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Exchange Traded Funds have finally moved centre stage
The appeal of ‘sin stock’ funds. Plus: ‘gender lens’ investing; thematic ETFs tempt marketplace; Mifid II shakes up European markets; the race to zero fees; asset managers take benchmarking in-house to cut costs; gold ETFs regain their lustre; watchdogs weigh ‘liquidity mismatch’
Canada, Brazil, Singapore, Argentina and Australia to lose some market access rights
Postponement will aims to give national authorities more time to finalise and changes
Banks will not have to register as investment advisers under EU rules
European research will do little for the bank in the US, where it lags behind Lazard
Anglo-French bank’s move reflects pressure from EU markets rules
Stefan Simon advised the bank on Libor scandal — now he is its head of regulation
Move comes amid overhaul to $15bn investment research business prompted by Mifid II
Chart to start the week: more fund houses adopt Mifid II-style transparency on pricing
France positions itself as a stronger voice in post-Brexit decision-making
World’s largest fund lobby group says central bank ‘shows poor understanding’
Policymakers explore ways to break objections to gathering trade information into one place
The unintended consequences are often what you least expect.
Lender is struggling to plot profit recovery while also avoiding regulatory hazards
EBA says new global rules will raise minimum requirements 22.4%
Scepticism over Britain’s ability to change fund rules after Brexit
Liquidnet, Virtu and others pick up share after reform package 18 months ago
SEC told that Europeans will gain advantage unless investment research spending is disclosed
Jesper Nielsen ‘dismissed’ after bank agrees to pay DKr400m in redress to customers
Christopher Giancarlo writes to Valdis Dombrovskis over official’s ‘you fell for it’ speech
Brassac says risk-averse rules on capital are squeezing funding of the economy
New European regulations have provided greater certainty over best execution
Woodford crunch raises questions over suitability of hedge funds sold to retail investors
