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The Impact of MiFID on Client Classification: MiFID has introduced a new three tier structure for classifying investment firms' clients which determines the level of protection to be accorded to each category. While superficially, this categorisation is similar to the existing three tiers of classification used in the UK, there exists several substantial differences and associated complexities....; Tags: Category, BEA Systems Inc., Classification, MiFID, Financial Services; White papers 2007-05-09
The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) - Implications for UK Financial Services Companies: The new MiFID directive requires all UK and European financial services companies to comply with new guidelines which call for extensive changes to client related information tranasaction reporting and record keeping obligations by November 2007. MiFID represents both a huge opportunity for UK organisations to increase their international client base,...; Tags: Financial, Financial Service, Financial Services Company, Financial Instrument, U.K., MiFID, Financial Planning, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Finance; White papers 2007-02-02

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Are we headed for a nuclear winter?: Caroline McCarthy's post on News.com describing the juxtaposition between the party atmosphere underpinning Web 2.0 and the views of certain veterans poses awkward questions: Amid the drunken revelry and pulsing electronic music, one prominent tech-industry veteran at the party was asked exactly what Chi.mp is. "I'll tell you what...; Tags: Bank, Information Technology, Investment, Forrester Research Inc., Web 2.0, Social Networking, Strategy, Financial Services, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Management, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-04-25
MiFID: Compliance with MiFID the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive will mean major rework and enhancement of a variety of IT systems within many investment companies across the EU. The pressure is on to comply by the November 2007 deadline without adversely impacting existing functionality in applications as diverse as trading...; Tags: Performance, Compliance, Monitoring, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management; White papers 2007-05-07
Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MIFID) - Compliance Is Not Enough: SAS offers an effective Markets in Financial Instruments Directive MiFID business intelligence solution which can underpin the drive for competitive advantage. A planned, incremental approach - leveraging investments in existing systems - is both possible as well as a best way forward. The opportunity is to use proven technology to...; Tags: Financial, Financial Instrument, Compliance, SAS Institute, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting; White papers 2007-04-01

Low Latency 5 Nine's Trading: Sun's Value Proposition for Market Data: To achieve the low latency and optimized trading efficiencies required in the algorithm-driven, post-Reg NMS/MiFID trading environment, firms need the unbeatable combination of the newest trading and market data systems running on Sun's SPARC and/or x86 platforms. With Solaris 10, partners like Wombat and Reuters are demonstrating unprecedented scalability, reduced...; Tags: Latency, Sun Microsystems Inc.; White papers 2007-03-15
Is EDA the 'new' SOA?: Is EDA the 'new' SOA?Some comments from ApamaJohn Bates and I (Mark Palmer, from Progress Apama), were part of the initial discussion that touched off this discussion. I posted this discussion about your article on our blog (http://apama.typepad.com), which I'll re-post here for convenience:This article (Is EDA the ‘new’...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, Even Microsoft, CEP, SOA, EDA, Progress Apama; Discussion threads 2007-02-27
IBM Financial Markets Industry Models Support for the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID): The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive MiFID was enacted by the European Parliament on 21 April, 2004 and was set to become law in the 27 member states by April 2007 but is now scheduled for implementation by November 2007. This paper provides essential guidance for analysts and designers working...; Tags: Financial, Financial Instrument, Industry, IBM Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Financial Accounting, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance; White papers 2007-01-19
Options for Providing Best Execution in Dealer Markets: Based on an initial proposal by the FSA, IBM Global Business Services IBM has developed an approach to Best Execution in the Over-the-Counter OTC markets, as required by the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive MiFID. The approach is based on a combination of a 'Benchmark' or reference price, used where...; Tags: IBM Corp., Financial Services; White papers 2006-05-18
MiFID: Markets in Financial Instruments Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council - A Smart Response: MiFID, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive has been generating an increasing amount of press comment and interest during the latter part of 2005. Much of the comment has sensationalised the potential impact of this legislation with dire warnings of huge spend and infrastructure struggling under the burden of data...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Financial, Financial Instrument, European Parliament, Financial Accounting, Finance; White papers 2005-11-30
The Power of Currency: Achieving High Performance With Right-Time Information: In an industry whose stock in trade is information, there is perhaps no greater need than quick and easy access to high-quality data. Whether it's a trader, investment manager, risk or compliance officer or back-office staff, each job depends on ready access to the relevant data at time of need....; Tags: Compliance, High-performance, SAS Institute, Back-office, Basel II, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Finance; White papers