Practitioner's Guide to MiFID II: The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (3ed)

A Practitioners Guide to MiFID II provides details about MiFID II and MiFIR and the changes they make to MiFID. It is designed to provide an overview of the key provisions of MiFID II and MiFIR and examines the UK’s implementation enabling financial services practitioners to navigate the complex new regime.

The new 3rd edition:

• A complete practitioner’s guide detailing the provisions and impact of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) II coming into force on 3rd January 2018. MiFID II includes a revised MiFID and a new Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR)
• Provides an overview of the key regulatory provisions of MiFID II and MiFIR and their impact on the financial services industry
• Reflects all the changes and extensions brought about by MiFID II
• How the revised directive will impact firms and how they need to prepare for its implementation on 3 January 2018
• How MiFID II interacts with other European and UK level legislation
• Examines the definition of commodity derivatives
• Evaluates the organisational requirements placed on investment firms and credit institutions
• Considers the general principles in relation to client information
• Examines the provisions that set out requirements for third country investment firms wishing to do business in the EU