mifid II

Dark-pool trading grows to its highest level post-Mifid II

Aug 16, 2019

Andrew Holt

Dark-pool trading grows to its highest level post-Mifid II

While equity trading in Europe fell in July, dark-pool trading volumes swelled to their highest level since Mifid II was introduced 19 months ago, according to analysis by research and consulting firm TABB Group. The research reveals that the total average daily trading volume for Europe’s equity markets during July declined 15 percent to €53 bn ($59 bn) while dark trading rose, accounting for 9.6 percent of all on-exchange activity. Such highs have not b...

Regulation, Mifid II

Coming to America: US instigates major study into Mifid II

Aug 09, 2019

Andrew Holt

Coming to America: US instigates major study into Mifid II

In the latest impact of Mifid II coming to America, a major investigation concentrating on research for small issuers has been successfully instigated by US politicians, on the back of the US coming closer to the European regulation. The US lower House of Congress, the House of Representatives, has passed a bipartisan bill requiring the SEC to study the provision of investment research into small issuers. The bill has been sent to the upper House of Congress, the Se...

Regulation, Mifid II

US buy side sees impact of Mifid II, reveals study

Aug 07, 2019

Andrew Holt

US buy side sees impact of Mifid II, reveals study

Research unbundling under Mifid II has hit institutional equities in the US, with research showing that buy-side firms have significantly reduced their commission pool over the last few years. New York-based research and consulting firm TABB Group, which spoke with 100 asset-management trading heads, reveals that investment managers have reduced their US commission pool by 42 percent since peaks in 2015. The study reveals that the unbundling of research and c...

Sell side, Mifid II

More than 300 firms lose sell-side research completely as result of Mifid II

Jul 31, 2019

Andrew Holt

More than 300 firms lose sell-side research completely as result of Mifid II

Nineteen months into its existence, the impact of Mifid II is taking shape, with the latest study highlighting that sell-side research coverage has fallen – with some companies losing coverage completely. The study – ...

Corporate access, Mifid II

Mifid II and the US: The first-mover advantage

Jul 26, 2019

Andrew Holt

Mifid II and the US: The first-mover advantage

For you, what has been the most interesting development about the North American research market’s response to Mifid II? We have already started to see managers looking to make changes to their global processes as a result of what they’ve learned from their Mifid II implementation, including better valuation and voting, better data capture and the resulting improvement in the quality and value of management reporting, and their relationship with...

Corporate access, Mifid II

Mifid II continues global spread, albeit with regional nuance, says expert

Jul 02, 2019

Andrew Holt

Mifid II continues global spread, albeit with regional nuance, says expert

The internationalization of Mifid II continues apace, especially in the US, albeit with a regional slant, according to a leading expert on the issue. ‘The roll-out of Mifid II as a de facto global standard continues – with the caveat that there are, of course, nuances in every market,’ Michael Hufton, ingage managing director, tells IR Magazine...

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