Regulation

Welcome to MiFID day.  Congratulations.  I’m sure this day will be remembered for a long time as the day that Heather Mills, the ex-Mrs. Paul McCartney, went insane. To be honest, it’s all a bit quiet today.  Maybe everyone is waiting for the systems to explode with pan-European trading … nope.  Nothing happening. Project Turquoise…

Welcome to MiFID day.  Congratulations.  I’m sure this day will be remembered for a long time as the day that Heather Mills, the ex-Mrs. Paul McCartney, went insane. To be honest, it’s all a bit quiet today.  Maybe everyone is waiting for the systems to explode with pan-European trading … nope.  Nothing happening. Project Turquoise…

‘Twas the nightmare before Christmas and Halloween Jack realised that MiFID was upon us and he had not budgeted nearly enough to make it happen. So he stole $35 million and plugged the regulatory hole through one massive computer upgrade that made all of the consultants and computer suppliers happy Christmas bunnies.  That’s the story…

There’s lots being written on MiFID this week as it’s MiFID implementation week – hurrah! – so I thought I’d try to summarise some of the key things being reported during the week.  Today, I thought it worth a very brief recap of the key MiFID milestones     February 1992: Maastricht Treaty signed by…

There’s lots being written on MiFID this week as it’s MiFID implementation week – hurrah! – so I thought I’d try to summarise some of the key things being reported during the week.  Today, I thought it worth a very brief recap of the key MiFID milestones     February 1992: Maastricht Treaty signed by…

There’s lots being written on MiFID this week as it’s MiFID implementation week – hurrah! – so I thought I’d try to summarise some of the key things being reported during the week.  Today, I thought it worth a very brief recap of the key MiFID milestones     February 1992: Maastricht Treaty signed by…

After the disappointing outcome over Plus Markets, various factions are coming out and poking fun at Turquoise.  Unlike BOAT, Turquoise has little to show for its efforts so far, and are still looking for a Chief Executive.  What happened? The big difference for me is that BOAT has strong partners led by the Markit team,…

I am regularly hearing half-truths and inaccuracies to cause confusion and issue, and this is particularly true as the battle grows between the old and new exchanges, and the old and new players in the investment markets.  One example is BOAT, formerly Project Boat. Due to folks giving me duff information, I’ve reported on BOAT…

I am regularly hearing half-truths and inaccuracies to cause confusion and issue, and this is particularly true as the battle grows between the old and new exchanges, and the old and new players in the investment markets.  One example is BOAT, formerly Project Boat. Due to folks giving me duff information, I’ve reported on BOAT…

I am regularly hearing half-truths and inaccuracies to cause confusion and issue, and this is particularly true as the battle grows between the old and new exchanges, and the old and new players in the investment markets.  One example is BOAT, formerly Project Boat. Due to folks giving me duff information, I’ve reported on BOAT…