Objective

This seminar will consider selected aspects of MiFID II such as trading venues, third-country provisions and supervisory challenges presented by the legislation in the context of its investor protection objectives. The seminar will address the practical steps that should be taken to ensure compliance with MiFID II.

Key topics

• Brexit and third-country provisions
• Interaction with the GDPR and FinTech
• Compliance and complaints
• Underwriting and placing
• Safeguarding of client’s assets
• Pricing of research
• Trading venues: SMEs, CCPs, algorithmic trading

Who should attend?

Compliance officers, banking and capital markets lawyers, national supervisors

Speakers

Marco Bodellini, Associate Lecturer, Queen Mary University of London

Christopher Buttigieg, Lecturer, University of Malta, Msida

Stefano Febbi, Partner, Bird&Bird, Milan

Andrew Henderson, Partner, Eversheds International, London

Anna Szerszen, Policy Officer, DG FISMA, European Commission, Brussels

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Language: English

Organiser: Academy of European Law (ERA), Maria Todorof

Event number: 218D54