Compliance

MiFID 2: Turn a regulatory constraint into a business opportunity

As margins shrink, financial institutions constantly have to integrate new regulations that make the search for profitability ever more complex. The latest

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MiFID II: how to ensure compliance without impacting customer experience?

Customer experience is a growth driver that’s becoming increasingly crucial in all businesses. Beyond the quality of service and products, it provides

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Response to EIOPA consultation on draft guidelines on the integration of the customer’s sustainability in the suitability assessment under the insurance distribution directive  

Following the open hearing of the EIOPA about the draft guidelines on the integration of the customer’s sustainability assessment we attended, we

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Integration of sustainability preferences into MIFIDII and IDD product governance regulation

Aligning with clients’ sustainability preferences In order to promote responsible investment, collecting investors’ sustainability preferences becomes compulsory for investment firms in the

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ESMA/EIOPA: Guidelines about the assessment of sustainability preferences

Asking investors about their preferences for sustainable investing should become part of the routine for financial advisors and asset managers from August 2022. The

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Traditional onboarding questionnaires: What your clients may not tell you

The MiFID II regulation requires financial institutions to know in detail the investor profile of their clients. In response to this, they

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Response to ESMA’s consultation on its Guidelines on certain aspects of the MiFID II suitability requirements

Following amendments to the MiFID II Regulation with regard to ESG financial products, the ESMA opened a public consultation in order to

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Sustainability preferences: the limit of self-assessment

A growing appetite for sustainability The growth of SRI, or socially responsible investment, is closely linked to European regulations, which are gradually

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ESMA publishes guidelines on appropriateness and execution-only requirements

The European securities and markets authority (ESMA) publishes the final report on its guidelines on certain aspects of the MiFID II appropriateness

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